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My First Catfish!

Not only is this the first catfish I've caught but my first big fish. It weighed 14.5 pounds. It was a fighter! I heard the bell attached to my pole and ran out of my tent that the wind was about to blow away, eyes swollen and barely awake. It took everything I had to lift the struggling beast. I released him back into the Flaming Gorge here in Wyoming. I couldn't keep him for eating, it's hard to catch a catfish here and I'm all for conservation.

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Hooking up a bell... Now that's something I should of thought of but will next time I go fishing and fall asleep trying. Anyway really nice catch. How many meals can you get out of that?

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Thank you! I would say that it depends on how many people you're feeding. I think I alone could eat that one for four meals maybe five? Not entirely sure? I can eat a lot. You get better meat from the smaller ones.

Edited: Canabusis on 3rd Sep, 2013 - 3:08am

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If you sold that sized fish locally you could get a lot of money for it. What does cat fish taste like? I mostly eat shark.

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Cat fish can taste like dirt if not properly prepared. But If done right it doesn't have an overwhelming fishy kind of taste and is great deep fried! What does shark taste like?

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I don't know what dirt tastes like, you know what dirt tastes like? Shark tastes like chicken but with that fishy taste, that's the best I can do to describe it although I know its a lame description. It tastes good deep fried too but with a simple batter. Most everyone here puts all kinds of condiments on it.

My Catfish!

Wow you're so lucky to get such a big fish on your first try. Last time I tried fishing the bait kept coming off and I didn't catch anything but boredom.