new PB flathead catfish from the kayak

Set the crappie poles aside this past weekend to get Layne and a friend out to set lines on a small lake our friends own. Will be a fishing trip they always remember as Layne pulled a new PB flathead catfish into the kayak - 45" long and weighed 42#! Love his friend's reaction as the fish is pulled up out of the water...😲 Since we still have some fillets in the freezer from two 20-25# fish we kept from this lake in June, we practiced a little C.P.R. with this one - Catch, Photograph, & Released to grow bigger. Making memories...
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Congrats ! great fish and pictures . :ThumbsUp

Wow

Very nice. Congrats.

Yes that look on his bud’s face said it all! Thanks for the pics!

Awesome!

Congrats, that's some catch! What was your bait?

Skip

very nice

Awesome catch!! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]


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Congrats on a great catch Layne and on doing CPR! Those guys will always know there's a big one in there which will boost confidence when fishing that lake!

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Originally Posted by skiptomylu

Congrats, that's some catch! What was your bait?

Skip

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Thanks, Skip, and to all other members who have replied, too. We were using 4-6" bluegill for bait. Glad I was able to be there with the waterproof camera to get some pictures of the fun as it happened. Great memories!

Wow, great pictures, beautiful fish. Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Lonnie84

Congrats on a great catch Layne and on doing CPR! Those guys will always know there's a big one in there which will boost confidence when fishing that lake!

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I was proud of Layne as he suggested releasing it before I even brought that up. I know he would like to hook into it again, but this time on a pole fishing from his kayak.

In that first pic, the buddy has the look on his face of "we're gonna need a bigger net!", like Sheriff Brody in "Jaws".

That's awesome !! Ain't nothing better than fried flathead belly !!!

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Originally Posted by 6poundtest

In that first pic, the buddy has the look on his face of "we're gonna need a bigger net!", like Sheriff Brody in "Jaws".

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Layne has hauled a few fish in the 20-35# range into the small aluminum boat we used to use to set lines, but this was just the second time out for his friend. On the first trip they lost a fish of about 20# right at the net, but that net wasn't going to help with this fish. I wish I would have had video going when they both had a hold of the line and the fish gave that first good tug that moved both kayaks about 3'...:woohoo

A lifetime memory. Very nice.

Layne caught this one on rod & reel last summer at the same lake, but he was fishing off the dock as we didn't have the kayaks then. He really did a nice job with it as he landed it using 8# test line. I wasn't there that day, but our daughter was there helping our friends with a painting project, so she handled net duties. When they called me Layne was so excited he could hardly talk! Can't be the same fish, though, as that one last year came home to swim in the hot grease. https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...fault/grin.gif
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Great catch!

very nice sir , congrats

Nice!!!!

Did he look like the boat ride in the movie Moby Dick?

Wow, supercool!
He will remember that forever.


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Great catch. Love seeing catches like that from the waters around here. Congrats guys.
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Nice!!!!

Did he look like the boat ride in the movie Moby Dick?

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Yes, Layne definitely had to hold on for the ride just a bit until the fish was calm enough to get a hold of and lift over the side. Fun to watch and certainly a catch he will remember!

Wow, congrats!