I made the mistake of trying to target the shallower fish in the shallower contours pulling crankbaits and got no bites. It was close to lunch, so I moved deeper to get a small keeper catfish while the kids caught a keeper crappie each. And then, my daughter thought she had a hangup (which is logical because I was trolling 1.5 mph and the line was spooling out); after fighting it a bit and got movement like dead weight, I finally realized what was on the other end….an 8lb flathead catfish.

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