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2020 catfish contest - Paddlingkittys - 03-22-2020

[Image: 96-AC4932-3-F94-4-B53-AA30-496-DB5208-F91.jpg] Utah lake
white bass
28"
3-21-2020
[Image: BFCB4-EDC-6350-485-E-90-DA-F13698-D5753-D.jpg] Utah lake 
white bass
261/2
3-21-2020

Great job, some really nice fish for a first outing  28 on the first and it's hard to see  real well, and those lip grippers tend to put you off the bump board, but I'm going to give you 27 points on it unless you tell me it was less... Try to make sure you leave both ends of the fish uncovered by hands, I know it's very difficult, but I need to see the ends to make a fair call.. Great job... J

RE: 2020 catfish contest - ice_sled - 03-22-2020

Great start!   Keep them coming. Go South!

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Tin-Can - 03-23-2020

(03-22-2020, 03:25 AM)Paddlingkittys Wrote: [Image: 96-AC4932-3-F94-4-B53-AA30-496-DB5208-F91.jpg] Utah lake
white bass
28"
3-21-2020
[Image: BFCB4-EDC-6350-485-E-90-DA-F13698-D5753-D.jpg] Utah lake 
white bass
261/2
3-21-2020

Great job, some really nice fish for a first outing  28 on the first and it's hard to see  real well, and those lip grippers tend to put you off the bump board, but I'm going to give you 27 points on it unless you tell me it was less... Try to make sure you leave both ends of the fish uncovered by hands, I know it's very difficult, but I need to see the ends to make a fair call.. Great job... J

Got both

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Paddlingkittys - 03-23-2020

Ya I tried to get 27 out of it but it was just 1/8" off you can put it at 26-1/2 it's just worming up i have a filling I will be making that a 30" haha

RE: 2020 catfish contest - SkunkedAgain - 03-24-2020

(03-23-2020, 11:17 PM)Paddlingkittys Wrote: Ya I tried to get 27 out of it but it was just 1/8" off you can put it at 26-1/2 it's just worming up i have a filling I will be making that a 30" haha

I have no doubt you'll be bumping that one if this year is like last year for you, let's leave it as is at 27, appreciate the honesty, but it really appears to be 27 in the photo, so that's what I go off of for others is what I can see so we'll stay consistent and do the same for you, but the good Karma that comes with the honesty will probably put that 30"er in your path... Good luck... Jeff
PS... If this was the biggest cat in the contest we would be a little more critical for exact measurement... 

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Catrat - 03-24-2020

Dagnabbit. I knew I should have come with ya. Nice cats. If you are starting on the good ones this early, I can't wait to see what you are posting in a few months from now.  Keep it up.

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Boatloadakids - 03-25-2020

Nice! Those yak photos are tough. Hard to hold the fish without grippers and hard to get the stretch with just one had and camera in the other. Second person sure helps. I used a gripper on mine last year and towed them around until I could measure on tailgate of truck. Pretty hardy fish so they seem to do okay when released.

Great start but I'm with Catrat, the best (biggest) is yet to come.

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Paddlingkittys - 05-03-2020

[Image: 06-AF919-A-70-C3-42-E2-817-F-8-A95-C47-F554-C.jpg]
Utah lake
white bass
5-2-2020
28"

Wow that one is kind of skinny but good for 28 points. 

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Tin-Can - 05-05-2020

(05-03-2020, 04:37 AM)Paddlingkittys Wrote: [Image: 06-AF919-A-70-C3-42-E2-817-F-8-A95-C47-F554-C.jpg]
Utah lake
white bass
5-2-2020
28"

Wow that one is kind of skinny but good for 28 points. 

Confirmed / Posted

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Paddlingkittys - 05-31-2020

[Image: 56-B720-F4-2-F88-4-B34-A5-FC-4-FF57007-AC0-C.jpg]
Utah lake
White bass
5/30/2020
291/2

Boy that’s hard to see the half inch mark, but by proportions it’s good for 29.5 points nice catch. 

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Catrat - 06-01-2020

Look at the belly on that toad.
He looks like he is in the double digit range for pounds.
Did ya happen to weigh him?

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Paddlingkittys - 06-01-2020

(06-01-2020, 07:40 PM)Catrat Wrote: Look at the belly on that toad.
He looks like he is in the double digit range for pounds.
Did ya happen to weigh him?
No I was trying to get a dang pic and my phone was on 2% good times

RE: 2020 catfish contest - Tin-Can - 06-04-2020

(05-31-2020, 06:45 AM)Paddlingkittys Wrote: [Image: 56-B720-F4-2-F88-4-B34-A5-FC-4-FF57007-AC0-C.jpg]
Utah lake
White bass
5/30/2020
291/2

Boy that’s hard to see the half inch mark, but by proportions it’s good for 29.5 points nice catch. 

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