Biggest cats caught on big water?

[sslopok]

One of my best memories fishing on Lake Huron when I was a kid was our boat catching a huge catfish. We were fishing out of Harrisville around 1988 and hooked into a monster cat in 120ish fow. I remember how crazy it was in the boat and I was the billy club man. It was so big that when in the big slamon cooler its head and tail were hanging out on each side of the cooler. I think it was by far the biggest fish I saw boated.

Let's see some of the cats you've boated from the great lakes.

[mj6131]

Don't have a picture, but I caught a 5-6 pounder last year. Not huge, but I caught it on a perch rig in about 45 fow. It was a fun fight.

[flyman013]

Here is one of the biggest catfish my grandpa caught in Lake Huron. This one was caught while shore fishing sometime in the 1980's when I was a wee lad. This one was well over 10 lbs. and caught at Jenks Park in Port Austin (before it became so shallow and rocky).

[tgafish]

No picture but I caught an 8lber back in 2004 in 140 fow 60 feet down out of Muskegon.

[tracker targa]

i catch a couple a year fishing outta harbor beach a big twelve pounder last year on a mag watermelon on ten colors of lead in 90 fow thought i had a monstor laker or a trporhy walleye till i seen the whiskers lol