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John's Journal... Entry 146, Day 4 KING CAT TOURNAMENT Phil King's Cat-Catching Tactics EDITOR'S NOTE: Phil King of Corinth, Mississippi, is one of the nation's leading catfishermen and is a member of the Cabela's Pro Fishing Team. Specializing primarily in big cats, whether he's fishing for himself or guiding other anglers to cats, he's won as many if not more catfish derbies as any angler in the country. He's constantly looking for new and better methods for finding and taking catfish. He placed in the top 10 in the 2002 King Cat/Boatel Tournament held on the Tennessee River's Pickwick Lake in May. QUESTION: Phil, when, why and how do you fish
ultra-light line for cats? QUESTION:
What kind of rocks do they hold near? QUESTION: How big a channel fish do you catch?
QUESTION: What is the biggest one you ever have
caught? QUESTION:
Why do you use ultra-light line? What pound test do you use? QUESTION: Why do you use lighter line when your
fish this tactic? QUESTION: So you have a slip cork on the line
with a bobber stopper set at what depth? QUESTION: Do you have any lead coming down the
line? To contact Phil King about guiding for catfish at Pickwick, call (662) 286-8644, or visit his website, http://www.h2ow.com/catfish/. 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: CATCH CATS LIKE KING
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Winning Tactics
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