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Dylan, Tanner, Chris, and Robby joined us for their first ever fishing trip on the James River. We took off down river and got right to work slinging out fresh bait. The tide was slowing down as we sat on our first anchor. Captain Dan explained how the big fish like to move and look for a snack when the water slows down. Right on queue, a rod was hit and we thought we had a decent mid size fish on the line. The fish was coming to the boat pretty easy until it was right under the boat. We started to lift the fish towards the boat, which was when we realized we were dealing with a much larger fish than we originally thought. The next 5 mintues were full of drag pulling runs, giant head shakes, and one heck of a battle. We pulled ht eifhs to the surface and netted it, hauling in a giant 64 lb James River blue catfish for a new massive lifetime PB!

Welcome to the trophy club!

We continued to sit on anchor as the sun set. The tide had turned around and was starting to flow again.

When the sun finally went down, we fired up the UV lights and another rod was crushed! We had to fight this fish in a little more current than the last one and we knew it was a big fish right from the start. It was a struggle to get the fish to the boat and it ran back and forth across the rod rack. When it finally tired out, we scooped it up and had a nother massive PB in the boat! 42 lb blue catfish!

Welcome to the trophy club!

We moved spots, waited around for a bit, ate a bunch of venison jerky, and soon enough another PB was in the boat! This time a male blue catfish, recovering fromt he spawn. This fish was a bit skinny and weights in at 18 lbs. He'ss be up in the mid 20 lb range once he fills back out!

The guys were getting ready to go catch some eater fish but we tried one more spot along the way. We found a ton of fish stacked up on a steep drop off and tossed some fresh bait at them. We didn't have to wait around too long when a rod went down and we struggled to get the fish in the boat with the raging current. This fish was a carbon copy of the last fish, a spawned out male blue catfish, weighing a skinny 17.8 lbs.

We transitioned over to eater fish. They were a bit slow but we managed to put a few fish in the cooler in the two locations we fished.

Thanks for trusting Goober Time Guide Service to show you around the river! Can't wait for the next trip!