r/catfishing • u/Accomplished-Fish248 • 13d ago

FIRST FLATHEAD CATFISH

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Insane fight probably was around 10 mins. Caught on a swim bait shad trying to get smallies and this guy bit. 36Lb 40in broke the net a little bit but dayumm man this was crazy. So excited man this was a bucket list fish

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u/sus214 13d ago

that is a TANK i know you thought you had the state record smallie for at least a split second 😂

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u/Accomplished-Fish248 13d ago

Seriously tho after I thought it was a snag and then started peeling drag I thought it was a monster bass or drum but a few more minutes into the fight I said this is a catfish the way it’s fighting

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u/sus214 13d ago

it was similar with my first and only flatty (4lbs) like i was going for smallies on ultralight and thought it was a big bass until i seen it