2010 Flathead Cat Fish Photo’s

Will we see a true 60 pounder this year?

i hope i can do that for ya.

Of course. I’ll throw it up there as soon as I get him in:)

how is this one from tuesday,lake pepin.went 48lbs on the digital scale 6lb test line.

Aye yai yai!

Nice Fish

Welcome to In-Depth Outdoors got fish!!!

That is one heck of a first post!!!

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Awesome fish!

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I could not have it better myself

The past week and a half has been a lot of fun. Trying new spots and moving often has really paid off. No monsters yet, but the numbers of fish has kept us busy. What a difference a couple of weeks make.

Dtro is right the past week has been very generous for nice fish.
Super Fatty 41 X 28

42×26

Nice fish Jake

first good one of the year

This one was 43″ long and had a 28″ girth. What a fun fish. Caught on a bully that I got from my friend! Thank you mister! In about 15-20 feet deep or so?

Looking at your picture Dan and your description, I think I know where I am trying tomorrow for flats. I am not saying I know that spot, but I know similar areas up here.

Nice fish!

Saturday afternoon at a river near you!

We’d been fishing for about 3 hours with nothing to show for it, so as a last-ditch effort I tossed a 9″ sucker out in about 20FOW with a small walleye jig rattle on the leader (based on the thread about crappie bobbers). It was in the water for about 5 minutes when my clicker started to zzzzzzzzzip. Pulled in the smaller one (about 5#).

I put another sucker out and within about 20 minutes, the clicker started screaming and begging for mercy… I flipped the clicker off and the hook set so hard I almost lost my rod to the river. I had to back the drag off to be able to keep my rod in my hand, but it actually came in pretty easily. It was mostly a matter of pulling the thing up from the bottom of a 20′ hole. That one came up 32/22 for 16.75#!

The second cat is not only my personal best flathead, but also my personal best catfish and my personal best fish overall!

I’d be a pretty big jacka$$ if I didn’t thank everyone who’s contributed time and experience answering questions and sharing ideas here… I doubt I’d have ever tried this if it weren’t for all the reading and talking I’ve done here.

Hmm, I haven’t fished that spot in a long time, but that’s where I started flathead fishing. That is if I am correctly identifying the spot.

Hey, at least I am not lurking when checking out these photos guys.

I didn’t start flatheading there, but I’ve met some very good people there!

Nothing like sitting next to the FW with her 12v electric blanket plugged into the truck.

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I didn’t start flatheading there, but I’ve met some very good people there!

Nothing like sitting next to the FW with her 12v electric blanket plugged into the truck.

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That pretty much confirms that I know that spot.

No…no you’ve never been there.

47 X 27 weighed just over 42 pounds

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47 X 27 weighed just over 42 pounds

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Beauty!!!

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No…no you’ve never been there.

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I know I’ve never been there before either!

Nice fish, dude!

Alright Jarad and J-Man…. Nice fish Mates!!!!!

my friend caught this one sunday night at 8:45pm… scaled at 50lbs

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my friend caught this one sunday night at 8:45pm… scaled at 50lbs

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LOOK AT THE HEAD ON THAT THING!

It never ceases to amaze me how catfish are such no-frills monsters. A huge mouth backed up by a ton of muscle… no scales, extra fins, flashy colors or anything. Just raw, primitive killing-and-eating power.

Beautiful in that classic, savage sort of way…

PS – Am I the only one who thinks a really big flathead bears a striking resemblance to a goonch?

This one I weighed. It was 15.14. Caught on cut sucker fishin for channel cats. Circle hooked. Post front bite.

Here is my 44×31 I caught last night bullhead on a 8/0 gami circle hook

Nice fish, man! I have flathead envy!