Prince Edward County, Ontario

The first one hit my slip bobber rig with a stinger treble, but somehow managed to throw the hook, so I couldn’t land it. The stinger treble wasn’t specifically for cats it was there for pike and muskie. In this area, you never know what’s going to hit your bait. Anything can crush your presentation, and if you’re not prepared for a trophy fish, you can lose it and end up with nothing but a story instead of a picture. And I like pictures 😂 That’s why I always use hybrid rigs that can handle big pike, muskie, and channel cats. I switched to a Carolina rig, and right as I was getting ready to leave, this one absolutely crushed it. I thought the last cat hit like a truck, but this one was insane. My 10 rod got pinned into a big bush, and both the rod and the bush were moving. I was only about 5 feet away and barely managed to grab the rod. Luckily, both survived but those slippery rocks are no joke. It was a nightmare to land, even with a net. The fight was so strong I honestly thought I had a muskie. Earlier in June, that same spot produced a huge muskie on an inline spinner. I fought it for about 5 minutes, but with the wind, waves, and slippery rocks, I couldn’t move it an inch. At first, I thought I was snagged. Then the line slowly started moving like a submarine. Unfortunately, I couldn’t land it the treble hook came loose. I got a story instead of a picture but next time. The muskies, walleyes, and pike have basically disappeared since that first big heat wave in early July But these channel cats are aggressive.

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