Catching BIG Catfish With Flapper Shad! How To Cut / Rig

Today, I show you how to Cut and Rig Shad Flapper style. This is a good way to disperse scent even better in the current. This along with my sound producing Rig will create noise and heavy scent to attract some Big Catfish! I hope you enjoy the video!
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I really enjoy your crappie and creek videos but me being mainly a catfish guy these are my favorite kind of videos. Keep up the good work Elmer!

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Gene were you letting Elmo cut up that bait. Lol That was a nice knife you were using. And I praise the Lord for you and may God bless you.

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Gosh, Richard. Up here in Washington state they don't know all those old sayings and terms. I laugh sometimes. A lady was telling me about some BBQ at a party she went to and I asked her, "Was it any count?" and she gave me a blank look. No idea what I asked. I had to explain it was 'East Tennessee' for "Was it good?" That was a _nice_ flathead and I like that knife, too. I'm a collector. Thank you so much for taking us with you, Richard. Sometimes getting to go fishing with you is just the thing to make bad day a lot better. I guess that means watching RGTFM is good fer me, too. 🎣👍😊🙋‍♂️

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Damn he makes it look easy. I'm still working on my first catfish.

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My favorite is shrimp

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Great catfish Richard. I went out Tuesday evening and caught a few myself. Landed a 16lb blue cat, and my new personal best, a 35lb 9oz blue cat ! All on 20lb test line ! Keep those videos coming, really appreciate all that you do to promote the sport of fishing.

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Another good show sir, & I thank ya. My son sent a link to me the other day, & it was you minnow fishing around the bridge pilings. I kinda chuckled, punched him out a message, telling him that I had just watched it a couple days previous. I'm glad to know that he has found you (I'm sure that I have forwarded a show or 2 of yours in the past). You do a mighty fine show, & I'm jealous of how nice & tidy your boat is. Housekeeping in a boat is very important for safety and efficiently. Tight lines to all.

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Always a good day when the drag is screaming. Thanks for sharing your day with us.

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[@jigginwithjake2796]

Caught a nice striper on a flapper bluegill. This video inspired the use of that type of cut bait. Boy was he fun to catch!

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So glad to see people releasing these big fish.

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[@passion4castin]

Thank you so much for the flapper shad tutorial! I have been trying to learn this for a long time. As a 25 year old and not being raised around alot of fisherman I got to say I appreciate you Mr. Richard. You have taught me so much and so many others!

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Watching this brings back good ol summertime memories out on the muddy river banks of leesville lake in Virginia ' catching 25 to 40 pound blues and flatheads on creek chubs' bluegills and shad with the Carolina rigs and ol Shakespeare cat combo rods n reels' great video gene you sure do know how to catch them cats and this spring ima go back to catfishin cause I havent been in 2 years since I was hooked on trout and smallmouth bass ' but ya gotta love them cats man!!!🎣🎣🎣🎣🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Mr Gene , I think you could catch a fish on a cheese puff !! Great video as always! Tight lines my friend!!! 😊👍

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Those were some darn good cats! As usual.

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RGTFM....I am a Pro Netter of Fish! I have a 98% recovery rate as per IMO rating system! I have a very "Slow" to get excited tendency, well when the guy on the rod isnt hollerin at me. For example "WHOOO, get the net boy...hurry up now! There he is gett HIMM. Dang, boy...ok, here he comes. Get him HURRY!! He aint hooked good!". I tend to rush in this situation...thus only a 98% rating. You holler at me too much....and well I may hit him in the head with the net! Aint my fault, should have hooked him right! I am CHEAP though. A snack and a few Coke Colas or RC Colas and I am there! Great video Richard Sir!

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Those were some good looking cats!

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The Flapper🤔 I'm gonna have to try that Richard. 👍👊

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Flapper

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😆Turnip greens off a stepladder lol loved the video Brother 👊🏻👊🏻Awesome catfish!!!

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Hey Richard, I hope all is well with you and momma sue and the family. Getting rigged up now while I watch this video yet again lol 😂 going to target some cat fishing using cut bluegill tonight out on the Hudson River in upstate New York.

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tenn river hasn't been 68 degrees in 6 weeks lol, enjoying the videos

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You the man. I'll have to try the flapper next time I'm out. See if it works up here in Ohio.

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nice job Richard, your giving me the catfish fever

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Great video Richard thanks again Richard I'll be watching your next video God bless you and your family Richard

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thanks for all the tips and tactics. really enjoy your vids rg. thank you

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You gave the fishing conditions! Thanks for fulfilling the request, tight lines!!

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Im talking about taking a set up with crickets and fish next the guntersville dam and catch a bunch of bluegills... woooo!!!!! 😂

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Thanks for the video RG,,, that’s some really great info... sharing your dedicated time with fish fanciers is very generous of you.. and if you don’t mine me saying,,, thanks for taking care of thoz “chucks” a shoe of real champions!!! Elmo?!?!? Always a pleasure😎

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You should do a video on cleaning some fish. Wouldn't rly matter what kind of fish it would be fun to watch.

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First smile of the day okay...we'll put that one in the bucket!

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Some nice cats on those shad! Gotta try them that way. Thanks!

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Richard, It would be a big move forward but some clean & cook would be awesome. I know sometime the wife ask you to bring some home. Love the channel man.

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Look at that HAWG!!!

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THANK YOU RICHARD

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