Joshbecky1 Loc: Indiana 47859

Anybody else out there doin any good? Live bait n Red Bull

Jim Sargent Loc: Payson, AZ

That's a lot of fish Josh.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Wow 😮

DVTracker Loc: Harrisburg, PA.

Nice big cat Josh, congrats! Welcome to the Stage and that’s a good way to introduce yourself.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Welcome aboard Josh. That's a monster. The belly meat is the best on them Flatheads.

Rich B. Loc: Glen Mills pa

Yessir!! Nice one Josh! Thanks for sharing a pic of that fat cat!

Cichlacat Steve Loc: FL, MO, IL

That’s a great flathead for sure. My father and I used to catch and clean large cats and they were delicious.

But with the Asian carp invasion we quickly release any gar, bowfin, large catfish etc. Predation on the Asian carp by our predators is one way to try to stop the invasion.

I’ve contacted local fish and game asking them to stock white bass and strippers in the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio River systems.

Of course white bass and strippers can’t devour full grown carp. But they can eat the babies.

The Asian carp invasion is probably beyond our control but we still need to keep trying.

After a successful spawning run on the Mississippi River, I saw a dark ribbon about a foot wide running parallel to the banks. What was it?
Millions probably billions of newly hatched baby Asian carp along the river banks as for as the eyes could see in either direction.

I’d love to see a large school of white bass, wipers, or strippers corner these schools of carp and decimate them.

But I too would be very proud of catching that flathead. I’ve never caught one that large but have caught plenty of blue cats on the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers that rival that size.

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

Holy Toledo, that's one ginormous kitty! Must've been a heckuva fight!

FishNChick Loc: Oracle , Az

Congrats on that !!!