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Post by katfish on Oct 30, 2013 11:26:17 GMT -5
I bet that Lab loved it as much as you did.
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Post by katfish on Oct 30, 2013 11:23:41 GMT -5
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Post by katfish on Oct 28, 2013 9:14:47 GMT -5
Kris With the camouflage you can sneak up on flathead.
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Post by katfish on Oct 21, 2013 8:10:28 GMT -5
I (or anyone I know) have never been able to target flathead in open water in lakes. There is too much area to cover. We do however target structure in bays that hold baitfish. Feeding flathead make a circular hunting route at night and our tactic is to put baits along that feeding path. This may be a long and difficult search but sometimes you are rewarded with a trophy flathead. Find structure such as submerged timber or travel routes such as submerged creek channels.
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Post by katfish on Oct 21, 2013 7:40:27 GMT -5
The last 2 or 3 weeks have certainly been the time to get after flathead.
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Post by katfish on Oct 19, 2013 21:45:49 GMT -5
I think at some point a 50 pound scale could disappoint flathead fishermen. Then again you could be a Minnesota flathead guy and say 48 X 37 and guess at weights
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Post by katfish on Oct 19, 2013 8:17:07 GMT -5
Si has "Happy, happy, happy!" Look at Brittans picture and he has "Flathead happy!"
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Post by katfish on Oct 19, 2013 8:11:28 GMT -5
These little digital scales are available on Ebay. Very accurate and economical and run on AAA batteries. Rated up to 100 lbs so no problem knowing weight on trophy fish. I have a couple and the one I use has been modified, I cut off the little hook on the bottom and added 2 S hooks to make it stronger and easier to hook weigh sling. At this price ($6.85) there is no reason for people to "guess" the weight of their flathead
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Post by katfish on Oct 7, 2013 11:11:47 GMT -5
She is a pretty girl and a great cafisherman. Must have her mothers genetics
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Post by katfish on Oct 7, 2013 11:09:01 GMT -5
You guys are having an epic season! Congratulations
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Post by katfish on Oct 6, 2013 0:19:19 GMT -5
I think Kip is right. Flathead are very efficient hunters and completely inhale baits. They are use to baitfish struggling to escape and after swallowing they clamp their mouths tightly to prevent escape.
In lakes our lines are not held tight by current so we rely on flathead moving with baits to tighten lines before hookset. Occasionally we have female flathead that are content to swallow a bait and just lay motionless on bottom. I am not sure if they want to make sure the baitfish suffocates before moving or if they are content with one bait for a meal. It does make for a tense wait until the fish finally decides to move.
Setting a hook on lake fish is also more pro active. We allow the fish to run enough that we know the bait is taken and let them tighten lines before swinging and crossing their eyes. I have never had enough confidence in circle hooks to try them in lakes.
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Post by katfish on Oct 3, 2013 20:56:32 GMT -5
Chuck found me some Troph-E Cat rods. I think the company quit making them.
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Post by katfish on Oct 3, 2013 20:54:34 GMT -5
She always needs a net man
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Post by katfish on Oct 3, 2013 20:50:03 GMT -5
Jason Guisinger fished with my wife and I last night. This pretty 50# female bit and was reluctant to move after swallowing a hand sized bluegill. After a tense 10 minute wait we fed her line so she would tighten up for the hookset. I went in the little boat to play netman and this trophy pulled the 14 ft boat and Jason and I about 80 yds before tiring out. We caught channel cats all summer long but I agreed to weigh one Jason caught last night and was surprised it was 13 pounds. I've been underestimating their weights a lot this year.
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Post by katfish on Oct 3, 2013 20:42:12 GMT -5
You are all over those flathead. Tough to figure out a rig to work that spot.
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