Small Flathead, BIG appetite! 9/19

[FASTEDDIE29]

Had a very rare half day of work last Thursday. Headed west to the Musky to catch bait and do some catfishing. There were Rainbow Trout in almost every hole I checked. 1 hole held about 25 or so Bows. I stayed there caught my bait and smacked the crap out of those feisty Trout. A couple of em’ took a ride with me to the big river. Haha! Got a few small Flatheads in the 4-5 lb. range. One of them was so hungry that it devoured a 9 inch Rainbow. Amazing what these invasive species can fit in there mouth!

Also on this day I hooked, almost landed and then proceeded to lose the biggest Musky in my life. Would’ve been a PB for me. I had her by the tail but she didn’t like that very much. So she took off running and while I was trying to turn her for the 3rd time to get her in she did a head shake and snapped the 8lb. test leader on my ultra lite Walleye rod. Nothing I could do unfortunately. Why must these big, allegedly smart fish have to eat small Keitech’s meant for other fish!?!?!?!? DAMMIT!!! TIGHT LINEZ!!!:D
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[Mikey topaz]

You see it time and time again these big muskys caught on stupid tiny small jigs and small lures!!! Buddy I hope the legend is still in one piece and not a two piece.....???? Your gonna need it soon

[thmyorke1]

Those flatheads are sorta pretty when they're not abominably huge.

Nice way to combine trout fishing and catfishing together. Sorry about the lost musky but oh well they're just carp with teeth after all :D :D :D You got your target species!

[AndyS]

Damn on the SKI !!! Great report !

[ALS Mako]

Heartbreaker for sure eddie, but hey, at least you got on the water.

[Chrisper4694]

a face only a mother could love!

[ALS Mako]

a face only a mother could love!

Are you talking the flathead or eddie? Or both?:D:p

[Jigman13]

Got them in the canal on jigs! Had others following that were MUCH bigger then the one I landed!

[Esox Luciano]

Sucks about the ski, figures he'd bite the small setup. Still a nice flathead though!! Nice catch!

[JDTuna]

They have an appetite for sure! Great fish, sorry about the 'ski.

[Chrisper4694]

Are you talking the flathead or eddie? Or both?:D:p

up for debate

[Hookmanski]

Those things are crazy looking! Bummer about the musky, but you'll get an even bigger one next time :D