Already, the place boasts a reputation for having massive catfish.

Then I’ll turn around and run that recorded contour because the big cats like to hold along those edges.”. Pickwick Dam: State: Tennessee (TN) County: Hardin: Publisher: Thompson's Community Service: Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm) Additional Details: A sixty pound catfish and two, twenty pound catfish caught below the dam. He waits until night fall, usually after 11 p.m. when the dam operations have shut down for the night. For comparison, here is a 9-foot wels catfish caught by Italian angler Dino Ferrari early last year.

Already, the place boasts a reputation for having massive catfish.

Receive weekly updates with the hottest new videos, festival updates, and fashion trends! ... Barton heads to the headwaters of Pickwick behind Wilson dam on the Alabama side of the lake or the tailrace of Pickwick which is considered part of Kentucky Lake and in the state of Tennessee. Benjamin Gründer, a 37-year-old professional fisherman from River Po in Italy, hooked one of the largest freshwater fish on the planet, a 9-foot-long catfish setting a new world record. Pickwick catfish bite better when the water is on the move. The fisherman reeled this colossus in at River Po, Italy.

WORLD RECORD SPINNING SILURO ( mt. B. Backus lands a 24 lb. It stretched a whopping 8.8 feet long and had massive fins that were bigger than Benjamin’s hand.

People travel to River Po all the time to fish for the legendary catfish in the river and people often catch these massive creatures but never have they caught one as long as this one. “Put that on the little sponge treble hooks you can buy at the bait shops.

Even the Tenn-Tom Waterway on the east side of the state night seem more of catfish destination than any reservoir. The historic catfish in question had fins bigger than Gründer’s head. Barton says he has caught thousands of channel cats from Pickwick Lake, most of them during his younger days as a commercial trotliner. Posted by Benjamin Gründer on Sunday, February 25, 2018.

That stuff is deadly on channel catfish.”.

Posted by Benjamin Gründer on Saturday, April 7, 2018. For an example, look no further than the 9-foot catfish caught by Benjamin Gründer. “I use the Secret 7 Stink Bait if I can find it,” he said. Benjamin Gründer, 37, is described as a professional fisherman.

Fishing the east Mississippi marsh for trout, redfish and flounder. Copyright 1998 - 2020 Mississippi Sportsman, Inc. All rights reserved. channel catfish at Pickwick Dam. He temps big cats with large sections of fresh cut skipjack herring when available and cut gizzard shad or other panfish when he can’t get the river herring.

blue channel catfish, caught at Pickwick Dam. Gründer, though, caught the biggest fish there – and around the world, setting a new record. “I don’t guide doing this, but If somebody just wants to catch a flathead, that’s the best luck I’ve had,” he said.

Barton encourages anglers who target the big fish to catch them quickly and release them healthy, as warm water temperatures can take its toll on a big blue cat that is pulled from deep water during an extended fight. He prefers a big 7/0 Daiichi circle hook and will go as large as a 10/0 on occasion. Some incredibly large catfish have been caught at this location in summer, but be prepared for the fight with heavy tackle.

Although he occasionally catches channels mixed with smaller blues, he said channels head into much shallower water this time of year.

Weight estimates put it at around 284 pounds, though, again, that is an estimate.

He uses the same spinning and light baitcast tackle he uses for small blues but forgoes cut bait for commercially made dip baits to catch channels. Posted by Benjamin Gründer on Saturday, April 7, 2018.

“I’m going to use my iPilot trolling motor to record a trail, usually along the bottom of a ledge or channel. At the time Gründer caught it, there were no scales available and Gründer intended on throwing the catfish back into the river, which he did do. Was a 736-Pound Catfish Caught in the Mississippi River? I always try to troll downstream because, if you’ve got current, the fish are facing upstream. And, with his knowledge and skill, he managed to reel in the biggest and best there was…that we know of so far. He also uses smaller cuts of herring, shad or the gut wad of the bait.

His posting on Facebook quickly gained media attention and all sorts of outlets wanted to showcase the accomplishment. The mega-fish was never officially weighed because they didn’t have scales on-site, but the unofficial estimate for the catfish was 284 pounds.

And it’s body overall appeared bigger than his very boat.

He struggled for over 45 minutes trying to reel in the monster and when it finally reached the surface of the water it was impressively longer than his boat. There are not that many, I think there are two or three down through there that are programmed on the Navionics chip, but anywhere you’ve got a deeper hole or a pocket, you definitely want to hit those places.”. With this experience, he likely knew how other ambitious fishermen held River Po, Italy in high regard. At the age of 37, Gründer made history with this massive catch. Channel catfish. Once he posted the pictures on Facebook, the word got out about his catch and major news sources started spreading the story. It was at this moment he realized he had caught a record-breaking catfish. “I fish them on a Carolina rig suspended under a big slip cork. He said the biggest fish he has ever seen from Pickwick was around 15 pounds, but that 90 percent of the channels caught by recreational anglers would be in the 1½- to 3-pound range, which are just right for eating. “Those little fellows are usually on top of the ledge right on the channel or just off the edge of it where it drops. “Channels are going to be shallower and they like rock,” he said. For an example, look no further than the 9-foot catfish caught by Benjamin Gründer. “On a good night, I’ll catch five or six from 5 to 8 pounds, but on occasion you’ll run across a good one.”. Benjamin said when he first felt his hook caught on something he figured it was a tree root. Before that, though, he and friends posed with the massive catch, and the sense of scale really emphasizes how gigantic this catfish was.

Gründer had to fight for 45 minutes to reel the catfish in, realizing quickly that his line had not, as he originally believed, just caught on a tree root. Phillip Gentry is a freelance outdoor writer and photographer who says that if it swims, walks, hops, flies or crawls he’s usually not too far behind. However, after his fishing pole started moving around, he realized he had a big fish on the line. But, even in July, they’re going to be in 3 to 9 or 10 feet of water.”. A photograph purportedly showing a 736-pound catch adds to the collection of urban legends about monstrously large catfish. With a face only a mother catfish or a tournament fisherman could love, flatheads are not as prevalent on Pickwick as blues or channels, but Barton said finding and catching them is not that difficult. Fisherman Reels In 9-Foot, Record-Breaking Catfish, 4 1/2-Foot Alligator Removed From Florida School Playground, Vince Gill, Lorrie Morgan, Dierks Bentley & Terri Clark Sing “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” At Opry, New Venison-Flavored Whiskey Hits The Market Nov 14th, Andy’s First Love Interest On “The Andy Griffith Show” Asked To Be Written Off, John Legend Gets Tattoo Honoring Late Son Jack, Father & Son Attacked By Bear, Kill It In Self Defense, Venomous Snake Hiding In Outdoor Toys Bites Tennessee Toddler. Commercial fishermen, Buck Woods at the motor; the man is holding a 40 lb. Roughly two years ago, one man made history. The water on the face of the dam is roughly 30 feet and I set the cork to about 22 to 24 foot deep.”. Fisherman Reels In Record-Breaking 9-Foot Catfish, Jimmy And Rosalynn Carter Break Their Own Record As Longest-Married Presidential Couple, Tim McGraw Shows Off Prized Fish, But His Fans Only See His Abs, One ‘Brady Bunch’ Episode Featured This Sultry Star Who Was Banned From Italian TV. The fisherman reeled this colossus in at River Po, Italy. Benjamin and his friends posed for pictures showing how gigantic it was before they released it back into the river.

If you want a trophy catfish, the best bet is to target “the boils” below the dam during periods of generation. 2,67 / peso 127 kg )- …

Instead of trolling for those fish, he will solidly anchor the boat and downsize his tackle to match the quarry. They won’t be all the way to the bottom.”. Hardin County (Tenn.) Fishing; Fishermen; Fish; Catfish; Motorboats; Rivers; Dams: 5/16/1950: RG 82 Box 23, File 137 : View Full Citation: 16858: J.