![]() In a previous article in In-Fisherman, Kehde writes about Kansas anglers such as John Thompson, Royce Stiffler, and John Jamison, who were early adopters of bait-walking for channel catfish and flatheads in smaller rivers. Walking BaitsĪccording to In-Fisherman Field Editor Ned Kehde, “Historians of freshwater angling trace the origins of bait-walking back to England at the time of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton in the 17th century, when trout fishermen walked nymphs through riffles and holes.” Since then, versions of bait-walking have evolved for walleyes and other species, including catfish. Here they share their strategies for boating the biggest blues a water has to offer. Just 18 hours later he beat his own state record with a 105-pounder caught from the same lake. Guide Zakk Royce of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, caught a 91-pound blue cat from Lake Gaston, setting the state record. ![]() ![]() ![]() South Texas Guide Captain Michael Littlejohn also boasts his share of 50-pound-plus blues every year and he guided a client to the Lake Tawakoni record blue of 87.5 pounds. Louis area Guide Captain Ryan Casey typically averages more than 50 catfish over 50 pounds each year and he’s caught five blue cats in the 90s and three more over 100 pounds. ![]()
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