cuda67bnl
Senior Member
There's a new pay lake just outside of Loganville, called J&M's Monster Catfish Lake. It's been open about 7 weeks, and yesterday afternoon I decided to stop by and see what it's all about. I stopped in and read the rules, and decided to fish it today.
They're supposed to open at 8:00am, but they were closed when I arrived at 8:30. So, I called their number and talked to the guy that runs it. He was having some issues and wouldn't be able to get there until lunch time, but he told me they would be stocking it with 1280 pounds of fish today, and come by at lunch to see what they were putting in it. I figured that sounded like a decent plan, so I went fishing somewhere else til lunchtime, then made my way back over there.
When I got back there, the fish guy was there, but the owner wasn't. He was on the way though. So I hung out with the fish guy and talked shop with him. Once the owner arrived, the stocking began. I filmed every single fish that went in the water, and I don't think there was more than one or two that was less than 7 or 8 pounds. The biggest was 42 pounds. There were a bunch in the 15 to 25 pound class. I may try and post the video later.
If I recall correctly, they've put almost 5500 pounds of cats in this pond already. And I bet the pond ain't 3 acres....... They have multiple fish in the 40 pound class, several in the 60 pound class, and the biggest is 82 pounds. Lord only knows how many are in there in the 15 to 30 pound range.
They're open from 8:00am to 8:00pm during the week. 24 hours a day on the weekend. It's $8 to fish for 12 hours. You can keep anything under 8 pounds, but have to throw anything over 8 pounds back in the lake. I didn't see anything under 8 pounds........
They have tournaments on the weekend. It's the normal $8 to fish, plus $10 (I think) to get in the pot. Biggest fish wins the pot. I think they also do a side pot where every fish you catch, they put your name in a "hat". End of the night, they do a blind pull for the winner. I may be slightly off on the side pot deal, but I think that's what the girl told me yesterday. I do know that the place has been pretty packed on the weekends and there's been some darn big fish caught.
We tried fishing it today after we watched the stocking. Only got one hit, and that was on a live bream. I never had a chance at the fish because without warning, my pole shot out into the lake and disappeared! I spent the next hour and a half casting another pole out trying to hook the line on the missing pole, with no luck. Right before we left, I decided to walk around the pond and try casting for it again. Another guy fishing happen to hook it, to my relief. And the fish was still on! He ended up wrapping up in something in the middle of the lake, and I had to break the 50 pound line. I was just happy to have gotten my rod back.
While the bite was off today, I can say that there are some NICE cats in this lake! If you're looking for a mess to take home and keep, this may not be the place for you. If you're looking for a place to fish with the very good chance of catching a monster, it's worth the price of $8. Below are some pics of their rules, as well as a couple of me with fish. The big fish is the 42 pounder that went in today. The other is just a baby........
They're supposed to open at 8:00am, but they were closed when I arrived at 8:30. So, I called their number and talked to the guy that runs it. He was having some issues and wouldn't be able to get there until lunch time, but he told me they would be stocking it with 1280 pounds of fish today, and come by at lunch to see what they were putting in it. I figured that sounded like a decent plan, so I went fishing somewhere else til lunchtime, then made my way back over there.
When I got back there, the fish guy was there, but the owner wasn't. He was on the way though. So I hung out with the fish guy and talked shop with him. Once the owner arrived, the stocking began. I filmed every single fish that went in the water, and I don't think there was more than one or two that was less than 7 or 8 pounds. The biggest was 42 pounds. There were a bunch in the 15 to 25 pound class. I may try and post the video later.
If I recall correctly, they've put almost 5500 pounds of cats in this pond already. And I bet the pond ain't 3 acres....... They have multiple fish in the 40 pound class, several in the 60 pound class, and the biggest is 82 pounds. Lord only knows how many are in there in the 15 to 30 pound range.
They're open from 8:00am to 8:00pm during the week. 24 hours a day on the weekend. It's $8 to fish for 12 hours. You can keep anything under 8 pounds, but have to throw anything over 8 pounds back in the lake. I didn't see anything under 8 pounds........
They have tournaments on the weekend. It's the normal $8 to fish, plus $10 (I think) to get in the pot. Biggest fish wins the pot. I think they also do a side pot where every fish you catch, they put your name in a "hat". End of the night, they do a blind pull for the winner. I may be slightly off on the side pot deal, but I think that's what the girl told me yesterday. I do know that the place has been pretty packed on the weekends and there's been some darn big fish caught.
We tried fishing it today after we watched the stocking. Only got one hit, and that was on a live bream. I never had a chance at the fish because without warning, my pole shot out into the lake and disappeared! I spent the next hour and a half casting another pole out trying to hook the line on the missing pole, with no luck. Right before we left, I decided to walk around the pond and try casting for it again. Another guy fishing happen to hook it, to my relief. And the fish was still on! He ended up wrapping up in something in the middle of the lake, and I had to break the 50 pound line. I was just happy to have gotten my rod back.
While the bite was off today, I can say that there are some NICE cats in this lake! If you're looking for a mess to take home and keep, this may not be the place for you. If you're looking for a place to fish with the very good chance of catching a monster, it's worth the price of $8. Below are some pics of their rules, as well as a couple of me with fish. The big fish is the 42 pounder that went in today. The other is just a baby........