well saturday night started around 9pm after I got off work and went down to a small dam I like to fish for bait and flatheads. Believe it or not, a lot come out of here and some of really good size 20-30 pounds. Last weekend I only stopped here for about an hour and my buddy landed one about 2-3 pounds. After sitting about an hour, my rod starting getting a bend and kept on going. Set the hook and got a small flathead probably no bigger than a few pounds. Couple hours later, same thing. Except this one came in at 10 pounds 4 oz. Gave up about an hour and a half later. Really snaggy here and very hard to fish, until I found a genius way to rig and can now consistently get on fish here.
Second night was CRAZY!! Ill include an old picture from last fall of this spot, but it hasnt changed. I threw my rods out and not 5 minutes later a huge run. Set the hook hard. Fought this fish in 30-40 yards. Could hardly get it off bottom and had my TWC extreme rod doubled over. Heaviest fish I have EVER had on the end of my line. Right at the bank it drops off to 15 ft, but I had it at the bank and grabbed the net as I am lifting the fish. BOOM a huge wake and my bullhead pulls out. Never saw it. Would have to guess 30^. F my life. Go back up and throw another out. 5 minutes later BAM! the fight is on. This fish is the same way, all the way in. As I am scooping this fish now that I can actually see, hook pulls again. This was about a 20 pound fish. Getting ticked, but the session is only 20 minutes in. Get back up as my other rod starts to run and landed this one about 5-6 pounds. Slowing down now as I wait 30 min for next run but sure enough it happened. This fish may have been smaller and not inhaled the bait entirely, but I set that hook and felt the fish for a slight second and gone. Couple fisherman across the way show up and start throwing rocks in and shining their headlamps all in the water (even after I went over there twice and told them whats up). The fish were completely shut down now. I sat for probably 2 more hours with no bites after 4-5 good runs in less than an hour. Will be looking forward to getting over there again.
I did not weigh the smaller fish, only the one that went 10lb4oz. I love flatties
Second night was CRAZY!! Ill include an old picture from last fall of this spot, but it hasnt changed. I threw my rods out and not 5 minutes later a huge run. Set the hook hard. Fought this fish in 30-40 yards. Could hardly get it off bottom and had my TWC extreme rod doubled over. Heaviest fish I have EVER had on the end of my line. Right at the bank it drops off to 15 ft, but I had it at the bank and grabbed the net as I am lifting the fish. BOOM a huge wake and my bullhead pulls out. Never saw it. Would have to guess 30^. F my life. Go back up and throw another out. 5 minutes later BAM! the fight is on. This fish is the same way, all the way in. As I am scooping this fish now that I can actually see, hook pulls again. This was about a 20 pound fish. Getting ticked, but the session is only 20 minutes in. Get back up as my other rod starts to run and landed this one about 5-6 pounds. Slowing down now as I wait 30 min for next run but sure enough it happened. This fish may have been smaller and not inhaled the bait entirely, but I set that hook and felt the fish for a slight second and gone. Couple fisherman across the way show up and start throwing rocks in and shining their headlamps all in the water (even after I went over there twice and told them whats up). The fish were completely shut down now. I sat for probably 2 more hours with no bites after 4-5 good runs in less than an hour. Will be looking forward to getting over there again.
I did not weigh the smaller fish, only the one that went 10lb4oz. I love flatties
Now that is how you do it. lol Still dont know how I didnt get a hook in my leg.
