70# FlatHead

[BuzzBait]

This is a picture of my brother and his biggest cat yet...He caught it on the St.Francis last Friday...Enjoy:biggrin: http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/buzzbait_2006/fish.jpg

[Thunder Gobble]

Man just look at all that fine eaten...:thumb:

[jerry dean]

That's a big ole op.

[theridgehunter]

Dang what a fish. :eek:

[jerry dean]

Buzz,

Did he catch that flat on a trotline?

[browning_gold_12]

dangit boy:eek: how did he catch it? BG12

[crackshot82]

dangit boy:eek: how did he catch it? BG12


On a buzzbait mabe:dontknow: :fit:

[.270Win]

Now that's what I call a CATFISH!!! :hair: :thumb:

.270Win

[John Stiles]

Good golly....ya know...in the bible, there's a story how Jonah tried to take a slight detour, and got swallowed by a big fish. Now...some folks have said it was a whale, some said it was a really big crappie[NOT] but I can now safely surmize: it might'a been a catfish!!~John

[duck]

Talking about a monster.:omg:

[BuzzBait]

Buzz,

Did he catch that flat on a trotline?
caught it on a deep sea rod and reel.....he was using cut bait....fought it over 45 min....

[SS]

Thats a good one.

[TheBattman]

WOW! How long does it take for one of those to get that size????

[John Stiles]

At a pound a year....it'd be 70 years...but that fish had to come into contact with nuclear waste or somethin.....dawg what a monster! I bet if you'd have donated it to AGFC...not only would they have given you an accurate age, but a whole lotta other data...plus, you never know, they mighta mounted it for ya and put it in the AGFC museum with the fisherman's name onit!!~John

[fish]

At a pound a year....it'd be 70 years...but that fish had to come into contact with nuclear waste or somethin.....dawg what a monster! I bet if you'd have donated it to AGFC...not only would they have given you an accurate age, but a whole lotta other data...plus, you never know, they mighta mounted it for ya and put it in the AGFC museum with the fisherman's name onit!!~John
John ,Flatheads grow alot more that a pound a year. That's a biggun , but no record. Biggest I've caught ever on a rod was 60 lbs. Fish grow they're whole lives if they get plenty to eat. The Sayers caught a 139 lber on a snagline below David D Terry Lock and Dam years ago. The Arkansas sportfishing record of 80 lbs was caught at Ozark. Below the dam there on the Arkansas River. That's one fish to be proud of , most will never get the chance to catch one over 40lbs. Tell yor brother congratulations on a fine once in a lifetime catch.:thumb:

[hortonhunter]

Giant absolute giant

[catfish]

That is an awesome fish. I caught a 40 and a 43#er on light tackle on our lake here at work about 6 years ago. I thought they were big. That 70#er is huge.

[ccroom]

Damn, I grew up fishing the St. Francis. I've caught some impressive cats there but nothing of that caliber. I like fishing @ Parkin, Cody, and Burnt Cane (Round Pond). What section of river did he catch the beast?

[BuzzBait]

OHHHH somewhere between Marriana and Forrest City:biggrin: