Back in April I had the opportunity to head down to Wheeler Lake in Alabama to spectate the 13th Annual SeaArk Owners Invitational Catfish Tournament. Prior to the tournament, I had a chance to jump aboard a beautiful EasyCat boat with Tabitha Linville, Justin Conner, and Alex Nagy, for my FIRST ever blue catfish experience!
I’m an avid troller here in Canada when it comes to walleye and lake trout, and it was such a neat experience getting to troll for catfish. Tabitha, Justin, and Alex are all incredibly talented and I learned so much. It was such a memorable day of fishing, followed by an amazing tournament!
Check out my video blog from this adventure:
I had never attended a catfish tournament before nor had I seen so many HUGE catfish in person. There were over 180 boats with nearly 500 anglers participating from over 20 states. SeaArk gave away cash and prizes, including a ProCat 200 boat valued at over 75k (USD)! The best 5 fish went 160.58 pounds, and the largest fish of the event was a whopping 88-pound blue catfish! It was also wonderful to meet and spend time with many of the folks from SeaArk Boats, along with many of my teammates from all over the US.
A big thank you to Tabitha, Justin, and Alex for getting me out on the water, as well as SeaArk for the opportunity to check out the event! I am already looking forward to next year!
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