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John's Journal... Entry 146, Day 5 KING CAT TOURNAMENT Catch Cats Like King 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: What do you use for bait? QUESTION: When a catfish takes the bait, does
it hit the bait wide open, or do you have to let the catfish take the
bait for a little bit? QUESTION:
They move back out to the deep water, so you don't have a problem with
breaking off the line in the structure, right? QUESTION: Do these catfish school? QUESTION: On a good day how many cats can you
catch? QUESTION: Do they like current, or do they stay
out of current? QUESTION:
So they'll hold in the coves rather than in the main lake? QUESTION: Is this a numbers game on these fish?
You catch high numbers, but not many big fish? QUESTION: How do you bait night crawlers? Do you
break them or fish them whole? QUESTION: Do you hide the hook with the a night
crawler? QUESTION:
How many night crawlers do you fish a day? QUESTION: In an average day of fishing, what can
you really expect to catch? To contact Phil King about guiding for catfish at Pickwick, call (662) 286-8644, or email him at pking@tsixroads.com. 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.
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