I lost what i thought was the flathead of a lifetime last summer. Those fish fight different than most, similar to reeling in dead weight. It had my pole doubled over for about 15 minutes then broke 30lb braided line.

I'm sure that fish never made it out of that river and back into the Kaw alive. I'd be willing to bet that it landed on some snaggers dinner plate. I know it's illegal, but i know a few people who catch the large flatheads from lake outlets and release them into the lake. I'm not one to tell people what to do with legally taken game, but it makes me sick to see trophy fish illegally taken away to be slaughtered.

Out.standing.

My biggest bass ever was about as big as your smallest one, you live in fishermans Nirvana

Why wouldn't you just weigh the fish?

God damn I want to go bass fishin. Used to go EVERY Saturday when living in Georgia, North Carolina and eastern Ok. Now in the Texas panhandle their ain't a god damn place to go within 2 hours. **** ! Been ****ed for 20 years.

I have been curing my chicken livers with garlic salt and anise. Toughens the liver up so you don't need thread. Works like a champ. Been catching the shit out of catfish this year.

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Anybody have any luck lately? The last few times we went out, we had very little success. Caught a saugeye and channel Saturday morning. That was all we caught for five hours of fishing. The water is around 82 degrees and the moss is starting to die off. It seems most fishing reports have most Oklahoma lakes as below average fishing right now.

I did have very good success at a lease pond. Pond was covered in moss, so it was top water frogs only. Caught several decent sized. I've never caught fish on frogs so it was pretty fun. My buddy and I took a small two man canoe out on the ponds.

Gonna have to give this a try. Watched a youtube video a while back about soaking cut up hot dogs in the same thing and letting it sit around to ripen up. The guy was catching some nice ones on it.

I've got some friends that are doing well on remote parts of the Kansas river, but they all have boats.

Me? I can't even get a bite anymore. Last three trips i haven't gotten one

Had a huge flathead break my line this morning. Made up for it with a nice blue

Nice :thumb:




I wish I could go but haven't been able too and I'm depressed not going.

Wow, thats outstanding... what bait did you have?

Wish I had something to brag about, but this might've been my worst spring/summer of fishing ever

My best spot is way out in the woods on a creek, there was an absolutely humongous tree along the bank that had to have been every bit of 200 + years old, this thing was like one of those California redwoods

Well during the spring, a combination of bank erosion and a huge storm knocked it down, and it fell DIRECTLY along the only part of the bank thats relatively open... it pretty much destroyed my best spot

I've been fishing that spot since i was in junior high. Caught him on a goldfish. Growing up i lived 3 blocks away from there. I love that spot. It reminds me of being a little kid.

Lip or tail hooked and still alive, or pierce it through the gut to let the blood flow?

Through the eyes.