baby flathead cats

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alta loma, about 2 1/2 3 hr drive from you....but in this heat i wouldnt transport in the back of a truck...lol.

maybe we can work somethin out, i've been wanting to fish topock for a while now so maybe we can meet up sometime.
 
what would u bait a trap with to catch baby flatheads?any suggestions will b accepted tyvm!
 
graysilm;226106; said:
Soon as the water temp here gets warmer I can get small flatheads in quantity. Me and a few of my buddies electrofish with an old telephone crank (yes its legal in the river we do it in) and we can get small flatheads, blues, and channels in abundance. Like I said it is legal to shock them in the river, but I'm not sure about keeping transporting them alive, but I will give it a shot. Let me know.
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As soon as I read you could legally shock catfish I knew we must be neighbors! Only place in the country I know of where you can do that! Catfish can be transported and sold in NC, especially non native catfish like flat heads!
 
graysilm;232980; said:
I can and will get some, just let me know what size you like. I can get them from about 4" to 3'. I can ship fish, and I have good shipping techniques, however my only concern is the fact that these flatheads, like most catfish have sharp spines. I am somewhat concerned that the spines would stick through the bag. Let me know if you have any ideas on how to address this issue. Like I said before, I cannot get these fish until the river temp reaches 70+ degrees. Right now it is around 54 degrees, but the air is supposed to warm up a lot this week so hopefully it will not be too long until I can get the fish, but I anticipate it will be early to mid April. Write back and let me know what your thoughts are.
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If you need help shipping fish let me know, I do routinely.
 
what would u bait a trap with to catch baby flatheads?any suggestions will b accepted tyvm!
 
gar man;2130459; said:
what would u bait a trap with to catch baby flatheads?any suggestions will b accepted tyvm!
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I've never caught a baby flathead in a trap, lots of bullheads and madtoms but no Flatheads. I plan to set a trap tomorrow night in the North East Cape Fear where I know there are flat heads and see if I can catch a few, I plan to use chicken liver, I usually use shrimp or sardines in can with a hole punched in it.
 
gar man;2131743; said:
ok pm me if it works ill try it in the missouri lol :P
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I set my trap last night and I went this morning at day break to check it and I had three big river shrimp but nothing else. Hard to believe I didn't at least get a crayfish, an eel or a sunfish.
 
how much r u selling the flatheads for? i live in council bluffs iowa
 
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