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BIG Blue Cat Fish, Crappie & Perch

May 24, 2026 Clover 10 photos
LKW Giant
Nice Blue Cat Fish
Triples +7
Catfish
Catfish
Crappie
Crappie
Perch (White)
Perch (White)

Trip Summary

Another great morning fishing with the Carolina Angler. Started out crappie fishing and boated some slabs, moved to perch and caught a bunch for bait and then moved on to the Big Catfish. Boated several XL Pre-spawn Blue Cat Fish to wrap up a short 4 hour trip this morning.
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Chris Nichols
Clover, South Carolina, United States
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