A first (and hopefully a last) for me: Accidentally foul hooked a small channel catfish with a Texas rig.

I was tossing a Texas rig and accidentally snagged this catfish early in the morning. The hook was shallow, just under the skin, along the tail. I released the fish, and it seemed fine. This has to be a one-in-a-million thing. It felt so weird to reel in my rig and see the fish coming in backwards. Again, one more time: This was not intentional, and the fish was returned safely.

Unfortunate for sure. Probably will be okay if it wasn't bleeding too bad but ya never know. Catfish are pretty hardy.