i say why waste the gas when i can catch bigger cats right down the road...
I hear that. Hey I noticed your from PA. I was raised 10 miles from there in Maryland. I only fish for bass because the lakes are within 1/2 mile. I would rather fish for fish I can eat. When Crappie are biting I say good bye to bass. If I hadn't of started this tourny I would only fish 1/2 as much. I just live in one of the hottest bass places in the USA so I feel obligated to go out there and catch a big one.

I bet those flat heads are fun. I'd love to hook into one. Do they taste good. I'm not crazy about out Florida catfish. We have blue cats, bullheads and channels. IMHO the channels are the best eatting of the three .

Walmart sells a very nice hand held scale for 9.99. I checked it out with post office scales and they are right on. It's black and about 10" long. It's made by Rapala. Don't buy the 39.00 battery one.Rip off.Works sometimes and sometimes it don't
C ya,
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