It’s all about bait and the right time and spot dude. Once you figure that out you can catch way more than one fish a year. But you gotta spend some time on the water. Season is short. If you’re just a weekend fisherman then good luck and maybe keep your hopes down lol. I fish over 300 days out of the year. I don’t see it as a chore or something to do on the weekends only. Honestly weekends are the worst time to fish, all the spots are crowded, boats everywhere. All my best fish (catfish, salmon and trout) all pretty much came night fishing during the week. We are lucky to be close to Fox river and several ports of Lake Michigan.

@@Vse_yob I am the same. I don’t fish weekends do to traffic and pleasure boats. I fish from a kayak so try to stay away from boats as much as possible. I’ve been doing this for years man. I’m not that good I will admit but I put a lot of time in. I have a depth finder but I mostly go with my gut feeling. I honestly think my biggest problem is setting the hook. I almost positive I’ve had plenty of flathead bites, but just not able to capitalize on them.

@@Vse_yob I tried so hard this year. I caught a couple of 25’s this year but my scale broke. I think a couple after that were pushing 30 but no way to know unless you weigh um. 35 pounder where I’m from is an awesome fish. I worked my butt off this year and didn’t get one 35.

That spot is in Aurora, IL. But please keep it a secret. We don’t need a bunch of bums overfishing that area.

@@Vse_yob I won’t tell flathead fishing spots need to be low key from ppl so they won’t over fish it, like one of my spots 😭

No not really

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@@DaleWyman 2070 lowe roughneck

Nah. Hooked is sitting to the side, way out of the channel and not in anyone’s way. Sure if he anchored in the middle of the river you can make your statement. I fish the Mchenry stretch most of the year. That’s by far the worst stretch of river for pleasure boats. Those guys are literal maniacs with zero regard toward other boaters or fishermen. There were at least two deaths on the chain o lakes this year. Just too crowded and too many inexperienced and/or drunk people on the water.

True but also that was a narrow channel you can quit cranking on it as you go through and leave much less wake which would affect his boat way less also did you notice all the piers there where other boats boats are docket . I’m sure that area should be a no wake zone .

@@Bigstepper396 concrete structure

@jeffreygree3 How many Do you got? If you got 'em use um bud. we are allowed fifty hooks