Great fish. Also, way to go Jerry on the release.

Nice fish. Congrats to Jerry and thanks for keeping us posted. I enjoy reading the updates on this thread. The pics sure help alot too!

One of guys reported weighing a 73 lb blue cat for another fisheramn at badin saturday also. Dont have any pictures but you can see the big fish bite is getting hot! Now if we can just get them to bite during tourney hours we will have a big winner come saturday. There will be lots of bait slinging going on saturday and BIG baits at that I got a feeling. If you guys havent fished for big blue cats in the winter months your missing out on one of the best bites of the year. When the cold weather starts setting in...its trophy time. I get yal some more pictures come saturday.

Folks if Y'all get a chance you should get out and fish with these folks they are a good bunch of People

Hot dang! Another big fish landed last night from badin. Livebaiter our state record holder for blue cat caught a 69 lber. I will post up a picture later tonight. They going to take my lunch money in the tourney shure nuff! Naw I just hope we have a great weigh in.

Be sure to include his name and a little story if you have one. I'll get that one up on the portal page for sure!! 69lbs! WOW!

Not much story telling going with the tourney coming up but he claims to have caught 13 blues from 15-69 lbs last night. His names is Eric Fincher from Mt. Plaesant NC. He is the current state record holder for blue cat at 89 lbs. Fish was released but he held it for a weight is the reason for the rope in the mouth. Glad to see NC anglers appreciate these big cats enough to release them for someone else to enjoy one day. Studies suggest these fish to be at least 15 years old.

Very nice! Got in it on the portal page. Keep us posted on anymore "coldwater" cats this season. Congrats to Eric!

Is there a reason the photo is not showing up on the portal page? You bet on the next cold water catch..if I know about it CO will too. The fishing has just been amazing to say the least...I just hope it remains this way for saturday.

You should ses the photo on the portal page.