It's been a long time, but I can finally contribute again.. :)

**Special K** · 01-05-2020, 12:21 PM

Very nicely done. I love to catch catfish and never can resist the frequent urges that come over me to deliberately go after cats.
I would think those fresh water drum would be good eatin' too. Are they not???
Thanks for sharing your bounty with the rest of us.

**SeaRay** · 01-05-2020, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by trypman1

Gaspagoule, Miss spelled- a fresh water drum!

I caught some of those in Lake Erie. First time I had ever caught one. First one weighed about 6# and I thought I had the world record Smallmouth on my line!
They called them Black Drum which confused me because we catch salt water Black Drum in SC.

**cajun** · 01-05-2020, 04:04 PM

Gaspergou and Flathead Catfish make the best Courtbouillion (equal weight). The gou is lean and the catfish is fat, a combination which makes a delicious gravy.

**Redge** · 01-05-2020, 04:44 PM

Nice report, thanks for that!
Funny how hard any foul hooked fish can fight, especially hooked in the tail end!

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**Special K** · 01-05-2020, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by cajun

Gaspergou and Flathead Catfish make the best Courtbouillion (equal weight). The gou is lean and the catfish is fat, a combination which makes a delicious gravy.

Man, that sounds awesome. What do you call it... CatGou Bisque Gravy??? Sounds like something that one might see on some gourmet recipe channel.

**prefers shiners** · 01-05-2020, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by LouisianaFishNut

My daughter made a comment to me after she took the pic of me holding the fish...she said something about the "bloody eye". Actually, all of these fish were still kicking by the time I got home, so I used a trick my mother showed me when I was a kid. Centered between the eyes on the forehead, catfish have a small slot that you can puncture with a knife. Then I used a long stiff broom straw and inserted it into the hole and ran it down the spine. Kills the fish instantly so there's no worrying about getting finned or cleaning a live one.

Been killing them like that all my life...it's pretty slick....

**Pastor** · 01-06-2020, 01:18 AM

Good to see that you got to go catch a big ole mess of catfish Scott. Congratulations!

**Fish on Line** · 01-06-2020, 02:13 PM

Can you Imagine throwing a Cast Net into the water ????

**NwLa sacalait** · 01-07-2020, 09:27 AM

Man those are some nice cats! Way to go, really good to see you posting again

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**LouisianaFishNut** · 01-07-2020, 03:17 PM

Managed to go back with my daughter yesterday and the shad were still there. Lots of pelicans and other birds at the banquet too. She managed to out fish me 5 to 2, caught first, and biggest. I was happy for her and glad she went. She cracked me up once when I turned and caught her holding the pole with her foot and reeling in the big one. Lol I made her pose for a picture since I couldn't get the phone out fast enough. I uploaded pics from my phone...looks like they came in sideways. Maybe someone can fix them for me if they have time. Thanks
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Plenty of gou around as well
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