Flathead Catfish Photo Gallery

[DTro]

Awesome cf!! Congrats. Same size as my pb. I think I got a pound or two more out of my scale. They sure are tough to weigh when they get that big. Man I'm jealous, way to go!!

[jamjumper]

That fish is one of the very reasons I took to sitting in the middle of the night waiting for a run! Congrats!

[pureinsanity]

Nice fish guys! Glad someone out there is catching them. God knows I can't

[PierBridge]

I call them as I see them.

Just out curiosity for fun how big in your estimation are these fish.

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[Lowblazah]

WOW! Nice fish CFHUNTER!

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

Ya your avatar is a much better pic

Pic1 41x28

pic2 33x?

pic3 30x23

Lol could be way off hard to tell when the heads pulled back and tail pushed forward

[CFHunter]

Just saying in the pic it doesn't look that size

Full size oar marked off every 6" so there is no doubts.

Fish was caught on a bullhead that I purchased at Bunting's Bait and Small Engine Repair in North Redwood right across from the elevator. Check out Jason's shop next time you need bait in the area or if you need your motor tuned. Always has a good stock of bait for those of you that come down for the Franklin Derby. He's got everything you need. The number is 507-637-8416.

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

Yep thats a nice fish man

[blakeb]

sucks that it had to end up on a stringer....

[CFHunter]

It was on a stringer for about 20 to 30 minutes because we didn't remember to bring the measuring stick so rather than keeping it out of the water the whole time l had it swimming around so there was less stress on the fish. When we released it it took off in less than a minute. I catch and release everything catfish I catch.

[aanderud]

Nice fish CFHunter! Wow, mid 50s. Trophy for sure WTG on the PB. And on the release. And it was a MONEY fish!!

Dtro, as for getting a couple pounds out of your scale...realize that a girth measurement is just ONE measurement around, but the fish is 48 inches long. The tail section alone (which is not typically measured) can easily have several pounds of variance -- we've all seen fish with skinnier tails and fatter tails.

I would definitely NOT assume your scale in inaccurate just because one fish of that length/girth doesn't weigh EXACTLY what someone else's fish of that length/girth weighs. Realize that "a couple pounds" on a 50+ pound fish is within 5%, which is most definitely within the variance given only 2 measurements of a fish. If you weighed 100 people with the same height and waist measurement, I guarantee you get at least a 5% variance in weight.

I'd say it's MORE likely the case that people get a more accurate measurement off a scale than they ever will with a ruler and formula. I guess that's probably a big reason why most big money tourneys have weigh-ins instead of measurements.

[goblueM]

sucks that it had to end up on a stringer....

i'm sure it was fine. they're tough animals. release mortality from catfish caught on trotlines is no different from rod and reel mortality, and they spend hours on a trotline sometimes. So less than an hour on a stringer probably didn't harm it too much

[OLY]

This one is for you Here kitty kitty

Does it look like a 50lber now?

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

I like that angle much better, you ca see length and girth a lot better.

[blakeb]

what a beast

[DARK30]

Interesting color on that fish...looks like a ghost. Nice!

[aanderud]

Interesting color on that fish...looks like a ghost. Nice!

Hey I think you're onto something. Or how about Gandalf!

[TruthWalleyes]

Don't let them get you down too much CFHUNTER. Keep them pics coming... Truely nice cats!!

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

How did I do Pier? Just wondering

[pureinsanity]

Tough Crowd HKK eh? Are we really getting defensive about a fish size??? Just sayin! Nice fish all around everyone.

[still floats guy]

I remember when there weren't many folks on this board. To see that there are over a half million views of this gallery alone is impressive. Congrats to all the admins and regular folks. You are doing a great service for the fishery.

[RumRiverRat]

More pics, less questioning sizes please.

[goblueM]

i'll oblige ya RRR. although this one was 72 pounds, so I'm sure some will question the size

[DTro]

I've been keeping an ongoing blog in the premium forums and haven't shared many photos here, but here's a few from this year.

[RumRiverRat]

i'll oblige ya RRR. although this one was 72 pounds, so I'm sure some will question the size

Looks more like 73 to me.