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Biggest catfish I ever caught! Is this a flat head?
Oct 16, 2019 06:14:55   #
Jonmaly Loc: Porter Texas. 20 minutes north of Houston
 
This is a fish I caught yesterday and a half hour fishing trip after work. In a pond I call my Academy pond. It has been producing very well for me.



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Oct 16, 2019 09:13:56   #
DennyLongley Loc: Bay City Michigan
 
Yes. It is a flathead.. looks like you got him on a jig too... they're fattening up getting ready for hibernation right now too..

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Oct 16, 2019 09:14:25   #
DennyLongley Loc: Bay City Michigan
 
Nice catch!!

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Oct 16, 2019 12:26:38   #
Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.
 
Looks like dinner.

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Oct 16, 2019 13:09:31   #
fishrmans Loc: Waushara Cnty Wisconsin and Port Charlotte Fl
 
Best eating of all the catfish.

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Oct 16, 2019 13:24:21   #
badbobby Loc: Humble Texas
 
Jonmaly wrote:
This is a fish I caught yesterday and a half hour fishing trip after work. In a pond I call my Academy pond. It has been producing very well for me.


very nice catfish Jon
light tackle too
congrats

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Oct 16, 2019 13:33:13   #
Jonmaly Loc: Porter Texas. 20 minutes north of Houston
 
I released that fish. I release most of my fish. I keep all my saltwater fish for eating but I do like catfish. But if I want catfish for dinner I know where to go catch them right away.

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Oct 16, 2019 13:36:37   #
Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona
 
Which one is truly the best-tasting? Since I'm originally from the northeast, we caught/ate mostly bullheads (horned pout), which were pretty tasty ! Traveling along the I-40 towards Arizona some years back, I tried blackened catfish in a restaurant in Jackson,Tenn.; it was very good, but I have no idea which one they served ! Have yet to catch one here (Az.), but looking forward to
it; no blues here, though, just channels and flatheads ! Just wondering about other opinions amongst our Forum friends !

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Oct 16, 2019 13:39:09   #
jrchop Loc: Comanche Oklahoma
 
That is a beautiful cat, you can freeze the fillets,I usually cut them into smaller pieces, like chunks, easier to eat. And fill a quart freezer baggie and put a teaspoon or so iodiozed table salt and fill with water, freeze and year later we taste like they did the day you caught it. Just make sure there is no air space

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Oct 17, 2019 11:55:34   #
Phil138 Loc: Gallatin, Tennessee
 
Nice cat. IMO flatheads are the best tasting. They are not garbage feeders like other catfish, they eat live things! Oh the catfish you ate in Jackson TN was most likely farm raised channel catfish. I’m in TN and have caught channel and flathead from the same water. Wife said throw all channel back, but keep the flatheads after comparing them! Smart Lady, she was!

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Oct 17, 2019 12:21:13   #
Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.
 
Phil138 wrote:
Nice cat. IMO flatheads are the best tasting. They are not garbage feeders like other catfish, they eat live things! Oh the catfish you ate in Jackson TN was most likely farm raised channel catfish. I’m in TN and have caught channel and flathead from the same water. Wife said throw all channel back, but keep the flatheads after comparing them! Smart Lady, she was!
and farm raised nothing has the flavor of wild caught.

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Nov 6, 2019 15:09:13   #
Troutismygame Loc: Charleston Area West Virginia
 
Takes alot of years for them to get big. It's good I think that you released him. Channels are good to eat.

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