Three catfish

I keep catching small cats - not worth a blog entry - but last night I got my personal best on trotline (see video)




Here is caption from youtube:
Got 3 catfish last night - one at 4AM - about 1 lb channel on magic bait - let it go - re-baited. This morning I had about a 2 lb channel on another magic bait yoyo - was going to keep it - was going to net it from boat - after I ran trotline - but when ran trotline got a 16 lb 3 oz flathead.

Then I forgot to 'net the Channel catfish so when I picked up the yoyo from the fishing pier it got off i.e. I got lucky - I don't have to clean any fish - cause I gave the flathead to my neighbor's relatives visiting from Missouri (one's that helped catch bream)

In video I said flathead wrapped around trotline - but that was stupid (was still excited :) - I know why it's tail is all red - the trotline weight and line to it are very close to the end hook on the trotline - where I got this flathead i.e. he beat his tail up on the trotline weight and the line to the weight - the hooks are too far apart for him to get into the next hook and I have a lot of tension on the line.