awesome thanx guys. i knew he was a pretty goodun...specially for these parts. like i said the state record flathead is only 43lbs..so that goes to show you we dont have the HUGE fish.....im sure we got some 50-70lbers in the ohio river...i bet our fish are older then the bigger ones down south too. i cant count the number of times the river froze completely over in the winter. i know fish still eat. but when its cold enough and theres enough ice to stop BARGE traffic i bet them catfish are pretty dormant which shortens our growing season. but i betcha theres a bunch of big granpa cats out there. you dont see all too many true catfishermen around here. honestly there are guys that would be happy to CATCH MY BAIT! lol no joke.

them pics really dont do justice to them. if that brick wasnt in the background you couldnt go by anything. that brick and the rod helps. i gota remember to measure that rod tomarrow heck maybe ill go fishing during the day even if im bored.