Guests and flathead

  • katfish
    Ohio
    Posts: 65
    February 24, 2012 at 3:25 am #1222538

    When I was catching trophy flathead and posting
    pictures, other guys would challenge me. They
    said I had lots of experience but if I were good
    I could help less experienced anglers to catch flathead.

    I often take new flathead fishermen out and help them with
    big cats.

    I look forward to future challenges.

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    February 24, 2012 at 3:28 am #1042310

    Awesome job Katfish – you have such an amazing fishery down there!! Great to see those kids rocking some huge flats!

    P.S. Your avatar picture is awesome!

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    February 24, 2012 at 3:55 am #1042315

    Nice flatheads mr katfish. Looks like your passing down the passion to your youngsters and you can tell by the smiles on their faces they love fishing for the beasts too.

    stuwest
    Elmwood, WI
    Posts: 2254
    February 24, 2012 at 6:29 am #1042326

    nice job on both the fish and the newbies!! Congrats…

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    February 24, 2012 at 8:55 am #1042331

    Great pictures!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 24, 2012 at 12:34 pm #1042382

    Long time no see Rob!

    I looks like you’re still sticking the biguns!

    josh_eats_kitties
    Posts: 123
    February 24, 2012 at 12:45 pm #1042387

    That’s gotta be exciting for the weewuns…getting fish as big as they are! Nice work.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    February 24, 2012 at 2:16 pm #1042469

    Quote:

    Long time no see Rob!

    I looks like you’re still sticking the biguns!


    X2

    Nice to see you again.

    katfish
    Ohio
    Posts: 65
    February 27, 2012 at 4:37 am #1012125

    Quote:

    getting fish as big as they are!

    About 12 years ago, Kayla actually caught a flat almost 1 1/2 times her weight. She weighed a whopping 38 pounds.

    In mornings when I reeled up lines I often had channel cats that picked up baits.

    When I noticed one moved from the spot I set it out I would “assign” Kayla to reel in that rod. She really loved bringing in the channel cats.

    One morning I handed her a rod and when she hit the end of the slack I saw everything heading for the deep six and grabbed her.

    At first she refused to let me help but soon realized she couldn’t reel the fish in with one hand and reluctantly let me hold the rod while she reeled with both hands. The result was a 52 pound flathead.

    I told Doug Stange about it and during winter we

    went to an outdoor show. Kayla won a casting kids competition and Stange gave her a prize and announced he knew she was a great catfisherman.

    A few months later he put a little blurb in In Fisherman for her.

    shawnil
    Posts: 467
    February 27, 2012 at 2:43 pm #1043534

    Awesome pictures and story.

    Don’t be a stranger, always nice to hear from you!

    moosemj
    Fox River, NE IL
    Posts: 121
    February 29, 2012 at 12:44 pm #1044434

    Very cool! Kids love seeing big fish like that, and to know they reeled it i, WOW!

    katfish
    Ohio
    Posts: 65
    March 9, 2012 at 10:22 pm #1047902

    Moose the kids love the fish.

    One trick is to make sure the flathead don’t freak out and scare the kids.

    And never let the kids see you bleed

    moosemj
    Fox River, NE IL
    Posts: 121
    March 9, 2012 at 11:19 pm #1047920

    Its ok to show them, builds character. Just don’t tell them it hurts.

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