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Sep-28-2005, 10:45 PM
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#1 | | Registered User
Name: ahmad Abdelmuti Age: 22 Vessel: - Location: huntington beach Job:student
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|  Irvine Lake Cat fish
Hey i need some help. I'm going fishing at irvine lake to go after those big catfish i saw in the orange county register a couple of days ago. Well i fish fresh water about once a year. Can someone give me some tips about how to get those monster catfish
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Sep-28-2005, 10:50 PM
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#2 | | Dancing pickle guy
Name: doh !! Age: 45 Vessel: it sunk Location: gardengrove Job:Trouble maker Bio: need to fish in excess
Posts: 2,435
| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
dynamite works well but if none is avaliable try using a fishing rod and some mono with a hook and sinker attached
oooooo and bait helps as well
welcome to the site dude
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Sep-28-2005, 10:54 PM
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#3 | | Registered User
Name: ahmad Abdelmuti Age: 22 Vessel: - Location: huntington beach Job:student
Posts: 2
| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
yea thnks......but i already know how to fish...i just wanted to go after those catfish because i never caught one
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Sep-29-2005, 12:10 AM
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#4 | | Registered User
Name: Jared Age: 32 Vessel: 21 vessel fleet on South Lake Location: Bishop, CA Job:Big Pimpin
Posts: 241
| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
sent you a PM
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Sep-29-2005, 02:15 AM
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#5 | | Banned
Name: Jason Age: 34 Vessel: Worldcat 270EC Location: Encinitas, CA USA Job:Bloodydecks / Fishdope.com Bio: 2"
Posts: 12,834
| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
Heavy line, big hook, slab of mackeral, and a weight. Always worked good for me.
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Sep-29-2005, 06:42 AM
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#6 | | Cooter
Name: Curtis Age: 50 Vessel: 24ft Skipjack FB "Hanna" Location: Mission Viejo Job:DSA Inspector Bio: I've been up to 130 miles in my 24ft skippy from San Diego to get fish. I love the hunt.
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| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
This is the time of year, that the big ones get pulled out of Irvine. Don't know of any secrets myself, but putting in the time. Good luck to ya.
Curtis..........
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Sep-29-2005, 06:59 AM
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#7 | | Little Stan
Name: Mika Vessel: . Location: . Job:.
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| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
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Originally Posted by Moshie03 Hey i need some help. I'm going fishing at irvine lake to go after those big catfish i saw in the orange county register a couple of days ago. Well i fish fresh water about once a year. Can someone give me some tips about how to get those monster catfish | 20-25lb line.
chunked makerel on 5/0 to 7/0 hook
sinker above a swivel, allowing for a leader line of 5-6ft. & make sure sinker is heavy enough to keep you on the bottom during a drift.
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Sep-29-2005, 09:00 AM
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#8 | | recent acupunture patient
Name: Randy. Age: 40 Vessel: Walkaround Location: Orange County Job:box boy Bio: I give fish free accupuncture
Posts: 192
| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
Hey Moshie33, are you Ashraf's relative? I used to teach him Karate back at World Champ Jeff Smith's Dojo back in the day.
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Sep-29-2005, 04:01 PM
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#9 | | Cery es lii
Name: Ron G Age: 35 Vessel: 24' & 18'cc Location: OC Job:Banco Bio: Neither here nor there...
Posts: 1,244
| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
Fly line mack if you are shore fishing, if you rent/take a boat carolina rig with 4-6 ft leader and about 1oz slider. 1/3 of a bit mack and a big hook, 25# line, and a good drag to slow them down. As for location well I haven't fished Irvine for cats but I heard down by the damm.
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Sep-29-2005, 07:30 PM
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#10 | | i hate my user name.
Name: Oliver T Age: 22 Vessel: 6'2" Lukas Location: San Marcos Job:Student, Lyon's Muffler Bio: sir, i want your daughter
Posts: 1,015
| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
That's right, flyline a piece of mack from the shoreline. It might be a pain fishing from a boat without 2 anchors (if you're not on the buoy line or sumthin) because the boat might sway back and forth and it might be hard to tell a bite. I use my bass gear for normal cats, medium heavy rod, baitcast reel, 12 lb test. I freespool my reel to let it pull out line because cats can be pretty cautious. Speaking of that, that's why i dont like to use weight unless you really have to. When it comes to lettin em pull out line and setting the hook, that just takes practice. You always miss more than you hook. Well there's my 2 cents, all the freshwater gurus are at www.sdfish.com. have fun out there.
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Oct-02-2005, 02:38 AM
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#11 | | Registered User
Name: ( . )( . ) Age: 28 Vessel: ( . v . ) Location: ( o )( o ) Job:once an employee.. soon to be self-employ
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| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
WHERES MUSKYMAN WHEN YOU NEED HIM   | |
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Oct-02-2005, 07:15 PM
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#12 | | Tina come get some ham
Name: David Vessel: 17" Tracker Deep V Location: Illinois Job:Processing TPS Reports
Posts: 87
| Re: Irvine Lake Cat fish
I use mackeral and anchor up and sit up all night watching DVD's. It gets real technical when you fish with me. The cats seem to like Apocolypse Now and Hamburger Hill. Although I did get a fatty while watching Napoleon Dynamite.
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