Tips for Catching FLATHEAD CATFISH with CUTBAIT!! (Works anywhere)
Ever since I started using cutbait for flatheads, I started catching more. The more I've used it, the more I've picked up on a few things that make it even more effective!
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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 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.
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!
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!
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!
👍 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!
Just caught my pb flathead on cutbait, your videos are so helpful
Good stuff. That kind of knowledge is hard fought....much appreciated.
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!!😂
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!
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!
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
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.
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!
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.
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!
Thank you for the tips very useful information
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!
Love your channel man! Im seeing up a guide trip with Jason from stl catfishing. I really enjoy the podcast as well
Awesome man! Make sure you give Jason a hard time for me😁
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!
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!
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!
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!
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?
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!
Your poster with the "Bait Family" just made my day. Subtle and true 👏
I giggle about it occasionally myself haha
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!
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.
Thanks for the tips, Spencer. Much appreciated 👍
Absolutely. Hope it helps!
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 KZhead sent ya my way! 👍🏻
Good luck! Hope you beat em up!
You always have great video and information thanks for sharing
I try my best. I hope it helps man!
Thank you for putting out great videos.
No problem. Glad you enjoy them!
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!
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 !
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!
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.
Thanks for making my morning
Very informative video. Lots of tips Thanks for posting
Absolutely. Thanks for watching Scott!
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!
River Certified 💯💪🏽🔥✊🏽 Nice cats and Great info brother most def will keep in mind 👍🏽👊🏽
Thanks man. Hope it helps ya catch a few more!
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!
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!
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
Great video sir! I enjoy watching them.
Hell yeah man. I'm glad ya get a kick outta them!
Great video guy & appreciate the tips will be using them
Hope they help man!
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!
Hell yeah thanks for the tips broskie
Great information thanks , happy fishing
Definitely. Glad you enjoyed it!
Hope to catch some at the river this week🤙 caught some Bullhead for bait and we’ll see what happens. Awesome vid and really helpful info dude!
I'm cheering for ya dude! Hope you beat em up!
@@RiverCertified thanks!
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 👍
Appreciate the good info on bait!
Hope it helps 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
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!
Awesome Video! LOVE Flahead Fishing!!! 🐟🐟🐟
Another great video keep up the good work God bless you 🙏🏾 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the pointers
Hope they help man
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 tips!!!! Thanks for sharing
Glad ya enjoyed em man!
I will catch them down here sometimes on cut mullet . Good info Spencer . Tight lines !!
Thats sweet. Good luck dude!
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!
tight lines brotha I'm ready for the flat head bite to start picking up here in Kansas. I've never used much cut bait for flats but making a point to this year. Would you consider white bass to be more oily than say cut up blue gill?
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!
Thanks for the info! Eastern South Dakota
Absolutely man. You have some good water up there!
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!
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
Best advice I have heard all day.
Haha hell yes
Thank God for flathead season. Nice fish.
Thanks Roger. My thoughts as well.
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
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
Thanks for the tips 👍🤘
Absolutely!
Awesome video grow the flow 💯
Thats a Texas sized 10 4 haha
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 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!
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!
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
Thanks for the video, first time viewer
Hey Spencer. First off love all of your videos. Been a fan for a while now. Quick question did you make those posters behind you? Or did you buy them. I’ve been looking for similar ones, but I really dig yours. Thanks
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!
Timings on point as usual nice info for slobsss
Badass man. Stoked it works out that way!
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 ?^$
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!
Such a huge fan keep it up riverrats
I really appreciate it Maria! Glad ya enjoyed it!
Luv ya little black box in the corner under the Duke. 👍🏻🇦🇺🇺🇸
Thanks for the tips
Absolutely!
Great video and the flathead tips.
I hope they help man!
Nice video!! Keep it up!👍🏻
I also saw your John Wayne picture!! The Duke was awesome
Gotta agree. I'm a big fan.
Great info bro. 👍 and nice catches.
Thanks man! Hope it helps!
Thanks for the tips. Stop by the kinzua River sometime.
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
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 😂
We always love seeing Ryan!Here frm Indiana!
He's very easy to tolerate 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!
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!
Thank you for this!
Glad it was helpful!
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.
I have learned so much from watching your videos. Keep them coming. What line do you use and reels? I have abu garcia 5500's. What do you think of them? Thanks so much!!
Glad ya dig em man. Those are great reels. I use 85 lb braid and okuma coldwaters.