lefty Report post Posted March 27, 2022 Caught this flathead at Bartlett this morning on a chatter bait, my scale only went up to 20 pounds, how much do you think this thing weighs, this is the first flathead I've ever caught 11 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted March 27, 2022 40+ Great fish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted March 27, 2022 I was gonna say 40+ as well. I have caught a few in the 30's and they all looked smaller than that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted March 27, 2022 C&R or fillets? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
high rise hunter Report post Posted March 27, 2022 Definitely over 40. Great catch! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roosevelt Mark Report post Posted March 27, 2022 Yep mid 40's fore sure. Nice fish man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted March 27, 2022 Wow!! I'll say 37. 3 what do I win? 😆 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lefty Report post Posted March 27, 2022 I let it go, I wish I had a scale that went that high, I'm guessing it had to be at least 40 lbs it was heavy, when I tossed it back it was like someone doing a cannon ball off the boat, it splashed all of us. I was jigging that chatter bait off the bottom when I hooked into it, I told my son to get the net, after a minute I told him it has to be a catfish because they don't have bass in Bartlett this big, after a few minutes it showed itself for a second before making a big run, when I saw it I said you might as well put the net down it ain't big enough ha ha. I've never seen a mouth on a fish that big, my chatter bait looked tiny in there, it was an awesome experience. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redhammer911 Report post Posted March 27, 2022 Glad you let it go takes years for a fish to grow to that size; nice catch... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddielasvegas Report post Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, lefty said: I let it go, I wish I had a scale that went that high, I'm guessing it had to be at least 40 lbs it was heavy, when I tossed it back it was like someone doing a cannon ball off the boat, it splashed all of us. I was jigging that chatter bait off the bottom when I hooked into it, I told my son to get the net, after a minute I told him it has to be a catfish because they don't have bass in Bartlett this big, after a few minutes it showed itself for a second before making a big run, when I saw it I said you might as well put the net down it ain't big enough ha ha. I've never seen a mouth on a fish that big, my chatter bait looked tiny in there, it was an awesome experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
