(condensed version, believe it or not.... I wrote a novel for my site :-))

Well, after falling into a 6 week slump for double digit bass, and after sticking a 14 lb Channel cat at San Pablo Weds. evening, I decided to make Thursday a trophy catfish trip.

I had baited both of my micro-light setups with several night crawlers each. After the lively crawlers tangled my line around my hook a few times (while leaving them sitting still on a light Carolina rig) I brought them in the boat and gave them the old stomp :-) figuring it wouldn't make any difference whether they were alive or not, for catfish anyway.

A little bit of time goes by and on the rod I am holding.... Tick. I was like, hey, that was a bite ! ..... Tick, tick, and my line slowly starts to move to the right. I set the hook and the micro-light rod rod doubles back, but the tip doesn't budge !
Alright, this feels like a pretty good kitty. I work it towards the surface and it runs back down, then again, and again...... But it's starting to not feel like a Catfish...... So it must be a good size Carp, right ?
Suddenly the fish makes a screaming run for the surface and goes airborn ! OH my God ! It's a BASS ! And it's a HOG !!! She makes a couple more short runs past the boat, but on one of them she passes within reach of the net..... Scoop !

Yea' buddies ! I knew I had finally gotten my double digit bass on the micro-light (one of my more recent goals) but I was amazed when I hung her on the scale (with a witness)..... 13.0 lbs !

Ya' know guys, my last trophy catch was a 21.1 lb Channel catfish caught on the Castaic trout lure that I was throwing for trophy bass, then I turn around and fish specifically for Cats, and catch a trophy bass ! How ironic is that ? :-)

As long as you have a line in the water, anything is possible right ? :-)

Great fishing to all of you guys,
Fish Chris