04-12-2010, 09:00 AM
I caught the Catfish Master just as he was coming off the disabled list and dragged him with me to chase some Riverpark catfish for my first &quot;test run&quot; of the year.<br /><br />Let the cattin&#39; commence... sort of.<br /><br />We didn&#39;t really spend a very long time at any one spot. Just sort of made a milk run to sample a few different places and methods. The grand total was eight catfish. Probably could have squeaked out a few more if we&#39;d hung tight in the sweet spot, but opted to &quot;scout&quot; instead. The biggest blue was a TARP fish... 35 inches, we guesstimated 20 lbs., maybe a little more. But Eric battled the beast on light tackle, so he was sort of extra fun. The only bait in the boat was chicken.<br /><br />We sampled one bluegill hole as well. Caught plenty... just a few bull bream, but I&#39;m sure they are just around the corner.<br /><br />Happy Spring to everyone. Life is good and gettin&#39; better every day!