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August 5, 2008

In search of giant catfish. But where's my gear?

We're on our way to South Georgia for our annual trip to my father-in-law's place on Lake Blackshear.

The lake has bass and he's got a couple ponds on his nearby farms that are loaded with bass. But the past few times down here I've been focusing on catfish.

Blackshear has some big flatheads. We've caught some OK ones off the dock on set lines but I want to get one on a rod and reel. That won't happen this time, though, because I managed to forget my catfish rods and reels. Ugh. I did bring some trotline gear and may try that. I just hope I don't catch turtles like I did earlier this summer at Smith Mountain Lake.

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# 1

[August 10, 2008 12:11 PM]

Don

Why not buy some catfish gear while you are in South Georgia? Nothing fancy, but a walmart outfit would suffice and you could be fishing. Just a thought.

# 2

[August 11, 2008 7:30 PM]

Mark Taylor : →http://blogs.roanoke.com/wildlife/

Hey Don, I picked up a basic rig at Bass Pro in Atlanta. A BPS baitcasting reel with a clicker was $30 and I put it on a pretty stout casting rod.

Naturally, that outfit didn't get a sniff, while the cane poles I set out on the dock got all the action. Nothing big but managed a few eating-sized channel cats.

I couldn't really fish after dark because the bugs were brutal.

The most fun we had was at my father-in-law's nearby farm pond, where we had a blast with 14-inch bass.

Thanks for reading.

mt

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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.

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