Arizona's "Flathead Ed" & His Record Catfish
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2014
- Eddie "Flathead Ed" Wilcoxson owns the state record for the heaviest fish ever caught in Arizona. In the early morning hours of April 12, 2013, he caught a 76.54 lb. flathead catfish at Bartlett Lake.
This video was created by the Information Branch of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Video producer: David Majure
This is fantastic - thanks Ed and Arizona Fish and Game.
I read about you before I saw your video. It is really good too see someone with all that good gear and desire to go out and catch them and release them. Those children were having a ball!
This man may be one of the most stereotypical looking Arizonans ever.
J-Bird Oliver ... apparently it WORKS 🤣
I was thinking the same exact thing lmao
J-Bird Oliver and your one of the most stereotypical racists ever smh
Oregonian raised, been in Arizona 38 years, figure I'm Native now, I resemble that Remark..hahahaha :D
J-Bird Oliver it’s true been here ten years and now I rock the cowboy hat on some days. Lol
Really nice story and a really nice guy ... it was great to see him teaching his grandkids respect for sport!!
I've never heard of anyone letting bluegill splash around in the water first.
Ima give it a shot
Same here. Learn something new everyday. Great videos from great people!
i do it in kansas, kinda like a dinner bell. couldnt tell you if it does anything or not, just kinda something iv always done with live bait
WHAT a great LIFE he's got going.. HAPPY MAN MAKING OTHERS HAPPY TOO.. AWESOME
Great video. Love u Arizona game and fish dept. Best thing to do on your time off. FISHING.
CPR, I like that. Good stuff gentlemen.
Good stuff indeed!
Miss fishing Bartlett lake. They called it Bartlett and Pleasant so I don't know which lake he caught it in, but I miss it there.
He caught the catfish on Bartlett, the interview with the kids was on Lake Pleasant.
Much respect flathead ed!!!
Regardless of the species or content; you always produce world-class videos ! Your quality work and dedication to producing the very best informative series of videos; keeps us fans always anticipating your next production. Hope 2018 is a wonderful year for you as well.
here in Oklahoma in pine Creek . a dude caught a 90.6 pounder
Where's tha pic ...
Was it a state record listed in Oklahoma?
What a really great, family video by a very nice man.
Thanks for sharing awesome video
Did you put it back in
Indeed "BLESSED by the BEST" .. PERFECT
Hello From Winston Salem NC . Been there on that lake fishing with my Dad . Memories Of My Life With Dad . I Love Him So Much For All The Life Of The Outdoors He Taught Me. We have over 100 pound Blue Cats in NC . Let Me Know If You Want To head this way I will take you all fishing. 😊
This confirms what I always have said. Big fish, big bait! This is precisely how the next record will be caught.
That is awesome! Hopefully this year I can get a nice flat at Bart.
i know its a decade later but did u end up getting that flat lmao
Way to go sir 😁 that's awesome fishing 👍 I'm from Austin Texas . I hope day to get a fish like that and I'll be ready to .
Super sharing. Entertaining and instructive. Sample should be taken.
Glad his Buisiness is doing well, that's a damn good catch.
Hes outta bed fred my boy uses this saying now when we go fishing 🤣🤣 makes me laugh all the time
great video and congratulations flathead Ed
It says Bartlett lake then it says lake pleasant?
What happend with the big fish?
Great video!
I love it. Fish on sir.
Ed seems like a good dude. Congrats!
Great vid!
This is very interesting knowing I watched my dad pull out a 70+ pounder in Arizona and got zero recognition! No hate though this guy found a way to capitalize on the opportunity, my family was pulling out 40+ pounders every other fishing trip
Is this state record or world?
AWSOMUS PRIME state
Havent seen you fish lately that was huge
He needs to SELL THEM MOUSTACHES on the side..
San Jose and you need to make tacos and sing la cockaroacha
Ed your mustash is super epic!
Should have released it
James grant should have wrote a good comment
That is a big catfish I live in Texas and no joke me and my brother about 8 years ago we caught a yellow cat on trotline that weighed 74 lb it was 4 ft
is that burt gummer?
Fire up the fryer!!! Yeah Ed.
Yep
Cool guy. Would love to fish w him.
I recently caught a 40+ lbs flat head at rattle snake cove
Ya right prove it
CHANGED MY PRFILE PIC
AND ON A NOTHER NOTE JUST CAUSE U CANT DONT MEAN I CANT
WE HAVE IT STRINGED UP ON THE DOCK AT RATTLE SNAKE COVE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NONE SKILLS FRIEND
The Duck Dynasty crew are all good ole country folk and u would definitely have a nice fun time with them. They own a few really good spots that should have some giant fish lurking. They sell duck calls and duck this and duck that but they like to fish and mud hog and all the things that everyone else does.
I was catching 2 catfish at a time from my boat by myself 3 times in one day that is a monster flat head
Fresh water freight trains I was able to hook one in September of 13 I've been fishing for over thirty years and let me tell you this fish had my whole upper body on fire my forearms were so tired on third run out I almost handed the rod over to my uncle to finish him off the fish only weighted 34 pounds but caught like no other the bluegills were Higón the shorelines that night at Bartlett lake in Arizona I think they knew that bruser was on the prowl feeding in the depts!!!
They prolly only bite when your sleeping because walking around on that boat makes tons of noise
Caught a 35LB flathead there with 15Lb braid , took 2 minutes haha. Was on the bank of Rattlesnake cove!
Blessed by the best I feel that
Cool vid
I just cought a 89lb flathead at lake pleasant they wouldn't accept the fish for record because I hooked it on the tail lol
Foul hooked flathead that big would be like fighting an Orca whale lol
I bet it took you atleast an hour to get that in it takes me 30 minets to get in a 20 pounder that is hooked it the tail
Roman Kozlovskiy sure you did
Roman Kozlovskiy those tail snags are fun fights tho huh man!?
minutes
That was a huge mustache! CPR unless your really hungry.
I know
Good video cool family
My grandpa caught the biggest catfish in Illinois and it was 94.7 pounds
Sangchris lake?
the record is 77lbs in il your on crack
CPR- Great 👍👍
Alot bigger flats in other states Oklahoma Kansas and Louisiana. All these states records outweigh this by 25 plus pounds
way to go ed
Two pound bait? Jesus!
caught my 30lb flat on a 4lb carp. you'd be surprised what those things will eat.
If you're using 4 to 5lb carp That means large Catfish 😁 Keep catching Dem fish Flathead Ed
Lots of silly chatter on here, Eddie. Pay them no mind. Congratulations on catching the Arizona State Record Flathead Catfish!
I got to this lake if you wanna catch flathead there it’s better if you go up the river where he caught it
True American right here flathead ed
Flathead Ed is a beast!
Let me guess he let it go back in water. :(
I thought live bait was against Arizona law?
Live is OK as long as the bait comes from the lake
+Jerry Vicena nice!! Thanks for the correction!
FLATHEAD ED!!!!!
Way to go ED
Man that fish tho...
It could feed tons of people too...
If it tasted good...
Although im sure 50lb braid is helpful we Ive seen them caught on 10-20lb test mono. I just let them drag the boat.
+monsterman27 20 pound is basically enough for anything if you have your drag set pretty well.
***** It's the same snaggy stuff everywhere on the Kansas River, it's not as fast usually for where I fish, though.
***** Fishing here in Kansas in some places is bad, especially if you live by the city, lots of spots are taken and the water quality is terrible, the more west you go, the more the water quality increases for the Kansas river. For eater size, it's only a 5 minute drive to get to a lake, so that's a bonus.
Shotgun Red!!!
Why kill it. 😞
centex kathunter don’t be racist
catch and release is the best thing you can do to any body of water especially the big ones but there are enough people that dont care and will keep everthing how disgusting
I catch 30-50lb flathead on 30lb monofiliment
You think that fish was big come to Kansas and try to break the world record flathead at 124 pounds
Kansas Lunkers one upper
😂😂
Jesse Mcdaniel what
CPR I like that
I’m a black man from az we don’t experience racism like Texas Alabama Georgia and all them down south states we are a state of many types but I love my state if u can’t handle the heat better pack ya bags baby
I have met flathead Ed
And? I met David Clayton Thomas and beat him two games of 8-ball.
To bad he couldn't release the record catch alive.
The guy that could have let a legend go for a master angler award but killed it for a record.
I support CPR
Just check out noodeling. Light weight..
I got a 100 pound flat head on a piece of weenie
Blessed by the best! That's Jesus, y'all.
At 3:48 do not ignore the fact that there is a petrified crocodile head in plain view....
Lmao, that’s a baby cat in the south! I’ve caught that with my casting net while catching bait...
Poker Snob sure ya have
Theta Country
Ross Barnet Ress Spillway, Mississippi. Ever been?
Bullshit when I lived in Laughlin they used to catch striper bass out of the Colorado River 100+ pounds. I've seen pics.
And it’s dead lol
This sucks i catch 80 pounders and stock lakes with them and 70 pounds is a record
Lovely fish but I'm sure he could of weighed the fish and let it go to for someone else to catch a fish of a life time
ian bickett or not
You can have those nasty lake catfish. I catch river cats!!!
he's not friendly at all
I've never heard anyone say that about him before lol He's always super nice and friendly to me and everyone I fish with.
LOL
Wayne Edwards yes he is your just a jealous propaganda starting asshole is all
should of let him go!!! wtf
they should release bullshark, freshwater stingray, alligatorgar, white surgeon, Nile perch and wells cat fish in there, those fish are the real deal
King dedede what a stupid idea
its not a "true record", flatheads can get up to 130lbs almost, that's kind of a small one
It's the Arizona state record.
I like how people say " they can grow to be Blank pounds so that is considerd a small one" well tell me when some catches one that beats my RECORD and ill be leave you
And just because they can grow that big doesn't mean they all will that is like saying a human can grow to be 7 foot tall so if you are 6'9 you are considerd short
iFish what is it with people like you.
This guys awesome! “I guess there searching for red necks across America, I don’t know what there doin” that cracked me up good guy