Thread: !!Flatheads Beware!!

Originally Posted by slackline

Those are some great pictures and memories for you Nimrod. I have never targeted flatheads, most of mine have been caught while fishing for other fish. My best was a 23# caught in a bass tournament on Catherine on a 1/2 oz jig.Slackline

That 23 lber was a good one!

My biggest in photos was 60, I've caught several in the 30's on Bass Tackle. That one string of 15 totaled over 200 lbs. Unsure of the exact weight as no good scales. Funny story on the stringer. We pulled up to a log yard and asked to weigh our fish . The folks thought we were nuts . They said the scales only weighed in 20 increments. Sure were shocked when we drug the stringer out onto drive on scales. LMAO
I would rather have a 5 to 10 lb Flathead to cook than anything that swims here.
We have caught lots of good Flatheads in gill nets . I've took Xring running limb lines and caught a 42 lber. My son helped land a 41 lber on a noodle. Fishing for big Flatheads can be very exciting.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

That 23 lber was a good one!

My biggest in photos was 60, I've caught several in the 30's on Bass Tackle. That one string of 15 totaled over 200 lbs. Unsure of the exact weight as no good scales. Funny story on the stringer. We pulled up to a log yard and asked to weigh our fish . The folks thought we were nuts . They said the scales only weighed in 20 increments. Sure were shocked when we drug the stringer out onto drive on scales. LMAO
I would rather have a 5 to 10 lb Flathead to cook than anything that swims here.
We have caught lots of good Flatheads in gill nets . I've took Xring running limb lines and caught a 42 lber. My son helped land a 41 lber on a noodle. Fishing for big Flatheads can be very exciting.

I do all of my flathead fishing on the Cache River. I run limb lines and trot lines. Gonna have to rig up a couple of poles and set up river from some log jams with a slick and 2oz weight this summer.