Fishing for Large Flatheads: Bridle Rigging Large Live Suckers and Other Live Baits

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This was a three part (thanks to YouTube's old time restrictions on video length) series I did awhile back on bridle rigging large live baits to maximise your success on landing large flatheads. A huge key in why this method really helps your overall odds is because the bait/sucker stays alive for much longer periods of time. My findings are that this method helps keep large suckers alive 5-10 times longer than traditional hooking methods.

Having lively suckers does mean a greater chance with hooking into a larger hungry flathead but the second positive of this method is hook placement and embedment. It provides the overall clearest path for hook travel during the hookset. I explain more in the videos but here you go:

Here is an example of bridle rigging in action. Actually filmed the over tutorial after catching this flathead.