Randy

10-12"? Maybe you should think about laying your hands on some
Muskie lures - then you'd be in that ball park. The few I have
are 7-8" or more.....

Jim


On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:02:01 GMT, "alwaysfishking"
wrote:

these catfish were 8-12 inches in length each. I might try some modification
this week on some bigger swim baits
"Henry Hefner" wrote in message
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Jim Laumann wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:25:56 -0400, "alwaysfishking"
wrote:


snippage.....



into about 18-20 feet from about ten feet where the sticks are. It paid
off
as I hooked into a decent bass on a Junebug speedworm. A few moments
later I
felt a slight tap saw the line jump and set the hook, This was a big
fish, I
managed to get it up into the boat and it weighed in at 4lbs 3 oz. It
had a
nice sized catfish in it's throat. Thats two big bass with catfish in
their
throats in 4 days. (Anyone make a fake catfish lure?).



One of the bait shops in my area sells a soft plastic "willow cat"
bait - its often used by the walleye types on the Mississippi R. when
they can't get the real thing. Looks like a small catfish, complete w/
whiskers. I can send you a package if you'd like to try them. Send me
your snail mail address: sportsman00.geo AT yahoo.com. They come in
3-4 differant colors.

Jim



Seems like I saw such a lure at Walmart a while back. If I remember
correctly, it was about 2-1/2 inches long, with a realistic looking
catfish jig head, and came with several soft plastic bodies to match.
Next time SWMBO makes me ---oops--- invites me to go to Walmart with
her, I'll look for it and get a manufacturers name.