Flathead Catfish Photo Gallery

[Joshuaace]

I need to get out! I think you would have owned that state record Joshuaace !!

I thought so at the time, but at 11:30 p.m. with no live well, trying to get that fish to certified scales would have been a death sentence. The Illinois record will fall soon enough, I don't need to offend the fish gods with the unneccessary slaughter of a fish for a record.

[Shack]

Gordie was a flat fishing machine today, well till around the noon hour.

Nice flat Gordie. Biggest one I have ever seen with my own eyes. I pick the spots and people catch fish lol. Just have to work on that bullie wiff casts so we actually have hungry monsters to catch. Shacks food shelf for hungry flats was open and in full swing today. Fun times this weekend with LFC & Elwood. Some nice flats were boated.

Sunburn, sunburn, and can I say sun burnnnn! Beware of the sun burn.

Nice fish everyone. Things are rolling hard and time is tight.

Josh. Welcome to HSO and that is one heck-of-a-fish.

[Carp-fisher]

Gordie hats off buddy. That's a fish of a lifetime for sure.

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

Gordie thats a monster way to go!

[nsnutter]

Beautiful fish Gordie ... way to go!!!!

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Joshuaace...that's very respectable that you didn't risk the life of that beautiful fish for a state record. It's not worth it in my opinion...just a name in a book. Definitely bad Catfish karma.

If you don't mind me asking, what river was that fish out of in Illinois?

And Gordie, again, sweet fish!

[Borch]

WOW!!!

What a beast!

Nice fish Gordie!

[aanderud]

Hotpocket and Gordie are on fire this year with the 50 incher club. Nice one! I love how you didn't let one blown engine ruin your weekend. Thank goodness for hot-spares, eh? Another example of why a guy needs to have at least 2 of everything!

[Surreal Deal]

Nice fish guys... I'm definitely green with flathead envy!

[DTro]

I thought so at the time, but at 11:30 p.m. with no live well, trying to get that fish to certified scales would have been a death sentence. The Illinois record will fall soon enough, I don't need to offend the fish gods with the unneccessary slaughter of a fish for a record.

Very commendable, kudos to you! A big chunk of Karma just fell on your head.

[Gordie]

Thats awsome Josh and in my eyes you are the state record holder.

again awsome fish and great release

[Joshuaace]

Joshuaace...that's very respectable that you didn't risk the life of that beautiful fish for a state record. It's not worth it in my opinion...just a name in a book. Definitely bad Catfish karma.

If you don't mind me asking, what river was that fish out of in Illinois?

And Gordie, again, sweet fish!

That was the second monster I've caught out of Clinton Lake, Dewitt county, Illinois.

[Gordie]

Here are a couple more pics the first ones dont really show the size of this fish

[HotPocket]

I like that last pic.

[goblueM]

how much does a 50X31.5 weigh? i plugged it into one calculator and it said 77 pounds, that can't be right... can it? I don't really trust it

[Gordie]

the weight estimate chart I looked at said 50x31 was 60.8 lbs we had a scale but didnt get to use it personally I think the fish was between 55 and 57 lbs

[Scott K]

I thought so at the time, but at 11:30 p.m. with no live well, trying to get that fish to certified scales would have been a death sentence. The Illinois record will fall soon enough, I don't need to offend the fish gods with the unneccessary slaughter of a fish for a record.

Good call, I couldnt kill a fish either, just to have my name in a book.

[DARK30]

Some bruisers on here! Nice fish people!

[blakeb]

i am so jealous, nothing but mediums for me, it will change tho i will get a bruiser soon, Good job guys keep it up!!!

[mrklean]

nice job gordie so where is that spot

[Carp-fisher]

54 x 37

Thanks for taking me out John and Darren!

[goblueM]

54x37? fish doesn't look nearly that big...

[DTro]

Nope, I witnessed it.

[Carp-fisher]

I have freakishly large hands

[goblueM]

ah, gotcha - using the metric system, right ?