LCI. Anyone participating?

[mowin]

Been fishing the LCI father's day tournament (lake Champlain international) for many years. Looking forward to next weekend. We fish out of crown point. Won some money twice, but the last few yrs have been tuff. 

 

[Buckmaster7600]

I usually do but I don't know if I'm going to this year, it has been a zoo the last couple years.


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[mowin]

1 hour ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

I usually do but I don't know if I'm going to this year, it has been a zoo the last couple years.


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1 hour ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

I was seriously considering passing this yr because of a botched weigh in last yr. I weighed in a 22# catfish, and the lady messed up the form, and it was never registered. I complained, and even with the lady admitting she screwed up, they wouldn't enter my cat. It would have been the 3rd largest cat of the tournament. No money winner, but my name in the paper would have been nice. 

Edited June 11, 2017 by mowin

[mowin]

Ok.  Have no clue why my post above went in buckmasters quote.  Oh well.  Here's a pic of my cat last yr.

 

Edited June 11, 2017 by mowin

[Buckmaster7600]

Yea I usually go out of Westport and go after the salmon and trout and there is just too many idiots to make it fun, get a fish on and you have 8 boys trying to run over your lines.


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[mowin]

That can't be fun.  

My cousin and I fish for cats mainly, then Ling. Our teammates fish for largemouth, then lazy fish with us for cats, lol. 

I'm the most un lucky when it comes to bass fishing.  I try, but I plain suck at it..

[The_Real_TCIII]

Ok.  Have no clue why my post above went in buckmasters quote.  Oh well.  Here's a pic of my cat last yr.
 

Do those giant cats have the barbs in the fins?

[mowin]

1 hour ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Do those giant cats have the barbs in the fins?

Yes they do.  They hurt too. 

[Pygmy]

5 hours ago, mowin said:

5 hours ago, mowin said:

That can't be fun.  

My cousin and I fish for cats mainly, then Ling. Our teammates fish for largemouth, then lazy fish with us for cats, lol. 

I'm the most un lucky when it comes to bass fishing.  I try, but I plain suck at it..

That can't be fun.  

My cousin and I fish for cats mainly, then Ling. Our teammates fish for largemouth, then lazy fish with us for cats, lol. 

I'm the most un lucky when it comes to bass fishing.  I try, but I plain suck at it..

Ling...also known as burbot, cusk, eelpout or lawyers....

Never caught one, but I understand they are excellent eating...A freshwater relative of the cod...

Certainly must be better eating than big catfish...

[mowin]

2 hours ago, Pygmy said:

Ling...also known as burbot, cusk, eelpout or lawyers....

Never caught one, but I understand they are excellent eating...A freshwater relative of the cod...

Certainly must be better eating than big catfish...

Actually never ate one. Heard the exact opposite that there nasty and full of bones. 

And the cats? Big or small, out of LC there nasty. Very muddy tasting. I kept a couple smaller 5 lber and soaked them in water, then buttermilk. Even smoked em. Didn't care for them.  

Fortunately, during the tournament, you get bonus points for them being alive, so all of ours get released. 

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[Buckmaster7600]

Actually never ate one. Heard the exact opposite that there nasty and full of bones. 
And the cats? Big or small, out of LC there nasty. Very muddy tasting. I kept a couple smaller 5 lber and soaked them in water, then buttermilk. Even smoked em. Didn't care for them.  
Fortunately, during the tournament, you get bonus points for them being alive, so all of ours get released. 

I'm not a fan of eating cats either, it's one of the few fish where farm raised is better. Down south al oat every restaurant had fried cats on the menus and they would come out hole minus head and guys and were absolutely delicious.


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[The_Real_TCIII]

Bullheads from a nice clean lake are delicious

[Pygmy]

My mother would KILL for a mess of bullheads.....

[The_Real_TCIII]

Harwood Lake is a good bullhead spot


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[mowin]

16 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Bullheads from a nice clean lake are delicious

Absolutely. Some of the best fresh water fish around