60 lb St Croix Flathead

  • Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 60016
    July 24, 2013 at 8:31 am #1185261

    Congrats STEVE!!

    You’ve put in your dues over the years and it’s great to see a fish that size again!!

    When push comes to shove, a scale and the pound reading always win out!!

    Totally awesome fish!

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3681
    July 24, 2013 at 10:55 am #1185265

    Congratulations! That is a beautiful fish!

    FishinPaul
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 172
    July 24, 2013 at 10:55 am #1185266

    What a BEAST! CONGRATS!!!

    skunkboy
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 172
    July 24, 2013 at 11:46 am #1185271

    Wow, you’re tearing them up this year!!! Can’t wait til I retire to do that stuff every night too.

    Are you fishing the same hole or short stretch of the St Croix or are you everywhere on the river. Just curious (don’t worry about me, I’m not driving upo there to steal your spots or going to set a bunch of bank lines in you spot).

    Thanks for all the reports and pic’s…it’s inspiring.

    L8R…Ken

    grumpy
    Iowa, Clinton
    Posts: 489
    July 24, 2013 at 12:12 pm #1185275

    Makes my 5lb. Channel CAT look like a minnow!

    Catch & RELEASE?

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    July 24, 2013 at 12:22 pm #1185277

    That is a BEAST of a fish! Congrats on the pb

    eyehuntr14
    SE WI
    Posts: 102
    July 24, 2013 at 12:23 pm #1185278

    Congrat’s on that “Old Behemoth”!!! You said that you should now be in 2nd…how big was the 1st place fish???

    steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    July 24, 2013 at 12:27 pm #1185282

    Quote:

    Are you fishing the same hole or short stretch of the St Croix or are you everywhere on the river. Just curious (don’t worry about me, I’m not driving upo there to steal your spots or going to set a bunch of bank lines in you spot).
    L8R…Ken

    I’ve been at this a long time and I have a pretty good string of spots to fish where I have caught fish before. If I’ve caught a fish in a spot before I know it holds the bait that they are looking for. I don’t have any trouble with spots to fish. It is a big river and the fish are most everywhere.

    steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    July 24, 2013 at 12:37 pm #1185286

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    Congrat’s on that “Old Behemoth”!!! You said that you should now be in 2nd…how big was the 1st place fish???

    The King of the Cats is a free fishing contest most of us old cat guys participate in. Go to “King of the Cats.org” and you can see the leaderboards for channel cats, flatheads and sturgeon. It is a fun way to keep track of the cat bite and who is catching fish and where.

    You accumulate points by adding the length and girth of your fish and submitting them in the on-line submission form. The contest runs from April to October and they keep a tally of your top 3 submissions. It is pretty simple and easy for the contestants and is a lot of fun.

    It adds a little fun competition during the catfish season. There are some pretty good fishermen participating and they will share info and the running banter on the fishing websites is kind of interesting.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13478
    July 24, 2013 at 12:41 pm #1185288

    Way to go steve. My kids wanted to know where you caught it and I told them just down river from where we swim.

    FishBlood&RiverMud
    Prescott
    Posts: 6687
    July 24, 2013 at 12:52 pm #1185254

    Nice steve, I caught a 46×31 on the croix last fall too. Congrats!!!

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    July 24, 2013 at 1:44 pm #1185313

    Wow what a beast is right. Did you have to net it yourself?

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    July 24, 2013 at 2:12 pm #1185320

    Way to go, Steve. You got Catfish Hunter!

    stcroixer
    Croix Valley
    Posts: 689
    July 24, 2013 at 2:33 pm #1164743

    What a beautiful flathead Steve, and congrats on the new personal best!! Anybody that has fished the Croix for cats knows how special that fish is!!

    60 lb’s That monster makes me think its time to chase some cats down my way on the Croix!! We are long overdue for a trip out, let me know if you are short a net man.

    moxie
    Sioux City,IA
    Posts: 874
    July 24, 2013 at 3:00 pm #1185338

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    I plan on getting another one tomorrow night.

    Love your plans She’s a beauty Steve!!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    July 24, 2013 at 3:06 pm #1185340

    Nice job Steve. Congrats on that beast!

    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    July 24, 2013 at 5:02 pm #1185372

    River monster for sure!!

    Phil Bauerly
    Walker, MN - Leech Lake
    Posts: 866
    July 24, 2013 at 5:30 pm #1164803

    Boom!

    Must have been a battle.

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    July 26, 2013 at 2:40 am #1185780

    Heck of a fish Steve, nice one! Bigger then any I’ve gotten,,,but only by a few pounds lol, congratulations bigtime.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    July 26, 2013 at 12:55 pm #1185811

    Whoa! That’s a beast, Steve. Way to go, buddy!

    buschman
    Pool 2
    Posts: 1849
    August 9, 2013 at 1:08 am #1188664

    That is a great fish!

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