My first flathead!!!

  • stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    July 17, 2002 at 5:30 am #1218839

    I really wish this was a big deal but it got my blood going! I ventured out this morning to play with whatever would bite a leech and lo and behold, a small flathead, not 30 seconds into the effort got a hold of my jig/leech and gave a nice tug for a couple minutes. For being less than 5 pounds, it sure fought like a heavy fish! Anyway, just had to share some enthusiasm!

    BTW, does anyone have an open seat for the FTR/GTG cat competition? I don’t have a boat but I’m going to be down there Friday anyway……………figured it’ll be my only shot at getting to fish if I jumped into the cat competition. Anyone????

    mstrctmn
    Omaha, NE/ Fort Worth, TX
    Posts: 49
    July 17, 2002 at 5:43 am #243164

    aah, another one finds out why us weirdos fish for flatheads to begin with. Good catch.

    Matt

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    July 17, 2002 at 6:07 pm #243133

    WOW! 2 days in a row! Not another flathead but I got a pair of channels today! SWEET! Neither one would stop floppin’ the whole time they were both in and out of the water! Scrappy little critters aren’t they?! I’m seeing myself getting more serious about catfishing REAL SOON!

    DaveB
    Inver Grove Heights MN
    Posts: 4469
    July 17, 2002 at 7:27 pm #243139

    They are lots of fun arent they? They really get your attention when a 10+lber hits a crank being pulled at 3mph. My biggest on a crank is a 30lb flathead last summer….my arm still hurts!

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    July 17, 2002 at 7:44 pm #243140

    30lbs.?!?!?!?! WOW! That’ll put a bend in the rod for sure! I was using a St. Croix Avid 6’3″, which is rated as medium power but in a 6-10lb. line class. I did have the power down the shaft but there sure was a lot of bend in the rod fighting it up to the top! I use that same rod for walleye fishing so I can only imagine what a 30lb.er would feel like! …………………..no wonder your arm still hurts!!!

    dirk_w.
    Minnesota
    Posts: 669
    July 17, 2002 at 10:32 pm #243149

    I might have room in my boat…e-mail me and let me know what your plans are.

    DaveB
    Inver Grove Heights MN
    Posts: 4469
    July 18, 2002 at 4:14 am #243003

    It wasnt on a shad rap, but last year during high water I caught a flathead over 30 on a jig on 6lb test mono and a medium light 6′ St Croix. You have seen how low my boat sits in the water, I dont think the rod tip left the water until the end of the fight.

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    July 18, 2002 at 8:53 am #243006

    Dirk, there’s an email and a private (redundant message) for you in case you haven’t looked yet.

    Dave! I can certainly imagine the tussle you had on your hands! What an awesome experience to be able to share! How high did you pulse get???

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