Home Forums Fishing Freshwater new PB flathead catfish from the kayak

No, it was caught on a heavy trot line we made with a limited number of hooks using 4-6" bluegill for bait. We made it not to cover a lot of water, but to (hopefully) be able to handle fish just like this. Layne wants to hook into a fish like this from the kayak using his heavy spinning gear next. If/when he does he may really get to go for a ride...

Layne did catch this one on rod & reel last summer at the same lake, but he was fishing off the dock as we didn't have the kayaks then. He really did a nice job with it as he landed it using 8# test line. I wasn't there that day, but our daughter was there helping our friends with a painting project, so she handled net duties. When they called me Layne was so excited he could hardly talk! Can't be the same fish, though, as that one last year came home to swim in the hot grease.