What better way to celebrate a 14th birthday than catching 101 pounds of blue catfish? Join Goober Time Guide Service on an action-packed 6-hour summer charter featuring 101-lb total catches, two 20 lb trophy blues, and a lesson in pulling heavy catfish out of river structure. Read the full trip breakdown, gear specs, and catch chronology inside!

An unforgettable night on the James River with Goober Time Guide Service! Celebrating a joint Birthday and Father's Day, our guests braved the midnight heat to land multiple trophy blue catfish weighing up to 43.1 lbs using fresh gizzard shad and specialized bottom-dragging tactics. Read the full report for river conditions, structural patterns, and the exact gear layout that turned slow bites into heavy-tackle victories.