1. Robert Coleman

    Let the gill swim around for almost 3 hours without a hit. Was it the bait? Or no bigger bass around? 🤷‍♂️ I had the rest of the poles carried back to truck but ...more left the bobber out while I was packing. I reached down to reel it in and leave, and this guy was on the other end. SHARKY RETURNS!!!!!! But is it really SHARKY????? Crazy stats: -5 years ago Dad catches it: 27" exactly 8lbs -1 year ago Mason catches it: 29" 9lbs 1oz - I catch it today: 28" 7lbs 10oz Soooo, can a catfish shrink? I mean, really, what are the odds there are TWO sharky cats in this pond???????? Slim to None!!!!!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

    7 lb. 10 oz. 28.0 in. Channel Catfish with a Live Bluegill

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Scott👊🏻
    2. Scott Christman 0
      Real nice cat Robert.
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      I like that better than Sharky. Thanks Capt👊🏻
    4. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Jaws🦈
    5. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Jeff, George & Rick👊🏻
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Bryan..... well Chris knows that all too well! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    7. Rick S 0
      All nice catches!
    8. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice kitty! You do know that we humans shrink with age? 🤯😜🤙🍻
    9. George Horvath 0
      Nice 👍
    10. Jeff Beers 0
      Nice catch! Crazy history behind it.
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  2. Robert Coleman

    Second crappie only produced a small bass. Put out a bluegill while casting the plastic worm. This guy popped it on the first cast.

    2 lb. 9 oz. Largemouth Bass with a Blk/Gld Culprit plastic worm

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Lol, maybe for Chris, not me Morris😆😆😆😆😆
    2. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      get the net🤣
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks guys👊🏻
    4. Bryan Harper 0
      Keep ‘‘em coming brother!🤙🍻
    5. George Horvath 0
      Nice 😊
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  3. Robert Coleman

    First hit, bobber down....... I think he's got a crappie in that belly. 20" 3lbs 13oz

    3 lb. 13 oz. 20.0 in. Largemouth Bass with a Live Crappie

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks David👊🏻
    2. David Thering 0
      nice
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Dave👊🏻
    4. Dave Jerry 0
      nice job Robert
    5. Robert Coleman 0
      Shroom season is over here Bryan, back to fishing👊🏻
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks George👊🏻
    7. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice Largie! Good to see you back at it Robert! 🎣👍🍻
    8. George Horvath 0
      Nice one ☝️
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  4. Robert Coleman

    Just for Chris! Hard time catching anything small enough for bait. Postspawn, so there were very few biting. Took a while, but managed to get a few eventually. ...more Luckily I had a couple small crappies from another pond to start with.

    Bluegill with a Nightcrawler

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Frank👊🏻
    2. Frank Yamada 0
      Slab!
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks guys👊🏻
    4. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice Gill! 🎣🤙
    5. George Horvath 0
      Nice 👍
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  5. Robert Coleman

    FINALLY!!!!!!! It Begins!

    Mushrooms with a Eagle Eye

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks B👊🏻
    2. Robert Coleman 0
      Lmao Capt 🤣🤣🤣🤣
    3. Christopher Pereira 0
      don't forget to do the math on my 9lbs 6oz caught on the tiny ice rod. i'm way beyond the puny 12 lbs on a regular rod club
    4. b ripoer 0
      Good eating
    5. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Robert found the gingerbread house 15 minutes after he found the mushrooms 🍄😂😂😂🤣
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Lol Bryan🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
    7. Bryan Harper 0
      Mmmm! Rice pilaf with some shrimp tempura and steamed vegetables😋
    8. Robert Coleman 0
      Woohoo Congrats Dave👊🏻👍🏻
    9. Dave Jerry 0
      nice job Robert, got into some today myself
    10. Robert Coleman 0
      Thank you Debbie. Next batch I am definitely having fish with them. 👊🏻
    11. Robert Coleman 0
      Ohhhh Chris..... talk to me when you're in the 12lb Club😏😁
    12. Christopher Pereira 0
      can't catch fish so goes flower picking instead.... sad
    13. Debbie Ferguson 0
      Those are nice sized looking shrooms Robert! Have to fry some fish up with those tasty treats!
    14. Robert Coleman 0
      First batch of the year..... I ate them all! 😁🤣🤣🤣
    15. Scott S 0
      Good eating Robert, I'm jealous. I used to find those on my parents property years ago.
    16. George Horvath 0
      Nice 👍
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  6. Robert Coleman

    Had 2 runs with the live gill. First one dropped it, but not the second one. He had quite the battle scar from hitting something.

    7 lb. 9 oz. Channel Catfish with a Live Bluegill

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Lance👊🏻
    2. Lance Spencer 0
      Great catch!
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thank you Stan! 👊🏻
    4. Stan Halulko 0
      Very nice!
    5. Robert Coleman 0
      Thank you Brother👊🏻
    6. Josh Sommerville 0
      Nice one brother👊🏻
    7. Robert Coleman 0
      Ray: turned it lose to battle another day. This pond has a healthy balance. Didn't want to disrupt that.
    8. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Bryan 👊🏻
    9. ray canterbury 0
      Are you going to eat that one?
    10. ray canterbury 0
      Are you going to eat that one?
    11. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice bruiser! Don’t you just feel bad when you either catch a battle scarred warrior like that or a fish that’s malnourished? 😜
      One the fattest pig Trout that ...more I’ve caught had a horrible mangled gill plate but that didn’t stop it from eating! Nice work Robert🤙🎣🍻
    12. Robert Coleman 0
      Lmao Morris! It's a dog eat.... 😏cat world out there! 😆😆😆😆
    13. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Rick and Chad👊🏻
    14. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Robert bites them when his net is too small😆
    15. Chad Jaco 0
      Nice catch Robert!!🎣
    16. Rick S 0
      Big kitty!
    17. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks George👊🏻
    18. Robert Coleman 0
      Lol Tim! That's how he came out of the water.
    19. George Horvath 0
      Nice one ☝️
    20. Tim Crowley 0
      Nice! Sure you didn’t use a baseball bat to help land him?
    21. Robert Coleman 0
      There's bigger in there Capt.,... next time! 👊🏻
    22. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      big Kitty
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  7. Robert Coleman

    Headed to a farm pond this morning. Had a hard time catching gills small enough for bait. Finally found some on crawler, but these things were hitting a 3" ...more grub.

    Bluegill with a Berkley PowerBait 3 in. Ribbontail Grubs

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      That they do Scott👊🏻
    2. Scott Christman 0
      A pail full of those makes an awesome fish fry.
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Josh & John👊🏻
    4. john stimson 0
      nice
    5. Josh Sommerville 0
      SLABS 👌🏻
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Bryan👊🏻
    7. Bryan Harper 0
      Beautiful Gills!🎣🍻🤙
    8. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Rick👊🏻
    9. Rick S 0
      Huge bluegill
    10. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks guys👊🏻
    11. David Thering 0
      nice
    12. George Horvath 0
      Big one ☝️
    13. Tim Crowley 0
      Nice problem to have.
    14. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      bluegill filets
    15. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      bluegill filets
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  8. Robert Coleman

    Just for you Morris! Found a rod and reel laying on the boat at the pond. Needless to say, they weren't hitting the topwater plugs today! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    Largemouth Bass with a Topwater

    1. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      nope!!!!!😂😂😂
    2. Tim Crowley 0
      Always worthwhile throwing a topwater! We are truly addicted.
    3. George Horvath 0
      Drill a hole
    4. Bryan Harper 0
      🤣🤛🥶
    5. Debbie Ferguson 0
      🤣🤣 Nice farm Robert!
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  9. Robert Coleman

    Nephew, myself, and his son went to a farm pond this morning and got into some nice Crappies, Bass and Gills. We each got a nice mess of fish to clean.

    13.0 in. Black Crappie with a waxworm

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Dave👊🏻
    2. Dave Jerry 0
      Very nice Robert no ice here in Kentucky, going to get the boat ready, good fishing to all
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks George & Tim👊🏻
    4. Tim Crowley 0
      Farm ponds are heaven.
    5. George Horvath 0
      Big one ☝️
    6. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Brother👊🏻
    7. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice Slabs! 🎣🤙🍻
    8. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Scott👊🏻
    9. Scott Christman 0
      Nice work Robert.
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  10. Robert Coleman

    Nephew and I got a couple JUMBOS. Mine came in at 14", and Mike's was 13.5". Pretty sure his weighed more, as you can tell by the gut on it. Quite ...more possibly the best ice fishing trip we've had. Now to get Morris up here to give this ice thing a try! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    14.0 in. Yellow Perch with a waxworm

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      Nathan: Tiny spoon and a waxworm.
    2. nathan balazich 0
      what bait did you use
    3. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Nathan 👊🏻
    4. nathan balazich 0
      like the perch
    5. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Stan👊🏻
    6. Stan Halulko 0
      Some good eating, nice job,
    7. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Tim & Robert👊🏻👊🏻
    8. Robert Salmons 0
      Tasty!
    9. Tim Crowley 0
      Good ones!
    10. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks Dave👊🏻
    11. Robert Coleman 0
      No sign of any of them Bryan. Well, I guess we all did catch at least one Walleye, but no size. 👊🏻
    12. Dave Jerry 0
      nice job Robert, love to catch jumbos
    13. Bryan Harper 0
      Nice sized perch! Where’s the Pike,Walleye,and Smallies! I’ve been wanting to hit those NE South Dakota lakes for years!!! 🎣🤙🍻
    14. Robert Coleman 0
      BAHAHAHA, oh I knew what you were referring to Scott! 😂😂😂😂
    15. Scott S 0
      Couple of studs.....the Perch that is....lol
    16. George Horvath 0
      Giants
    17. Robert Coleman 0
      Thanks George
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I live in Iowa City, IA. Love to fish for anything that swims! Have the Iowa River close by and lots of farm ponds. Travel north every year ...more for ice fishing trip and once during the summer. Can't wait to try deep sea fishing and notch that one off of my bucket list.

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  • Species Smallmouth, Largemouth, Walleyes
  • Waterway Wherever there is water!
  • Lure Crankbaits, plastics and live bait

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