A Flathead virgin popping his cherry is worth a post. Yes, I did need to hide such a hot spot.
June 7, 2011 at 6:27 pm
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June 7, 2011 at 8:10 pm #971621
That boat is too purdy to be catching flatties from!! Where is Johns riverpro?
June 10, 2011 at 9:57 pm #972565Lauras first Flathead
June 16, 2011 at 3:53 pm #973794first fish of the year over 30lbs. 32 1/2. caught 6/15 at 9:30pm
June 16, 2011 at 11:02 pm #973913Definately over 30, Id say pushing 38 too 40, maybe a little more…
June 16, 2011 at 11:19 pm #973918She’s sexy Natureboy!! Congrats!
June 17, 2011 at 11:51 am #973995Quote:
Definately over 30, Id say pushing 38 too 40, maybe a little more…
scale said 32lb 06oz. but she was one of the fattest ones i’ve seen in awhile!
June 17, 2011 at 3:14 pm #974038Hello all
OK before you start bashing I don’t normally keep the big boys but they are draining the lake (I am not happy!) so I figured better to have them go to a good cause than to rot. I like to pole fish but the rules were relaxed so I ran lines baited with the biggest bluegill and crappie I could find. WOW—unreal….over 500lbs. of fish in 4 morning runs! The sad things is the crappie are big the bluegill are big and the catfish are big and the state says drain it!!
June 17, 2011 at 3:29 pm #974045Yikes!
I hear what you’re saying, but that’s just gross!
Got room for all that in your freezer?
June 17, 2011 at 3:33 pm #974047PS What time is dinner?
June 17, 2011 at 3:54 pm #974063What the heck they ruining the fishery for????? NIce fish. I am a little jealous. I refuse to harvest, but that would be a great reason to finally try some flathead.
June 17, 2011 at 4:02 pm #974068I was drift fishing last weekend using fresh cut bait and as I drifted into the deepest part of the lake I tied into a whopper. All I can say is he felt REALLY nice! I fought him for close to 45 minutes before I lost him. I couldn’t get him to surface so I imagine he was caught up in a snag or just BIG?? I guess I will never know what it really was.
June 17, 2011 at 5:22 pm #9740927 foot MH ugly stik, 65 lb power pro, Daiwa millionaire 300 my line ended up getting wrapped up in my troller and my anchor line…..I didn’t have my anchor reeled all the way up.
Not to make excuses but I was by myself and like I said my pole was doubled over so getting the motor up wasn’t an option. Things just don’t work out every time. I guess that is why we get so wound up when they do!June 17, 2011 at 6:03 pm #974099Must be for dam repair.
I pulled in a 51 pounder by myself once. When I released it a 14 pounder hit the other rod.
One of the few times I was wishing the bit would have been slower!
June 17, 2011 at 9:04 pm #974129They are going to dredge it and they are not going to stock flatheads…
June 26, 2011 at 5:17 pm #97634527lbs 40″ 12:30 am took a 5″ bully.
July 3, 2011 at 6:07 pm #978111The bite picked up last night. Got 3 but nothing big yet. A couple from the last couple weekends at the end. So I’m catching more numbers than usual. No bite marks or bloody lips yet.
July 7, 2011 at 3:37 pm #978953Little better bite last night. The cats all came in scarred up from the spawn. The larger one was 39″ but only 24 pounds which suggest to me that it’s finally starting to eat after the spawn – looked more like a starved male than a spawned out female to me. Things could be getting good soon!
July 17, 2011 at 4:42 pm #981596Good night last night – fishing with nephew Ben and his friend. We nailed the bait early, so had time to goof off and catch northerns for a pickling batch. Then approaching dusk we realized we lost most of our bait – almost a tragedy. Luckily they were still hitting well so we were able to restock. Cats were slow and steady – 5 cats, 103 pounds, I think we missed 4 hits too. The biggest was 32 (mine) and my nephew’s friend upped his PB from 11 to 21. I also got a 23 pounder with a ton of spawn scarring.
July 22, 2011 at 12:28 pm #982906The boy got his best of the year last night – 29 pounds.
July 22, 2011 at 12:46 pm #982911He’s getting big Matt! The fish too!
July 22, 2011 at 1:26 pm #982928Your son is getting to be a flathead master
Nice Pig
July 22, 2011 at 2:33 pm #982957Nice! I love the color on that fish. It almost looks like a marble statue.
August 5, 2011 at 3:45 pm #986475St Croix, 2 August 2011, 44″ X 32″ should be about 48# from the Flathead Conversion Chart.
August 5, 2011 at 7:17 pm #986543 August 7, 2011 at 2:22 pm #986745Oye, that’s a big one.
August 16, 2011 at 8:57 pm #98877817 lbs
August 16, 2011 at 9:49 pm #988801He’s a pretty one!
August 17, 2011 at 3:08 am #988900not sure where the blood came from, the hook was in the corner of the mouth.
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