PUSHING 100 LBS!!! Catching My NEW PERSONAL BEST Blue Catfish

Wow, what a day! It was just like any other day. The first spot I tried I couldn't get a fish. I then anchored up on a current seam and loaded up on my new personal best blue catfish. The fish bottomed out on my 80 lb scale, so I had to do some measurements. There is a mathematical calculation you can use to get an accurate weight of a fish. Length X girth X girth / 800. I put in the measurements and the calculation came out to be 97.60 lbs, a new personal best for me. I am very thankful and blessed to catch a fish like this. The fish was safely released and ready to fight another day, giving another angler the fight and fish of a lifetime.

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When: December 17, 2017
Where: Nickajack, Tennessee River
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm
Water Temperature: 49°
Current Level: 20,000 cfs
Bait: Cut skipjack
Tackle: 7.6' Shattered Cat rod, 7.6' Tangling With Catfish "Monster Rod", and a 7.5' B'n'M Silver Cat Magnum rod with an Okuma Classic XT CLX-300 L baitcaster levelwind reel spooled with 40 lb monofilament line carolina rigged with an 80 lb monofilament leader down to a Team Catfish 8/0 double action circle hook
Method: Anchor fishing from my 17' Aluminum G3 DLX 1756 Gator Jon Boat

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[wickedoutdooradventures]

Another Awesome Video Never a dull moment with Chatt Cats - Your videos help shape the landscape of fishing techniques and how fishing videos are filmed in the US. Keep up the great work and we all look forward to your videos in 2018.

[extremephillyfishing]

OH Congratulations on your catch, bro! What a beast...! And you are right: CPR the big ones 100%. Don't let the pay lakes get to 'em!!!

[denny]

This was just reccommended to me by the YouTube algorithm and I was not disappointed. Great job on that amazing catch man! I'm subbing now. I've never caught a blue cat nearly that size. Congrats and I'm glad you released it !

[ramrodrymensnyder]

I would pay good money to have been able to watch you trying to get that fish in the boat!!!! This video is as good as it gets man. Thank you for sharing such an awesome moment with us.

Also...i REALLY appreciate when people post all the details (rod/reel/ DATE/water temp, etc) Thank you again for sharing and big thank you for releasing !!!

[muddyrivercatfishing]

Congratulations Joe! That was a good fight!

[benjicooper]

Little bullheads works pretty good too and red chicken

[PoleBenderFishing]

That's what I would call a Hernia Cat. Real beauty you caught there.

[karlswanson]

Live Bluegills for Flattys, and cut bait, or raw shrimp for channels and blues always works for me. I launch on the big TN River south of Knoxville. Watts Bar Dam area. There are some huge Catfish in there around here too, the kind that will rip your gear out of your hands if your not paying attention .. :)

[RiversFishingAdventures]

Congrats Joe, that is an awesome fish!

[dalebohnet]

Great job great catch I'm very happy for you I hope I get the chance to catch something that big and especially thank you for returning them back to the river you treated that fish with a lot of respect and you deserve more catches like that

[coreysellars]

Thats a dream fish there.

Favorite bait i would have to go with live bluegill.

[henrysandoval]

I have been fishing for 58!yrs.and I can say you have a good style of fishing great ethics, I am more into catch, photograph and release these days .Keep Fishing, Teaching and enjoying the blessings of fishing my friend.Maybe one day we can go catch em together.When fishermen meet.I have some good pictures and stories.We have to teach this younger generation

[HookFaced]

Raw Shrimp is my favorite

You need to ask Santa for a bigger scale !!

[sadday]

Great fish! What a lot of fun that had to be landing that pig. Catfish baits used, live shad and blue gill, cut fish, shrimp and dried liver. But the undisputed king of catfish bait is a bruised and badly beaten Bucks!!

[mississippimud]

Congrats Joe, that is a fish of a lifetime man!

[tylervilbert]

Man I can’t believe this was 2 years ago and I’m just now seeing it! This is amazing!
Raw shrimp has always been the best catfish bait for me, and I’m not that big into cat fishing either. But this video makes me want to get more into it.

[fishingwithrick]

My favorite catfish bait is Sonny's Super Sticky Catfish bait, blood formula. I fish for eaters mostly, no trophies. Fifteen to twenty pounders are the biggest I ever get and I put those back because they don't taste good. Mostly on Percy Priest, Old Hickory and the Cumberland here in Nashville. Lots of great catfishing here. Love your vids! Merry Christmas!

[petenunnery]

Another great video from Chatt Cats. Man, what a tank of a fish. I don't know how you picked it up and put it in the boat. Can't wait too see more videos by you.

[NorthwoodsAngling]

Now that there is what we call a pig!!! meow

[jeffmorris]

Beautiful fish Joe, When you measure a fish lay him on his belly with his nose against the edge of your boat and measure under him from nose to tip of tail closed.You measured him following down the contour of his head.Never the less he is a true beast.Congratulation, s.