I really think that C has caught the fishing bug. He was covered in fish guts for the entire day. He had a blast playing with the menhaden that we used for bait. He made frankenfish and happily threw the heads and tails overboard, which actually proved to be good chum.
When we were cleaning the fish on the dock, C insisted that all of the fish cutters cut the stomachs open, and they happily obliged. The results were interesting. Many of the big fish had bellies full of menhaden or other fishes. Most of the medium size fish had bellies full of bivalves (clams and mussels) that weren't even open! Finally, one small catfish had a belly full of seeds that resembled acorns. I should have kept a few of those...
Anyhow, C spend 6 hours on the boat and reveled in the guts for the first 4. For the last two he kept inquiring as to when we would be going home and I just gave him an update of how many hours and minutes we had.
One time C threw his pole in the water while Frans and I both had fish on! I somehow used my pole (with fish on) to scoop C's out of the water as it sank with the current! Frans grabbed it and it was saved!
So, I'm not sure if C was a handicap since he was very noisy, or if he was an asset with all of his chumming.
After the long day C went out like a light, for the night!
What an incredible day!
Okay, so this isn't the catfishing tournament, but just a day in the back yard eeling.
Caleb caught this catfish all by himself!
Trevor with he and Travis' mess and the 2nd place winner at 12-lbs. The 1st place was only 12-1/4-lbs fish.
Our team with my 3rd place winner...
pile of fish
Michael skinning
Travis with the fishing report!
...what happens when you refuse to take your nap on the boat!
