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John's Journal... Entry 102, Day 3 PHIL KING ON CATCHING CATFISH WHEN THE WEATHER SIZZLES King Tells about Fishing in the Hot Summer Months EDITOR'S NOTE: Phil King of Corinth, Mississippi, one of the nation's leading catfishermen, has proved his prowess in both national, regional and state catfishing tournaments and derbies. King took first place in the 2001 Cabela's King Cat Tournament held at Pickwick Lake on the Alabama/Mississippi/Tennessee border and third place in the 2001 National Catfish Derby. A catfishing guide below Pickwick Dam, King has to fish in any type of weather -- sometimes when the weather's so hot you can fry eggs on the sidewalk. This week, King will tell us how to find and take river cats.
Question: When do you catch the most big catfish
during the Dog Days of summer -- at night or during the day? Question: Phil, one of your favorite baits is
chicken livers.
Why do you believe that fresh chicken livers are better than frozen chicken
livers for catching catfish? Question: I've also noticed that you put red food
coloring in your chicken livers. Why do you do this? Question:
What are some other secrets to catching cats during the Dog Days of summer? Question: What's another secret to catching Dog
Day cats? To fish with Phil King or to learn more about how to catch river catfish, go to his website at http://www.h2othouse.com/catfish/ or call (662) 286-8664. To learn more about fishing below the dam at Pickwick, contact the Hardin County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau at info@tourhardincounty.org, call 731-925-8181 or 800-552-3866, or visit www.tourhardincounty.org. Pickwick Landing State Park offers fishing, boating, hiking, camping, swimming and golf. Lodging includes the lakeside inn with over 100 rooms, cabins that sleep eight and a campground that contains 48 sites with grill and electric/water hookup at each site. A restaurant at the park offers delicious southern cuisine. Call 731-689-3135 or 800-250-8615 to learn more. TOMORROW: WHEN THE BIG CATS
BITE BEST
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Check back each day this week for more about Phil King... Day 1 -How to Catch River
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