Catfish Pectoral Fin

[mtnpull]

So one of my boys (10 y/o) that absolutely loves to catfish off the back of the boat in the evenings at camp spent last night fishing as usual for catfish. I was on the boat cleaning up and he is working on removing the hook from a fiesty cat. Suddenly I hear screaming and I'm thinking he has the hook lodged into him. I come over and the poor kid has this catfish stuck to his palm. The pectoral fin is lodged into the meat part of his palm. I initially try to pull it free but it's in there good so I cut the fin off and throw the cat back and take him to better light. Well that little bugger left a near half inch barbed fin end in there that was a real bugger to get out. The kid even got a little shock going on and passed out on us. But come morning he was the first to jump in the boat and ready to head back out. Then while out bass fishing i caught a cat on a ned rig and said hey bud will remove this hook for me? He didn't hesitate and started for the fish. I was joking of course and took care of it.

 

[Dorado]

Poor kid! Catfish spines have a painful venom, I am a super overcautious wuss when handling them! Be sure to really thouroughly clean it out, those puncture wounds are notorious for infection....

 

[SeaLegs]

Yup. Happened to me when I was around his age. I'll never forget that pain, close to the stringray pain. Tough kid.

 

[dank80]

What a little stud! He's awesome! Kids fishing at Lake Powell really is the best.

 

[mtnpull]

The kid is a trooper. He's been right back at it all day. Already catfishing at the back of the boat this morning waiting on the rest of us to get ready. Then while out fishing he landed this massive lmb.

 

[wayne gustaveson]

Mtnpull can you give me an update on slurping stripers. Have you seen any? We are doing a fish collection on Monday and Tuesday at Bullfrog and hoping to get slurping fish. Might have to run uplake but it may be too muddy. What can you tell me? Thanks WG

 

[catchnabuzz]

Mtnpull can you give me an update on slurping stripers. Have you seen any? We are doing a fish collection on Monday and Tuesday at Bullfrog and hoping to get slurping fish. Might have to run uplake but it may be too muddy. What can you tell me? Thanks WG

Wayne I saw slurpers in Moki and around Halls Bouy Field this week. They were small fish and we didn’t mess with them but they are there. Baby shad came to the green light each night also

 

[BrianID]

Those catfish spines are painful. I’ve never been stuck bad by one but have witnessed others on agony. I’m much more cautious handling catfish than other species in Lake Powell

 

[luvemslabbs]

Happen to me when I was a youngster also. Not quite as bad as your boy though. He must have been in agony. He's a tuff little fella. Glad he's ok. I'm sure he won't let that happen again.

 

[mtnpull]

Mtnpull can you give me an update on slurping stripers. Have you seen any? We are doing a fish collection on Monday and Tuesday at Bullfrog and hoping to get slurping fish. Might have to run uplake but it may be too muddy. What can you tell me? Thanks WG

Responded in your main thread.

 

[wayne gustaveson]

Responded in your main thread.

Thanks just got through reading it. Seems you are a slurp non believer I will report next Wednesday and I might be right there with you.