Fall flatheads

[Romo]

Had off yesterday and decided to try for some fall flatheads in the schuylkill. Threw a jig n pig while catching bait and got a bonus bass. My favorite fall pattern is to fish shallow flats in the hottest part of the afternoon and it worked again. Only made it out a couple times for flatheads this year but it was good to feel some decent pullage before this long cold winter starts.

[YaknBass]

nice fish!! surprizing how powerful they are... good day!!

[mweber02]

Wow, nice fish!

[perchy]

Nice job! How long did it take to bring that bad boy in?

[Romo]

Whoops meant to put this in the non kayak section. Both fish put up a good fight when they ran off the flat and into the main river current. I use Calcutta 400 bsvs on musky rods with 50 lb braid. They definitely fight better in the cold water.

[Big Mike]

So ugly it's beautiful. Quite the monster and a fish to be proud of.

[Turtle135]

wow! the head on that catfish is huge! what is your favorite bait for flatheads?

[Romo]

Before I got a kayak I fished really hard for flatheads and have caught them up to 39 lbs in the skuke. They respond differently to different bait based on the season and the section of river. Up my way they seem to prefer trout in the spring with suckers and bullheads better in the fall. Sunfish are also a great all around bait. I caught these two on cut sunfish because they're he easiest to get on short notice. Cut bait seems to work best in the daytime in the fall regardless of species while a big lively bait works better on hot summer nights.

[Rockchaser]

Nice fish!