I always enjoy your videos, but I especially like when you take the time to pass along knowledge. Not to say you don't usually but the times you get more in depth, I'm diggin it. Thanks.
I'm encouraged to hear you say cut bait works. My goal for this season is to land a respectable Flathead. Taking your tips to heart. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Really envoy the videos.
Definitely prioritizing cut bait in the upcoming season. I'm in Minnesota so the laws make doing live bait a hassle and I can only have one rod out anyway. Caught my PB 38lb flathead on a dice size piece of sucker towards last fall.
👍 You’re exactly right, last flathead I caught was a 15 pounder on a gob of worms fishing for eater cats, quite the surprise, Looking forward to some great content this up coming season!!
Not a flathead but I was tickled pink I caught my first 60 a couple days ago on a bait you wouldn't believe ( chicken breast) 😭😂 and a fairly small piece at that about the size of a half dollar. Anyways I thought I would share that with you and whoever scrolls past this lol and thanks for the tips I always like to hear from other knowledgeable fishermen my biggest Flathead which was about 30 lb was on a big cut chunk of bluegill cut off right behind the dorsal fin. keep it up man keep catching them fish and putting out great content I know me personally would never get tired of fishing it's one of them things you love and the deepest part of yourself when you hear that drag squeal or see that rod bend over gives you a special kind of feeling!
The first flathead I caught was on worms!!! That was last year. 5 years of trying, and I finally got one. That same year I caught 3 on cut bait!! Blue gill. No more than 5 feet off the bank. They get close. Even got a funny story. Had a stringer full of bait fish, the dang flathead tried to steal them. Crazy stuff yall. Great vid.
The self control it must have taken to hold back from throwing on those busting white bass is very impressive!! I do not have that type of self control. Thanks for the tips.
Thank you for the tips! I live in a state that doesn't allow love bait. We have a great body of water for flatheads. All of my flatheads have been accidental. Knowing that I can specifically target them now with cutbait will definitely improve my efforts
@@coryandrews7306 it actually depends on the regulations in your particular state on whether cut bait is actually considered live bait. For example in Iowa where I live cut-bait is actually classified as dead bait which is a completely different classification than what they have for live bait. People just need to do research on their own states particular regulations because not every state is the same.
I cat fished the Red River in Manitoba while the leopard frogs were migrating into the river. That’s what we used for bait and slayed 15-20lb channels in 2’ of water. You could see their fins sticking out of the water like sharks as they cruised the shallow water looking for leopard frogs!
I have only fished for flathead in the fall when they school up. Mostly because the river I fish for flathead has a low density of them. That evens up the odds in my favor. I just drift through the deeper holes (15-16 feet) and vertical jig with a 3/8 oz 4x salmon jighead dressed with a 5" swimbait or curly tail grub, tipped with a small chub or sucker. The hits are incredible and leave no doubt. I do use M/H spinning equipment with 15# braid. Best so far is a 55# fish. There are no oily bait fish in the river so the flatties predate on small drum and white bass mostly.
Love it Spencer. Great to put out such great advice too. Personally, all of my biggest Flathead have been on cut bait, most notably American shad and river herring produced my 2 biggest ever. Early spring is when those baits migrate in from saltwater, up river to spawn and the big girls are right on their trail.
Wish we had some flatheads here in South Central Wisconsin. Just channels and the occasional blue. Good eaters but no monsters. Thanks as always for sharing brother!! 👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾🙂💯
@@michaelgallagher4962 Really? Sometimes I fish in Fort Atkinson but didn't catch any. Wasn't really trying though. Let me know some spots brother!! 🍻👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾🙂💯
There are flatheads here buddy! Got on some teener channels last year and barely scratched the surface. Live, dead, worm, crappie, bg... Never used an otc kitty bait. Pork, chicken, bacon, calamari... Get some of the best meat variety from the mexican grocery store. Gonna be hitting brush piles and rivers this summer trying out all ive learned from Spencer. Expecting a PB from all 3 kitty species this year. Best of luck to you all! Meow
Spitting BIG facts. Any new flathead fisherman would do well to watch this video a couple times. Several of my biggest have come on cut bait. I spend as much time trying to find a couple big suckers as I do flathead fishing sometimes. A fist sized sucker head is without a doubt, my number 1, as close as you are gonna get to guarantee, only problem with them is that as soon as they hit the bottom, any flathead within smelling distance is jumping in trying to eat it, half the time there is no chance lol. But the other half of the time, HOLD ON.
Good info! Honestly all the flatheads I caught this past year ( which wasn’t a lot😂) was on cut bait. I was fishing below a dam in Wisconsin last June with a live blue gill. A tiny snot rocket pike that barely fit it in its mouth killed it. Cut the head off and later put a 20 pounder in the boat. Lol. PS keep the hair. I’m growing mine out just because I’m going bald in the front. Just trying to keep the party going while I can 😂
I just recently started watching your videos, and I love them. I’m new into catfishing and watching your videos has been very educational, though I fish for channel cats in my area, I’m trying to expand my knowledge to all species.
Wish I would have found your channel sooner but now is better than never. Being from New Orleans I grew up primarily salt and brackish water fishing. I’ve been in East Tennessee for 15 years and haven’t fished yet but that’s about to change as a result of finding your channel. I used to fish deep channels at night for sail cats and loved it. These flat heads look equally as fun to catch. Are they like always around (all year) or are there better times than others to fish for them. I really only ask because of something you said in this video about regretting not fishing for them now a couple months later or something like that. Thanks for your videos and keep fishing 👍
Use what you can get😲 no doubt. Fresh and oily. Asian carp works good in the spring. Theys some oily big stinky pinky bait. By June better have live bait down here on the big crick. That's pretty much all I know🤠..... classic. Great vid and keep your powder dry and your pantry stocked young man 💪😎🙏
Thats all you really need to know if ya ask me. You didn't ask me, but im on the same page. Hope you're on the Walters soon. I appreciate all the support sir.
The flathead assassin returns! Great video Spencer! Keep the informative videos coming!!! Hope you're still pondering the in depth videos. Definitely wanna get in on that! Keep the straight heat coming!
@@RiverCertified I'm a big fan of the podcast so either way you decide works. I'm pretty good at trial and error at figuring out what works. What I'd like to learn is more about reading rivers and waterways and possibly the ways other people fish certain situations so I can try and apply it to the waterways that I fish up this way
Another thing to touch on is cut bait presentation. I'm sure you have heard of it but from my experience a flapper rig works wonders. You basically fillet your bait up both sides to the head but leave the fillets attached to the head and pull the spine and tail out. You get the scent from a cut bait and when hooked through the mouth or eyes you get a swimming like action if fished in current. Hope this helps someone out! Tight lines 🤙
@@RiverCertified well generally it won't help I don't think but the specific rigging I talked about has helped me. Someone taught me so I figured I'd pass it on. Try it out maybe. Good luck!
Well look who the hell shows up !!! I thought our little sister didn't like fishing any more lmao good to see you two back at it we are gonna miss that man but we are all very happy for you and being able to live your dreams Spencer of all you and miss certified deserve it more than all take care buddy and God speed brother !!!
I don’t have flatheads or blues in my area, I don’t think. Never saw or heard of someone catching one. But I feel like the tips were helpful for even the channels I do get. You’re always killin it, man.
Yea first. Sorry it took me a while but I was watching a film and needed to see the end! Couple of half decent slurpers and flat ones as well I was getting bored of the Blue movies!!!😃😃😃🤣🤣🤣. Great to see Ryan minus a beer unless he kept it hidden! Back on the channel it has been a minute or 4. The advise at the end was spot on and is right for all types of predators from slurpers to Ray's to Cod sea bass 20 mins and change baits has always been a good rule I have tried to stick by I find a side of fish works for me better than a slice through. I also use bait elastic to make sure the bait isn't stolen and gives the hooks a better chance of finding a good home
I was happy to post a video of something different. Hopefully more flatheads and hanging with Ryan coming soon. Ad far as rubber holding baits, I'm lucky flatheads are greedy enough we don't have to worry about them stealing baits haha
Nothing better than waking up at 6 AM and seeing your buddy fighting a flathead. Only thing better is when its on one of your poles. Definitely going to use some cut bait this year for the first time. I have always been a warmouth/goggle eye live bait guy. Its how I was taught. also planning on using frozen tilapia/mullet and live crawfish.
I believe, flatheads or yellowcats, what they are often called in Texas, are more of a predatory fish. But I do I agree that they will not pass up a meal if hungry. I have heard dozens of stories where someone catches a 40+lbs while jigging for crappie. Enjoyed the video, young man, you’re doing an excellent job. Keep it up. Blessings.
I seem to only catch them on cut bait. Today I had 3 rods with live Bluegill out and 2 rods with cut bait. I couldn't keep the Channel Catfish off the live Bluegill and the only Flathead was caught on cut bait. My personal best Flathead was caught on cut bait too.
And thanks for your content. Cut will catch flats but I still prefer live whenever possible. I doo shotgun baits to start with at most spotslive, cut, assorted sizing, distaances from the hill or channel. There is one instance where I only use cut for flats, during a heavy storm inflow from creeks, culverts, and pipes. Cats-including flats-go into that feeding frenzy and try anything that enters their spot from the inflow. Cut works wonders there beings they know it's shad, bullhead, carp, gill, when they test it. Different point. I lived a few years north of Ft Dodge where the east/west Des Moines came together. All the bait shops had spoiled carp which I've used since but have never found anywhere else-most have no idea what you're talking about. Those blues and channels seemed to come upriver for miles to find the source of that stink. Not rotted carp, spoiled. Hook em!
Hitting the Connecticut River on the Massachusetts and New Hampshire boarder tomorrow with my pal to try to get us some Cats. Your channel is real fun to watch glad RUclips sent ya my way! 👍🏻
You had Better look than me when I went to the mountain earlier this week. I went after work did not get one bite in 3 hours. Congratulations looking forward to more awesome content!
I hooked into a 12.5lbs blue catfish last weekend fishing from the bank. He was one of the cleanest blue catfish I had ever seen. My wife’s friend wanted to keep him for dinner,but I threw him back in. A blue cat that size deserves to get even bigger. I caught two 4 pound blue’s later in the day and her friend kept them.
That’s one thing we have a lot of is flatheads. My favorite bait is female blue gill. I like to put a few drops of anise oil on my cut bait. They love that stuff. Thanks for the info Man
In Minnesota(Minnesota River), I’ve caught many 40-50-60 plus flathead on cut bait or just solid piece suckers(dead). But the BEST bait for BIG flatheads are bullheads! With bullheads, you’ll NEVER have a turtle problem also! So if you got something playing with it, it’s a fish of some kind!
I liked all the tips at the end of the video, that was very helpful. Thanks very much! I've only caught a single flathead in my life and it was eh maybe.. not even a pound lol And dang what a way to wake up, I know I've said it before. But dude you're absolutely living the life. If you're ever wondering around NC you gotta let me know, meeting you would be too sick.
Good stuff man, I'm new to the catfish fun an most of what I know came from you & the old In fisherman videos. We only have the channel cats up in my parts but still a darn good time. I've never used cutbait and can't wait to try it this spring. Thanks for the knowledge. Great video.🍀🎣🤘
Infisherman stuff has taught me so much that has helped me over the years. Doug Stange is my idol haha. Channels are fun and they love cutbait. Good luck dude!
I live in southern Colorado. We have 2 reservoirs that have flatheads. I've been fishing for flatheads for about 3 years now. I use cut bait on one rod and live Sunny's or gills on the other rod. I've never caught a flathead on cutbait. Just blues and big channel cats. The flathead always eat the live bait. I will try your technique for cut bait this summer. I hope to catch a flat head on cut bait. I don't really keep too many flat heads, but every single Flathead I've kept, has crayfish in its stomach and that's it. So I'm going to try putting crayfish meat on the cut bait as well
Sounds like you have a pretty good idea of what's happening on your water man. Seems like the smaller flatheads really love crayfish, but a big one might scoop one up anytime. At least that's what I've seen here.
Best flathead cut bait is a 12" sheepshead. Cut the tail fin off, add a 10/0 circle hook, and cut the head off. A few extra slits in it help. Fresh cut bait works far better than tainted like for channels.
Here in Wisconsin it's cooold! It's nice seeing you in your summer wear. Always hope for warmer weather. I love your videos, Spencer, and one day I wanna have a rod & reel b outfit just like what you have. I like fishing, too.
I have a buddy that takes his bluegills and crappie and even shad chunks and soaks them in menhaden fish oil for a cpl of days. He swears it makes a huge difference when fishing for catfish. Just an idea ……but he swears by it so I do trust him! He’s been catching monsters for years😎👍👍
I fish in the Colorado river area. Mostly lower Havasu. No blues. Flathead and channel cats. I've gotten most of my flatheads on cut baits. 9 times out of 10 I'll cut a live bait to use for flatheads. It's more productive for me than live bait. Enjoy
Fun story. While I still am lacking in the flathead category, in my area, MD, we have blues and channels mostly. Common wisdom here, skip jacks, alewife, and bluegills are key. I thought I would experiment this last year a bit. Fresh trout heads (because I ate the bodies, yum) are good, but my buddy sends me fillets of Salmon from AK. A very oily fish. I was cutting out the pin bones, and thought "why waste this?" I cut the sliver a little fatter than normal, to include the skin. I went out, and had blue gill, trout, and salmon out. Only salmon hit all day. I have tried it several times now, and I have had an 80 percent(ish) success rate. I think because it is oily. Locals are against it because it isn't a native food source. Well, when I get to eat fried fish, I call it a win.
That is a big misconception across the board for sure. However I put out alot more live Bait rods in conjunction with cut bait. Ill do some more experimenting this year, we always had good luck with leopard frogs on channels. I'll have to try more for flatheads. Thanks for the tips man! Can't wait for the spring run!
do you have a video of the rigs that you use for the different types of water you fish in in. i have watched several of your videos and i noticed you use a multitude of different setups. love your vids
Rule number 3 is a must and I really appreciate the tips. Only problem I’ve had is catching shads I’ve never use a cast net before so do you have any tips on catching them with a Rod and what to use to catch them? Been dying to stock my live well with them
Stocked trout works amazing in Pennsylvania as cut bait. We cant use carp here in pa but are allowed using any legal size game fish cut small mouth works great for channles
I literally had no interest in flathead fishing until I watched you catch a few. I hear the James River in Richmond is a great flathead spot and I live close, so time to lay out a buffet
Love the videos man I’m from Arizona and never caught one so thanks for the info definitely gonna use live and cut bait suck that’s the rod limit is 2 rods
Oh boo goo 😢😢😢😢. I wish I had a boat to go. I would love to enjoy fishing every night or day. I’m retired/ disabled I have RA and Sarcoidosis. Happy Fishing to y’all
This is some wisdom man! Thanks for sharing, really appreciate it. I have yet to purchase a cast net, so my bait is generally limited to sunfish, bluegills and creek chubs. The place I catch bait is full of suckers, so do you have any recommendations for getting one of those on a line? Keep these excellent videos coming man!
I couldn't agree more with the puttin out a buffet..I went fishin last night and had strawberry chicken, chicken livers, live bluegill my girlfriend had just caught and fresh cut bluegill which she had also just caught......I almost had to fight off a big blue heron which zeroed in on the couple of bluegill and 1 green sunfish I had got...tight lines brother
@@RiverCertified probably gonna see what the night bite brings this weekend..all them tips in all your videos I pay attention to cause I ain't got a ton of time to be on the water cause I got a 40+ hour a week job plus I have the arrowhead huntin hobby to....some of your river banks look like prime time to me..good luck to ya brother
Hell yea the big uglys yay 😁!! Also got to see Ryan it’s been awhile since we have seen him!! Thank you so much for the tips!! I live in Texas so I’ll try it out for some big uglys we have some big ones down here!! Come on 100k subs keep it up 👍 this is the only thing I look forward to mondays !!
Ive been having a lot of luck on blues and flats using palm sized chunks of the belly meat with skin on from my smaller blues and channels. I caught 3 blues over 20 and a 43lber last week. I also had 3 stainless hooks snapped in half over a few days period with basic shore lines.
@@RiverCertified I was having some luck with store bought perch-it was too cold to catch any bait- but most of the blues were in the 4-10lb range. Catching a 20+ pounder is still really good for rod and reel using the scraps that usually get turned into turtle food. Or were you using small live blues? I have tried using 1/2lb-2lb channels and blues over the past few years on jugs and haven't had a monster cat rip into them yet. I usually end up letting them go after 2 or 3 days of surviving out of pity lol.
@@RiverCertified my shore lines are pretty redneck though lol. I use the metal electric fence post with the rubber coated loop top and the u shaped prongs on the bottom with maybe 20 ft of line on em. I live on the first cove coming off the Cimarron River in Oklahoma and I can walk right up to the Chanel drop off on the beach, it goes from sandy beach to 10+ft deep in the span of 2 or 3 big steps. So the baits were never more than 10-15 ft from the shore and I take the kiddos to check em a few times a day. I did test out the soda bottle jugs with a hole in it that I saw in a recent video on here for shits and giggles. I did catch that 43lber, a 27lber and a couple of blues in the teens on the shore lines i attached the small vanilla coke bottles on while using the belly scraps-skin and grey skin still on but with about half of the tough skin peeled back to help expose the oily red meat- but it could have just been the lines being elevated along the thermocline of the drop off more than the soda. I've got to test it out more before I call it a successful hack
First off I could never get tired of fishing love your videos brother never really had an opportunity to fish for flatheads love too though I'd hate to leave this world without ever eating any that would be a waste of life as for the advice I've often been told to catch one you must use livee bait never believed it though its always a matter of being at the right place at the right time I hooked a monster alligator gar once fishing for catfish using chicken livers thought it was a huge turtle at first but when I pulled up on him he surfaced and I couldn't believe what I saw he had to be at least 6 foot long and 160 to 200 pounds funny thi g is he was only in water less than 3 foot of water once he realized he was hooked though he turned and pulled drag on that reel till that steel leader broke I was using 40 lb test line keep the lines tight and keep the video's comming enjoy your attention to details especially when you take people out with you and your catch and cooks ah the simple life
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You got such an understated mellow presenting style.
Easy to watch.
I appreciate the compliment and I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks from the US🍻
@@RiverCertified appreciate your efforts. You n stache best US youtube fishers Iv watched.
From Scotland.
I always enjoy your videos, but I especially like when you take the time to pass along knowledge. Not to say you don't usually but the times you get more in depth, I'm diggin it. Thanks.
Hell yeah man. Glad ya enjoy that stuff cuz I love talking about it!
I really love watching you catfish show
I'm encouraged to hear you say cut bait works. My goal for this season is to land a respectable Flathead. Taking your tips to heart. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Really envoy the videos.
Glad ya dig em man. Hope you find a couple bruisers!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us, Spencer. It never hurts to add ammo to the arsenal.
Those were my thoughts. Hope they help man!
Definitely prioritizing cut bait in the upcoming season. I'm in Minnesota so the laws make doing live bait a hassle and I can only have one rod out anyway. Caught my PB 38lb flathead on a dice size piece of sucker towards last fall.
The southern Minnesota rivers are awesome fisheries. Hope you get a 50!
1 rod? What? I’d hate to live there lol
@@jakeostrander5755 It's a struggle.
👍 You’re exactly right, last flathead I caught was a 15 pounder on a gob of worms fishing for eater cats, quite the surprise, Looking forward to some great content this up coming season!!
It's funny how often flatheads eat night crawlers. Always a pleasant surprise!
Not a flathead but I was tickled pink I caught my first 60 a couple days ago on a bait you wouldn't believe ( chicken breast) 😭😂 and a fairly small piece at that about the size of a half dollar. Anyways I thought I would share that with you and whoever scrolls past this lol and thanks for the tips I always like to hear from other knowledgeable fishermen my biggest Flathead which was about 30 lb was on a big cut chunk of bluegill cut off right behind the dorsal fin. keep it up man keep catching them fish and putting out great content I know me personally would never get tired of fishing it's one of them things you love and the deepest part of yourself when you hear that drag squeal or see that rod bend over gives you a special kind of feeling!
Thats absolutely awesome. It's funny how fish hit weird things at weird times. Hope you catch a bigger one!
You to my friend !
The first flathead I caught was on worms!!! That was last year. 5 years of trying, and I finally got one. That same year I caught 3 on cut bait!! Blue gill. No more than 5 feet off the bank. They get close. Even got a funny story. Had a stringer full of bait fish, the dang flathead tried to steal them. Crazy stuff yall. Great vid.
Worms are definitely another under used bait for flatheads, especially in the spring. Hope you get a bigger one man!
The self control it must have taken to hold back from throwing on those busting white bass is very impressive!! I do not have that type of self control. Thanks for the tips.
Haha I have my moments.
Thank you for the tips! I live in a state that doesn't allow love bait. We have a great body of water for flatheads. All of my flatheads have been accidental. Knowing that I can specifically target them now with cutbait will definitely improve my efforts
what state is this? free country huh?
Cut Bait counts as live bait
@@coryandrews7306 it actually depends on the regulations in your particular state on whether cut bait is actually considered live bait. For example in Iowa where I live cut-bait is actually classified as dead bait which is a completely different classification than what they have for live bait. People just need to do research on their own states particular regulations because not every state is the same.
Lmao i live in iowa cut bait dead bait any use of animal reptile or insect is considered live bait
@@coryandrews7306 Well can you use "live bait" in Iowa?
Cutbait is my go to. Used a trout head to catch the channel kitty in my profile pic. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with everyone. Tight lines!
That's a mondo man! Very jealous! Glad ya enjoyed the video!
Don't ever be selfish enough to anchor in front of a bank fisherman when you have the ability to roam the entire river lake or pond duh😢🎉😢😢
Seriously. 👍
Fr bro I hate people who do this shit
Agreed
Good tips and tricks River Certified! Plan to use all 5 this summer for big kitties. Keep you posted.
Good luck!
@@RiverCertified may need a refresher course - hint hint!!😂
Just caught my pb flathead on cutbait, your videos are so helpful
Its good to see Ryan fishing with you again I've been wondering when he was going to. Yall seam to have a lot of fun when you fish together
Should have watched it all before commenting
We definitely are good at having fun haha. Glad ya enjoyed it dude!
I cat fished the Red River in Manitoba while the leopard frogs were migrating into the river. That’s what we used for bait and slayed 15-20lb channels in 2’ of water. You could see their fins sticking out of the water like sharks as they cruised the shallow water looking for leopard frogs!
Sounds awesome man! I need to get up there one of these days
We did the same exceot we juiced up scum frogs and caught several on topwaters. That was super fun.
Your poster with the "Bait Family" just made my day. Subtle and true 👏
I giggle about it occasionally myself haha
I have only fished for flathead in the fall when they school up. Mostly because the river I fish for flathead has a low density of them. That evens up the odds in my favor. I just drift through the deeper holes (15-16 feet) and vertical jig with a 3/8 oz 4x salmon jighead dressed with a 5" swimbait or curly tail grub, tipped with a small chub or sucker. The hits are incredible and leave no doubt. I do use M/H spinning equipment with 15# braid. Best so far is a 55# fish. There are no oily bait fish in the river so the flatties predate on small drum and white bass mostly.
Sounds like a good time dude!
I haven’t fished in a while and i love fishing for catfish. Love the videos and info!
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you find some time to get out!
Love it Spencer. Great to put out such great advice too. Personally, all of my biggest Flathead have been on cut bait, most notably American shad and river herring produced my 2 biggest ever. Early spring is when those baits migrate in from saltwater, up river to spawn and the big girls are right on their trail.
Glad ya enjoyed it man. Cutbait gets em. Hope ya keep catching!
I always enjoy the tip video's you just never know what will turn out to be gold. Great video, thanks Spenser.
Agreed, that's why I try to try a lot of different stuff. Thanks Harry!
Wish we had some flatheads here in South Central Wisconsin. Just channels and the occasional blue. Good eaters but no monsters. Thanks as always for sharing brother!! 👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾🙂💯
Rock river fox river has them. Ive never caught monsters but definitely flat heads.
@@michaelgallagher4962 Really? Sometimes I fish in Fort Atkinson but didn't catch any. Wasn't really trying though. Let me know some spots brother!! 🍻👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾🙂💯
There are flatheads here buddy! Got on some teener channels last year and barely scratched the surface. Live, dead, worm, crappie, bg... Never used an otc kitty bait. Pork, chicken, bacon, calamari... Get some of the best meat variety from the mexican grocery store. Gonna be hitting brush piles and rivers this summer trying out all ive learned from Spencer. Expecting a PB from all 3 kitty species this year. Best of luck to you all! Meow
@@deadpanfish Appreciate ya bro!! 🍻👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾🙂💯
I've heard there's some really good flathead fishing in Wisconsin. I'm sure you could Google where. Good luck dude, I'm cheering for ya!
Spitting BIG facts. Any new flathead fisherman would do well to watch this video a couple times.
Several of my biggest have come on cut bait. I spend as much time trying to find a couple big suckers as I do flathead fishing sometimes.
A fist sized sucker head is without a doubt, my number 1, as close as you are gonna get to guarantee, only problem with them is that as soon as they hit the bottom, any flathead within smelling distance is jumping in trying to eat it, half the time there is no chance lol. But the other half of the time, HOLD ON.
Good info! Honestly all the flatheads I caught this past year ( which wasn’t a lot😂) was on cut bait. I was fishing below a dam in Wisconsin last June with a live blue gill. A tiny snot rocket pike that barely fit it in its mouth killed it. Cut the head off and later put a 20 pounder in the boat. Lol. PS keep the hair. I’m growing mine out just because I’m going bald in the front. Just trying to keep the party going while I can 😂
Thats great. I'm still not sure what I'm gonna do. Might put a bounty on my hair and make a bet put of it
Where at in wi. I am in greenbay let's go fishing
I’ve used small cut perch and they do really well on all catfish you should try it if you ever have the chance
Thanks man! I actually used it on this video.
@@RiverCertified what kind of perch Were you using if you aloud to say 😂
When you are serious flathead fishing, what is your favorite water temperature to use cutbait versus live bait? Enjoyed the tips.
Pretty much all of them, but last fall cutbait treated me good
I just recently started watching your videos, and I love them. I’m new into catfishing and watching your videos has been very educational, though I fish for channel cats in my area, I’m trying to expand my knowledge to all species.
Wish I would have found your channel sooner but now is better than never. Being from New Orleans I grew up primarily salt and brackish water fishing. I’ve been in East Tennessee for 15 years and haven’t fished yet but that’s about to change as a result of finding your channel. I used to fish deep channels at night for sail cats and loved it. These flat heads look equally as fun to catch. Are they like always around (all year) or are there better times than others to fish for them. I really only ask because of something you said in this video about regretting not fishing for them now a couple months later or something like that. Thanks for your videos and keep fishing 👍
Use what you can get😲 no doubt. Fresh and oily. Asian carp works good in the spring. Theys some oily big stinky pinky bait. By June better have live bait down here on the big crick. That's pretty much all I know🤠..... classic. Great vid and keep your powder dry and your pantry stocked young man 💪😎🙏
Thats all you really need to know if ya ask me. You didn't ask me, but im on the same page. Hope you're on the Walters soon. I appreciate all the support sir.
Great info! Always enjoy when you and Ryan hit the flatheads. I’ll be trying the cut bait. Thanks for the info Spencer. Keep hitting the big ones 👍🏻
Glad ya enjoy it Terry. I'm looking forward to warmer days spent fishing for them. Good luck out there!
The flathead assassin returns! Great video Spencer! Keep the informative videos coming!!! Hope you're still pondering the in depth videos. Definitely wanna get in on that! Keep the straight heat coming!
I'm definitely still considering it. Gotta decide if I want to do that, or dedicate more time to the podcast. I appreciate all your support man!
@@RiverCertified I'm a big fan of the podcast so either way you decide works. I'm pretty good at trial and error at figuring out what works. What I'd like to learn is more about reading rivers and waterways and possibly the ways other people fish certain situations so I can try and apply it to the waterways that I fish up this way
Another thing to touch on is cut bait presentation. I'm sure you have heard of it but from my experience a flapper rig works wonders. You basically fillet your bait up both sides to the head but leave the fillets attached to the head and pull the spine and tail out. You get the scent from a cut bait and when hooked through the mouth or eyes you get a swimming like action if fished in current. Hope this helps someone out! Tight lines 🤙
I haven't been super big on the presentation of cutbait, but I probably should be. Great info man. I appreciate it!
@@RiverCertified well generally it won't help I don't think but the specific rigging I talked about has helped me. Someone taught me so I figured I'd pass it on. Try it out maybe. Good luck!
Thanks for the tips bro..... You are the Catfish whisperer and I really appreciate you.
I don't know about that, but im glad you enjoyed the video man!
Man that flathead bite mustve literally woke you up from the deepest slumber of your life. haha nice fish!
I sleep pretty good in my boat haha. Thanks dude!
Well look who the hell shows up !!! I thought our little sister didn't like fishing any more lmao good to see you two back at it we are gonna miss that man but we are all very happy for you and being able to live your dreams Spencer of all you and miss certified deserve it more than all take care buddy and God speed brother !!!
Just heading home from a catfish trip with Ryan actually. I appreciate all the kind words man. Means a ton!
I don’t have flatheads or blues in my area, I don’t think. Never saw or heard of someone catching one. But I feel like the tips were helpful for even the channels I do get. You’re always killin it, man.
That's a fair point. Fish are fish no matter where you go. Thanks for watching man!
THERE ARE FLATHEADS AND CHANELS IN EVERY FREAKIN STATE ?^$
Yea first.
Sorry it took me a while but I was watching a film and needed to see the end!
Couple of half decent slurpers and flat ones as well I was getting bored of the Blue movies!!!😃😃😃🤣🤣🤣. Great to see Ryan minus a beer unless he kept it hidden! Back on the channel it has been a minute or 4.
The advise at the end was spot on and is right for all types of predators from slurpers to Ray's to Cod sea bass 20 mins and change baits has always been a good rule I have tried to stick by I find a side of fish works for me better than a slice through.
I also use bait elastic to make sure the bait isn't stolen and gives the hooks a better chance of finding a good home
I was happy to post a video of something different. Hopefully more flatheads and hanging with Ryan coming soon. Ad far as rubber holding baits, I'm lucky flatheads are greedy enough we don't have to worry about them stealing baits haha
Nothing better than waking up at 6 AM and seeing your buddy fighting a flathead. Only thing better is when its on one of your poles. Definitely going to use some cut bait this year for the first time. I have always been a warmouth/goggle eye live bait guy. Its how I was taught. also planning on using frozen tilapia/mullet and live crawfish.
Couldn't agree more haha. Definitely keep using that live bait, but it's never a bad idea to mix in some cut bait
I believe, flatheads or yellowcats, what they are often called in Texas, are more of a predatory fish. But I do I agree that they will not pass up a meal if hungry. I have heard dozens of stories where someone catches a 40+lbs while jigging for crappie.
Enjoyed the video, young man, you’re doing an excellent job. Keep it up.
Blessings.
I agree a 100%. Cutbait definitely isnt magic, but its good to utilize at certain times. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm gonna keep doing my best!
I seem to only catch them on cut bait. Today I had 3 rods with live Bluegill out and 2 rods with cut bait. I couldn't keep the Channel Catfish off the live Bluegill and the only Flathead was caught on cut bait. My personal best Flathead was caught on cut bait too.
That sounds about right haha
And thanks for your content.
Cut will catch flats but I still prefer live whenever possible. I doo shotgun baits to start with at most spotslive, cut, assorted sizing, distaances from the hill or channel. There is one instance where I only use cut for flats, during a heavy storm inflow from creeks, culverts, and pipes. Cats-including flats-go into that feeding frenzy and try anything that enters their spot from the inflow. Cut works wonders there beings they know it's shad, bullhead, carp, gill, when they test it.
Different point. I lived a few years north of Ft Dodge where the east/west Des Moines came together. All the bait shops had spoiled carp which I've used since but have never found anywhere else-most have no idea what you're talking about. Those blues and channels seemed to come upriver for miles to find the source of that stink. Not rotted carp, spoiled. Hook em!
I appreciate all the info. Thanks for checking out the video too man!
I'm glad you mentioned leopard frogs. I seemed to always catch flathead on leopard frogs growing up.
I'm gonna try them for flatheads this year
Hitting the Connecticut River on the Massachusetts and New Hampshire boarder tomorrow with my pal to try to get us some Cats. Your channel is real fun to watch glad RUclips sent ya my way! 👍🏻
Good luck! Hope you beat em up!
Thank God for flathead season. Nice fish.
Thanks Roger. My thoughts as well.
Good stuff. That kind of knowledge is hard fought....much appreciated.
You had Better look than me when I went to the mountain earlier this week. I went after work did not get one bite in 3 hours. Congratulations looking forward to more awesome content!
Hopefully your luck turns around for ya next time you get out man! Glad ya enjoy the videos!
I hooked into a 12.5lbs blue catfish last weekend fishing from the bank. He was one of the cleanest blue catfish I had ever seen. My wife’s friend wanted to keep him for dinner,but I threw him back in. A blue cat that size deserves to get even bigger. I caught two 4 pound blue’s later in the day and her friend kept them.
Down here in Texas we use cut Buffalo a lot as well as cut drum. Very oily as well. Great video..
Hell yeah man. Glad ya enjoy it!
That’s one thing we have a lot of is flatheads. My favorite bait is female blue gill. I like to put a few drops of anise oil on my cut bait. They love that stuff. Thanks for the info Man
Thats awesome you have a bunch of flatheads! Hope the fish keep biting for ya!
In Minnesota(Minnesota River), I’ve caught many 40-50-60 plus flathead on cut bait or just solid piece suckers(dead). But the BEST bait for BIG flatheads are bullheads! With bullheads, you’ll NEVER have a turtle problem also! So if you got something playing with it, it’s a fish of some kind!
Those are studs man. Hope you keep catching them!
I liked all the tips at the end of the video, that was very helpful. Thanks very much! I've only caught a single flathead in my life and it was eh maybe.. not even a pound lol
And dang what a way to wake up, I know I've said it before. But dude you're absolutely living the life.
If you're ever wondering around NC you gotta let me know, meeting you would be too sick.
I'm definitely a lucky guy man. I try not to take it for granted! I'll do my best to let ya know if I'm ever down there!
Good stuff man, I'm new to the catfish fun an most of what I know came from you & the old In fisherman videos. We only have the channel cats up in my parts but still a darn good time. I've never used cutbait and can't wait to try it this spring. Thanks for the knowledge. Great video.🍀🎣🤘
I find for channels nightcrawlers work for me. Western area fishing
Infisherman stuff has taught me so much that has helped me over the years. Doug Stange is my idol haha. Channels are fun and they love cutbait. Good luck dude!
That was good information. I was even taking notes. Awesome job. Need to do stuff like that more often
Haha thats awesome. Hope the info helps ya catch a few more.
Awesome Video! LOVE Flahead Fishing!!! 🐟🐟🐟
It was good to see Ryan again and he caught . I don't care if it was old footage , I wished he could have stuck around longer to hear more arguments .
Thankfully there will be lots of that coming up in the next few months. I can't wait either.
Love your videos 🤩🐟🎣
I wish I caught enough fish to keep the pliers on my belt. Also I feel you on the cast net, on number 3 in the last 2 months
Great info man! Caught my biggest flathead last year on a hand-sized piece of silver carp.
Solid option. Hope you get a bigger one man!
I live in southern Colorado. We have 2 reservoirs that have flatheads. I've been fishing for flatheads for about 3 years now.
I use cut bait on one rod and live Sunny's or gills on the other rod.
I've never caught a flathead on cutbait. Just blues and big channel cats. The flathead always eat the live bait.
I will try your technique for cut bait this summer. I hope to catch a flat head on cut bait.
I don't really keep too many flat heads, but every single Flathead I've kept, has crayfish in its stomach and that's it. So I'm going to try putting crayfish meat on the cut bait as well
Sounds like you have a pretty good idea of what's happening on your water man. Seems like the smaller flatheads really love crayfish, but a big one might scoop one up anytime. At least that's what I've seen here.
Great video! I've definitely caught more flatheads on cut bait than live bait.
Thanks man! It's a good idea to use em all, at least I think so!
Me too. I'm fishing Az
Yes i agree what kind of hooks did you use...pound😂 test line. wow so much info missing.
All my gear should be linked in the video. Hope that helps!
Great tips. I'll be buying a new Kayak that holds more gear this summer so I can camp on the rivers. The tips are handy.
Awesome dude. Hope they help!
I will catch them down here sometimes on cut mullet . Good info Spencer . Tight lines !!
Thats sweet. Good luck dude!
Best flathead cut bait is a 12" sheepshead. Cut the tail fin off, add a 10/0 circle hook, and cut the head off. A few extra slits in it help. Fresh cut bait works far better than tainted like for channels.
Here in Wisconsin it's cooold! It's nice seeing you in your summer wear. Always hope for warmer weather. I love your videos, Spencer, and one day I wanna have a rod & reel b outfit just like what you have. I like fishing, too.
I'm pretty dang lucky to be able to head south. Hope you get that combo man, and I hope you love it. I appreciate all the support!
I have a buddy that takes his bluegills and crappie and even shad chunks and soaks them in menhaden fish oil for a cpl of days. He swears it makes a huge difference when fishing for catfish. Just an idea ……but he swears by it so I do trust him! He’s been catching monsters for years😎👍👍
Definitely ain't gonna hurt a thing. Might start experimenting with that a bit. Thanks man!
Brim and crappie is perfect cut bait my father caught a 40lb catfish years ago at Washburn lake
Channel and Blue cats like it too, Flats love live bait. Mainly large ones.
I fish in the Colorado river area. Mostly lower Havasu. No blues. Flathead and channel cats. I've gotten most of my flatheads on cut baits. 9 times out of 10 I'll cut a live bait to use for flatheads. It's more productive for me than live bait. Enjoy
It definitely works out that way lots of times man. Glad you're catching fish!
Wow! You responded to me!
Fun story. While I still am lacking in the flathead category, in my area, MD, we have blues and channels mostly. Common wisdom here, skip jacks, alewife, and bluegills are key. I thought I would experiment this last year a bit. Fresh trout heads (because I ate the bodies, yum) are good, but my buddy sends me fillets of Salmon from AK. A very oily fish. I was cutting out the pin bones, and thought "why waste this?" I cut the sliver a little fatter than normal, to include the skin. I went out, and had blue gill, trout, and salmon out. Only salmon hit all day. I have tried it several times now, and I have had an 80 percent(ish) success rate. I think because it is oily. Locals are against it because it isn't a native food source. Well, when I get to eat fried fish, I call it a win.
You should offer some fried fish up. That might change their minds haha. Hope you keep catching them!
Best md catfish bait is carp
Thanks for the knowledge man! Big uglys are my fav's. I hope to get my pb this year.
I hope you do too man!
That is a big misconception across the board for sure. However I put out alot more live Bait rods in conjunction with cut bait. Ill do some more experimenting this year, we always had good luck with leopard frogs on channels. I'll have to try more for flatheads. Thanks for the tips man! Can't wait for the spring run!
I'm the same, usually 2 live, one cut. The frogs would be interesting for sure. Hope you have a good year dude!
The fact you said ‘Ryan’s on his way’ then seconds later ‘the turtles are after me’, is hilarious after listening to the podcasts. 😂
I was hoping someone would catch that hahahahaha
do you have a video of the rigs that you use for the different types of water you fish in in. i have watched several of your videos and i noticed you use a multitude of different setups. love your vids
Rule number 3 is a must and I really appreciate the tips. Only problem I’ve had is catching shads I’ve never use a cast net before so do you have any tips on catching them with a Rod and what to use to catch them? Been dying to stock my live well with them
Rod and reel is tough for shad. If you can legally snag them, that's your best bet.
Another awesome video Spencer! I been killing the flat heads where I'm at on the river, at least two every trip!
Hell yeah man! Glad you're on em!
Best advice I have heard all day.
Haha hell yes
Stocked trout works amazing in Pennsylvania as cut bait. We cant use carp here in pa but are allowed using any legal size game fish cut small mouth works great for channles
Thanks for the tips, I am going to try oily fish from the seafood market today.
Fishing hasn't been good in Ohio yet.
Hope you got em man!
That big Flathead looks good on ya, Spencer!
Haha hope to accessorize one again soon
Good video bud definitely watch all your stuff and learn all I can
Hope they help man!
Man definitely great information I'm going to use the tips for sure thank you 👍🏾💪🏾♿
Hope you find a mondo dude!
Can’t wait to use some alewife for flatheads here in Michigan once we thaw out. Saginaw river here I come.
Hope you beat em up man!
I literally had no interest in flathead fishing until I watched you catch a few. I hear the James River in Richmond is a great flathead spot and I live close, so time to lay out a buffet
Good luck dude!
Luv ya little black box in the corner under the Duke. 👍🏻🇦🇺🇺🇸
Great video flat head is what I caught every weekends, grate tips for successful catches 👍💯
Thanks man. They're my favorite for sure. Hope you keep catching em!
Love the videos man I’m from Arizona and never caught one so thanks for the info definitely gonna use live and cut bait suck that’s the rod limit is 2 rods
Hope it helps dude! We get 3, but we have to buy a permit for the 3rd rod. I gladly do haha
@RiverCertified here in Pennsylvania I have the best luck on fresh cut bluegill for channel cat and flatheads
We always love seeing Ryan!Here frm Indiana!
He's very easy to tolerate haha
Oh boo goo 😢😢😢😢. I wish I had a boat to go. I would love to enjoy fishing every night or day. I’m retired/ disabled I have RA and Sarcoidosis.
Happy Fishing to y’all
Lol 😂 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🥲😂🤣😂
Sorry to hear that sir. Hopefully you get out as much as ya can.
@@RiverCertified love the videos. Keep on Fishen
Nc is Watching!!!!!
This is some wisdom man! Thanks for sharing, really appreciate it. I have yet to purchase a cast net, so my bait is generally limited to sunfish, bluegills and creek chubs. The place I catch bait is full of suckers, so do you have any recommendations for getting one of those on a line? Keep these excellent videos coming man!
I couldn't agree more with the puttin out a buffet..I went fishin last night and had strawberry chicken, chicken livers, live bluegill my girlfriend had just caught and fresh cut bluegill which she had also just caught......I almost had to fight off a big blue heron which zeroed in on the couple of bluegill and 1 green sunfish I had got...tight lines brother
Hell yeah man. Glad you're getting out on the water and hope the fish keep biting for ya
@@RiverCertified probably gonna see what the night bite brings this weekend..all them tips in all your videos I pay attention to cause I ain't got a ton of time to be on the water cause I got a 40+ hour a week job plus I have the arrowhead huntin hobby to....some of your river banks look like prime time to me..good luck to ya brother
Hell yea the big uglys yay 😁!! Also got to see Ryan it’s been awhile since we have seen him!! Thank you so much for the tips!! I live in Texas so I’ll try it out for some big uglys we have some big ones down here!! Come on 100k subs keep it up 👍 this is the only thing I look forward to mondays !!
I'm ready to hopefully catch a few once it warms up more! I've heard Texas has giants man. Hope you find a couple. I appreciate all the support!
What a way to wake up Id take that alarm every day
My favorite alarm for sure
Ive been having a lot of luck on blues and flats using palm sized chunks of the belly meat with skin on from my smaller blues and channels. I caught 3 blues over 20 and a 43lber last week. I also had 3 stainless hooks snapped in half over a few days period with basic shore lines.
Thats kind of ironic. I was using blue cats for bait yesterday. Biggest was about 20ish
@@RiverCertified I was having some luck with store bought perch-it was too cold to catch any bait- but most of the blues were in the 4-10lb range. Catching a 20+ pounder is still really good for rod and reel using the scraps that usually get turned into turtle food. Or were you using small live blues? I have tried using 1/2lb-2lb channels and blues over the past few years on jugs and haven't had a monster cat rip into them yet. I usually end up letting them go after 2 or 3 days of surviving out of pity lol.
@@RiverCertified my shore lines are pretty redneck though lol. I use the metal electric fence post with the rubber coated loop top and the u shaped prongs on the bottom with maybe 20 ft of line on em. I live on the first cove coming off the Cimarron River in Oklahoma and I can walk right up to the Chanel drop off on the beach, it goes from sandy beach to 10+ft deep in the span of 2 or 3 big steps. So the baits were never more than 10-15 ft from the shore and I take the kiddos to check em a few times a day. I did test out the soda bottle jugs with a hole in it that I saw in a recent video on here for shits and giggles. I did catch that 43lber, a 27lber and a couple of blues in the teens on the shore lines i attached the small vanilla coke bottles on while using the belly scraps-skin and grey skin still on but with about half of the tough skin peeled back to help expose the oily red meat- but it could have just been the lines being elevated along the thermocline of the drop off more than the soda. I've got to test it out more before I call it a successful hack
First off I could never get tired of fishing love your videos brother never really had an opportunity to fish for flatheads love too though I'd hate to leave this world without ever eating any that would be a waste of life as for the advice I've often been told to catch one you must use livee bait never believed it though its always a matter of being at the right place at the right time I hooked a monster alligator gar once fishing for catfish using chicken livers thought it was a huge turtle at first but when I pulled up on him he surfaced and I couldn't believe what I saw he had to be at least 6 foot long and 160 to 200 pounds funny thi g is he was only in water less than 3 foot of water once he realized he was hooked though he turned and pulled drag on that reel till that steel leader broke I was using 40 lb test line keep the lines tight and keep the video's comming enjoy your attention to details especially when you take people out with you and your catch and cooks ah the simple life
Man I couldn't imagine what a fish like that could pull like. Hope you get another shot at him! Glad ya dig the videos and catch and cooks!
Great video like always Spencer. It won’t be long and the Flatheads will be biting again.
Thanks Brad. I'm more than ready!
Good show man, you always have good info and catch nice fish. I have that exact same shirt, maybe I'll start wearing it fishing. ✌
Glad ya enjoyed it man!
Last year on deer season I used deer heart to catch my pb flathead. Probably going to use it this year again.
Thats interesting. Good luck dude!
I also saw your John Wayne picture!! The Duke was awesome
Gotta agree. I'm a big fan.