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I was sooo tempted to buy a small rod and reel combo while I was there for exactly that reason 😂

Thanks for watching man!

Thank you sir! 🫡

Yep! I’m guessing at least 50lbs now!

Nice! Definitely one of my favorites

Thanks man! Yep, heavy gear in the bigger lakes and rivers when you know structure is near by. Urban is fun on light stuff

Thanks man! Good luck! The river can be absolutely amazing but this time of year I’d stick to main lake more. Spring is usually great for the river and then I fish mainlake pretty much summer till fall when I go

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

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Haha you know it! Jake made me wish I brought my fly rod! 😂

Definitely haha

Yep! Only certain ones though. You should be able to find out on Game and Fish’s website about what they stock. The vast majority don’t have fish 😂

Thanks man! It's super nice up there getting out of the heat haha

@@TDFishing hahaha yea I know exactly what you mean

@@J0Gu7 that’s some good info! Definitely need to try that next time. We definitely struggled with them sinking too much. Thanks!

That definitely makes sense! We'll have to try that next time!

Awe man that sucks! You gotta try again soon!

Thank you! Tight lines to you as well my friend!

Seriously haha they think there are no rules and go crazy every time 😂

This one was at Roosevelt! Thanks for watching!

Great question! I recently made a video going over exactly this rig haha basically this rig is a way to keep your bait off the bottom. When you fish a bait on the bottom, they like to hide in rocks, bushes, or anything else they can. The bobber rig keeps your bait near the bottom because of a heavy led but not actually on the bottom. Keeps your bait visible for predators and the bait constantly wants to swim to cover but can’t.

Thanks for watching! Yeah, there is actually a good amount of shore fishing there. SB cove and Bartlett flats has lots of shore like you can drive right to the water. It’s been getting busy though so try to do mid week or early Friday/Saturday morning to claim a spot.

Heck ya, that’s awesome! Have you don’t the wild ones yet? I think if you do both you get the gold coin

Heck ya haha

Yesssir 🫡

Haha I don’t blame you. It was nuts 😂 thanks for the heads up on West Fork!

You know it 😂 and thanks for the heads up on the rod speed!

@@FishingWithPorter for sure thanks man! Nice haha they are fun fish! It’s nice getting me species for sure! In AZ too. I want to try this challenge again soon

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Let’s gooo

I have. They definitely work as well!

Haha I live in flip flops at the lake!

Thank you sir 🫡

I wish I could! We got it on Catfish connection forever ago. It used to also be available on carp anglers website but I haven’t been able to find it for years now

Bartlett! Back when the water was up though

Thanks man!! I have a 6’ MH spinning and a 6’6 MH in casting. Absolutely love both! I don’t think you can go wrong with either lengths. They have a nice light tip and strong back bone. Very light weight but strong

@@TDFishing Thanks again!

One more question, I was searching for a large collapsible fish basket but cant find one as big as I see you using to hold the big ones till morning. Is there a brand I could look for or are they called something different?

Thanks man!

Need to bring back my DSLR 🫡

Thanks! A lot of us keep them overnight for a few reasons. Sometimes fish get injured or hooked weird to where they might not actually survive even if you release them right away (rare but it happens), deeper water fish that don’t swim down well since the pressure builds up in their air bladder so the livewell keeps them until they can equalize that pressure. We also keep smaller fish semi regularly and keeping them alive overnight lets us decide if we want to keep them haha sometimes we just get lazy in the morning and can release them healthy. Almost always the fish held overnight are supercharged by morning so you can easily tell they’ll swim off strong. I’ve seen and had my own fish get released right away only to float belly up (I had a kayak so I was able to retrieve them). The worst thing I want to do is release a fish that swims off but ends up dying and going to waste. I’d rather hold them overnight to make sure they can swim off strong. If they don’t, I harvest them. Catfish are tough and rarely do they not make it but I’ve been fishing for them for over 20 years and have seen them not make it after getting released a number of times. Lastly is for video purposes. It’s better on camera to show the fish and pictures (this one is obviously not the main reason but is a reason). I also rarely drag fish to a beach to release. This instance we had a friend with his kids that wanted to see them so we brought them over and my buddy harvested one of his. That was a long explanation 😂

@@TDFishing that makes sense and I appreciate the explanation. Wish you continued success and look forward to more great videos

@ethanchandler7097 much appreciated!

You can definitely catch them year round. I’ve caught flats every month of the year but there are slower seasons. The best times to fish are probably April-June and September-December 1st. Mid winter and mid summer are usually slow times but you can definitely catch them!

@@TDFishing thank you brother 👊🏼

You know it 😂

Yesssir! 💪

Hahah you know it! 😂

@@Brave-Hearts-83 ayye what’s up!

That’ll work!

Best I would say is April and May for spring and October and November for fall. Mid summer is pretty rough. A lot of them are spawning and are just harder to catch. Also January to February is usually really slow. I usually fish for flats from March till June, fish for other species in the summer, and then resume again around September till December for Arizona. Other states are different. Bartlett has been pretty slow and will be slow for a while. You 100% can catch them year round but it’s definitely less right now

@@TDFishing thanks bro I’m from flagstaff so still kinda local but we had no flatties so it’s a whole other world for me to learn . I’ve studied them a lot and I think the bite is so trash rn bc of the spawn definitely it’s peak season until August right? My buddy caught a 32 pounder but that’s been it we’ve been hours on the banks with nothing but maybe a channel or 2. Thanks for that info though that really helps. I’ve been skunked so much this last month I might give up until maybe mid August lol

@Jesusbeni47 haha no problem at all! Yeah, enjoy nicer weather fishing for a while 😂 that’s what I do. It’s hot as hell until September lol you’ll enjoy other fishing more right now over a random lucky flathead here and there haha

I don’t think so. It was a new rod and it broke 20ft off the rod tip. Bobby made it forever ago. It was a deep freezer

@TDFishing it's a good bait box for sure. Damn. I wish he would of got that flat

@jessejamesmcguire yep haha it works amazing!

Haha thanks! Will do 🫡