“I released all those cats back into the hole I caught them from and assumed I could catch at least one or two of those catfish the next day. “I’ve caught four big blue cats from the same hole, weighing from 16- to 27-1/2-pounds each,” King says. He knows the places in the river where the big cats hang out because he’s fished this river 19 of his 40 years. For much of his life, King has fished either full-time or part-time as a commercial catfisherman on the Tennessee River. His largest catfish was a 67.10-pound blue cat.
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In 2009, King took first place in the Bass Pro Shop Big Cat Quest tournament held in Memphis with nine catfish weighing 234 pounds. He guides on the Tennessee River near Pickwick Lake and Memphis, Tennessee. The hands-dow n favorite to win any catfishing tournament will be Phil King of Corinth, Mississippi, owner of Phil King’s Catfishing Guide Service. We talked with five catfishermen to learn catfishing tactics that consistently will produce large cats on major river systems. In addition to his father, Ken was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ilene and Isaac Parmely, Edgar Ballard, and Walker and Vonnie Freeman.Secrets of Big Catfish with Mississippi’s Phil King and a video with Gary Harlan “Jump Boxes for Catfish”Įditor’s Note: Every catfisherman has his own strategy for finding and catching numbers of big catfish. of Guys, TN his companion, Laura Horton Canaday of Jackson, TN aunts, Gloria Dawn Freeman, Wanda Sue Evans, Betty Saxton and husband Thomas, Carolyn Hensley and husband Russell, Mary Thacker and husband David uncles, Bennie Parmely, Billy Parmely, David Parmely and wife Bonnie, James Parmely and wife Beverly a granddaughter, Sarah Street a host of nephews, great-nephews, a great-niece, and many extended family and friends. He is survived by his mother, Katheryn Adkins of Selmer, TN a son, Johnathon Walker (Tooter) Lipford of Michie, TN a daughter, Emily Street and husband Cliff of Ripley, MS a sister, Cherry Patrick and companion Ricky G.
Ken departed this life on Januin Jackson, TN at the age of 50 Years, 3 Months, 15 Days. Ken Freeman Outdoor Promotions put on an entire event to bring people fun, competition and fellowship, by using the ideas that bring everyone together. It was not just about entertainment and attractions. Ken was not just about getting sponsors and directing fishing tournaments. They met with the Director of Marketing for Bass Pro Shops and The Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest (BCQ) began as a result of that meeting.
When he returned to the catfish world, he met with Bill Dance, Denny Halgrin, and a couple other interested people. After a few years of bass fishing, Ken came back to what his heart loved most which was catfishing. At age 20, he fished the same tournament with James "Snuffy" Smith and won it again. At the age of 10, he and his dad fished the World Championship of Catfishing (WCC) on Pickwick Lake and won the tournament. Ken was the Founding father and CEO of Ken Freeman Outdoor Promotions. He was a member of the Stantonville, TN Church of Christ.
After college, Ken formed his own company and contracted to build Wal-Mart stores wherever the company chose to place a store.
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He attended the University of Tennessee Martin where he was also a marching band member and a college fraternity member. He was a band member during his school years at Selmer Elementary School, Selmer Middle School, and the McNairy Central High School marching band. Ken was a Graduate of McNairy Central High School. Ken Freeman of Jackson, TN, formerly of Selmer, TN was born Octoin Selmer, the son of Katheryn Genevia Littlejohn Adkins and the late Kenneth Eugene "Logger" Freeman.
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