Sounds almost like a plan forming....what's "big"?
Growing up in the New Town area, I suppose I've caught a dozen cats (and pike) in the 19 lb range, but I've never landed one over 20 lbs.
If I did, I released it without knowing. Lots of eater cats can be had in the right areas, and since Sak is cooler than the Red, they always taste great.
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Note, if you find them...I would expect a lot of cats in the 3-5 lb range, and I mean A LOT.
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Second note, back in the late 2000s, I fished the Wilton ramp a bunch with cranks.
While I never caught any biggun's, there were days I'd catch 4-7 cats on cranks with an average size of about 4 lbs, with the biggest being about 10. Catfish hitting a crank is a RUSH!