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Outdoors Bound Road Trip: Trophy Channel Cats!
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Outdoors Bound Road Trip: Trophy Channel Cats! showcases Lake Erie's Sandusky Bay as a renowned trophy channel catfish fishery. Captain Sam Horn of Angry Floater Fishing notes an enormous catfish population, estimating two million channel cats moving to spawn, and describes a day catching multiple big fish, including a 33-inch specimen weighing about 18 pounds, with several others over 17 pounds. The angling uses Carolina rigs rigged with cut bait and shrimp, and Rainbow Trout farm-raised bait is prized for its scent. Sandusky Bay is highlighted as a late-spring to early-summer destination for trophy catfishing, with awe-inspiring battles on the line.
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