I certainly enjoyed all the fish i caught during June but i did have two non-contest incidentals that were pretty cool too. The first was an albino channel cat from a local pond. I couldnt count it for the contest because i snagged a bobber that it was dragging around. Removed two hooks, splitshots, swivels, a very wierd bobber, and a rats nest of line from its mouth.

The other was a softshell turtle- a lifer herp for me. Nippy little bugger. It happened to be the first documented softshell in this particular watershed so i made a little contribution to science too. When i let it go it bolted away fast as lightning, i never thought a turtle could swim that fast!

couldnt figure out how to post two pics in one message. heres the softshell:

Thats pretty cool man! That albino looks just like my old pet albino channel, about the same size too. When it got too big, I released him into my backyard pond.

I know what your saying about the softshells being snappy. We had one storm the beach on us one time. As soon as I cut the line, he came at me and chased me down the beach for a while. Thought he wanted a chunk of heel...

Great pics, that catfish is beautiful! What a neat catch!

Cool looking cat. I've never caught an albino fish...I can't imagine what is going through your head when reeling it in..."What in the *#%* is that!" is probably one thought!