07-08-2009, 09:00 AM
I went out fishing for a few hours during the morning on the 4th the bite and current was slow but we did manage 5 blues drifting with the biggest being 32 lbs caught by my father-in-law....The cat looked like she was about to pop.....It was his biggest catfish so far as he hasn&#39;t fished much, but I believe he may start.<br /><br />Later that evening....I loaded the boat up with the kids, wife, and some in-laws and we headed to watch the fireworks on Guntersville....I just couldn&#39;t help to take along a few rods and soak some skipjack....we got one bite around 8:45 and I let my oldest boy Jackson have it he is six, and I could tell this fish was a biggun so I left the rod in the holder and he cranked it in.....turned out to be his new personal best at 45 pounds...I unhooked it and quickly re-baited and chunked back out before I weighed the fish in the net.....while weighing the fish somehow I knocked my rod out of the holder into the water.....maybe that&#39;s why my eyes were closed in the picture....but after the pics and release I fished for my pole and caught the line first cast......So I was happy and the kids liked the fireworks and the cat was just the icing on the cake.<br /><br />All fish caught on Team Catfish Tackle and CatfishSafari Lake Rods in 20-40ft of water on cut skipjack