Catching Giant Flathead Catfish on the Tennessee River

The crew is in North Alabama to fish the Tennessee River for trophy flathead catfish. You'll see how they catch bait, how to use Lowrance fishfinder and tips on catching flatheads.
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The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles (1,049 km) long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names, as many of the Cherokee had their territory along its banks, especially in eastern Tennessee and northern Alabama.[2] Its current name is derived from the Cherokee village Tanasi.[5]

[@RiverCertified]

That is one heck of a day of fishing! This is probably my favorite G3 video, at least in the top 5!

[@g3sportsman]

For years I wanted to do a flathead show and Mike Mitchell certainly made it worth the wait. He’s a great guy. Thanks for watching

[@memesforlife594]

What you doing on here river rat you catch fish just as big

[@kennyray1573]

My wife n I had the experience camping n catfishing on the Tennessee River and we enjoyed every minute of it

[@OldManCatfishing]

Flathead fishing is my most favorite type of fishing.

[@josephagamble8863]

Mike Cook, Ol Man Catfishing hahayeah ol man

[@sidaporn44khangtumhiam62]

Mike Cook, Ol Man Catfishing ำยกสกำา

[@ezekielrelf3476]

Mike Cook, Ol Man Catfishing hi my name zeke. Y'all catching some nice fish.

[@rdonner28]

Loved this episode! U were having fun and Mitchell put u on them! That one big one didn't want to come off bottom lol! Great show!

[@skullislandskingkong7861]

I fish a low water dam on the Arkansas river here in Tulsa,Oklahoma on a pedestrian bridge about 10minutes from my house and it produces some past the 30lb mark every year.😃

[@hersheldobbins4777]

Went with Mike may of 2017 had a great trip we caught 200 lbs.of flatheads several 20s 30s and a 42 & 44.thanks Scott great show.

[@GotchaFishing]

That was an A+ show right there guys.

[@DM-wg2bx]

Damn,those fish are LEGENDARY. Biggest catfish I ever seen in my life.👏🏾

[@castcabin6956]

Great fishing in the winter time. Thank you for the good tips.

[@JohnRidleyFreedom1]

Awesome show G3 Sportsman & Mike Mitchell!

[@mikeyzx2]

I fish out there but I've never fished for big catfish. Awesome video!

[@flippinghouse]

In East Texas I have only observed 1 flathed eat cut bait. Nice catches

[@Yelladog78]

That Tennessee river is an amazing place for catfish

[@kurtislowe9464]

Love Guntersville live just up the mountain from there in Skyline fishing second to none.

[@heelsfantim]

Great eating!! Best tasting of any of the catfish species (at least my opinion). Fry em up!

[@bigkinnybass]

That and bullheads.

[@randomtube8226]

I got lucky and landed a 60lb flathead catfish out of the Ohio River, from the riverbank. It was absolutely massive !!!

[@trevorward9047]

Love anybody who goes catfishing man I love to catfish it's all I've ever done since I've been a young boy and still love it just as much do it everyday it's not to cold or raining god bless yall.

[@g3sportsman]

Amen to that! Thanks for watching.

[@jl051111]

That view and area looks amazing

[@sewardjohn9257]

Great video, I love those poles, I wish I could afford to replace the two Abu 6500c's and the Ugly sticks I had them on. They were stolen when I was having back surgery.

[@g3sportsman]

Thats a bummer. I hate thieves

[@KentDrumz]

Keep the great videos coming...

[@melwesley473]

dude that is a HUGE flathead!!! I LOVE CATFISH!!!

[@crazylewiemike]

I enjoy all your videos

[@jameshaywood-salo6371]

Just moved to TN but taking my dad out on the river for his birthday next week to catch some cats

[@dalehayslip9756]

Love the video in going to get on them this year

[@gradyvago5426]

Great video guys...thanks.

[@basspro373]

That's looks like some good fishing, seems to me that you have been in the same spot most of the time... Great catten y'all.

[@Matthew_Webb]

Great fishing fellas

[@shawnakafawltytenor3544]

Nice video guys!!!

[@benmathews8086]

Roll tide fellas fish on boys

[@raygillem4768]

We were on lake Wheeler last year at the end of March and got into a lot of 30 plus lb flathead and two 40 plus lbers. Caught them from the bank. Hoping to go again this spring.

[@jeremyjames1659]

Good fish. Here on the Ohio you have to use heavier reels to accommodate for the flow of the river. Using a 6 ounce sinker with a 6500 will wear the gears out fast. Man the Tennessee river looks great. Good job

[@michaelrogers4285]

Awesome video 👍

[@ballistic350]

Looks fun af my kind of fishing..

[@tonyblacktopful]

Awsome video guys 👍

[@gregj831]

Damn that looks fun and it also made me really hungry. Let me get my new job in order 'Mike' and my sons and I will be giving you a call.

[@g3sportsman]

He’s the best. You’ll enjoy the trip.

[@realestateinvestingtips]

great fish

[@Tackle22Fishing]

Great video

[@Evergreen7557]

Excellent video!!! Thank you Mike for all the tips, and for getting on some biguns! Also a big thanks to the G3 crew for doing a flathead show, and for great footage!

[@vilefox8039]

Ugly Stik is the most underrated rod on the market...Don’t spend hundreds of dollars when you can pick up one of these bad boys for less than 50 bucks and handle pretty much anything in the river. Bang for your buck!

[@g3sportsman]

Agreed. Been saying that for years

[@madamcrimsononi6623]

I caught one here in northern alabama at the Brahun springs park it was a 35lb flat head that was a the fight of my life!! I want to catch one like that again someday. Fought that sucker for a good 40 minutes on rod and reel and was using chicken liver for bait.

[@g3sportsman]

That's what it's all about. I could tell by reading your. Moment that was an exciting moment for you. Catching a big fish is a thrill. It never gets old. Hopefully you'll catch an even bigger one and you'll let me know. Good luck and thanks for watching

[@madamcrimsononi6623]

no problem I like your channel a lot :) . I havnt been able to catch another one yet but I hope to one day and i sure as heck will be able to show you! I think my dad still has those photos if I can get one ill take a picture and send it to you !

[@dagolf06]

Prehistoric tadpole. Hahaha

[@CrappieG3]

Enjoyed the show, hope you kept at least one to eat!

[@FatBoyDan]

i love catfishing

[@jrwill58]

Did you keep any for eating ? I understand as you are always fishing, you cant keep and eat everything you catch. Flathead are one of the all time great tasting fish, with Crappie being the best. A 5lb to 8lb Flathead is hard to beat in the taste department! I live less than a mile from Wilson Lake on the Tennessee River. I was raised in Muscle Shoals Alabama.

[@trevorthecbdreviewer8056]

Love this can you do blues and channels next two videos

[@halibuthooliganinc1058]

Love those ugly stik catfish rods!!!! 7ft & 8 1/2 ft medium action

[@patleclere246]

Wow those is some fish course the bait they're using is about the size I normally catch on a rod

[@dwaynemmellema8339]

Be Alot Of Fun There Now!!! I ♥️🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣 For Bass Here In Dundee Florida. Got Some WHIPPERS IN LAKE TRASK!!

[@dwaynemmellema8339]

WHOPPERS

[@megalodon7788]

Anyone else notice this guy didn’t put any adds in his 20 minute video?

[@g3sportsman]

Is that good or bad?

[@ballistic350]

Dam this river is loaded with cats...wish Wisconsin river has these bad boys at this size...

[@michaelparrish755]

Why do you need Mike Mitchell???? Those fish all over the river!!!!

[@michaelharris1616]

That what you call a tank happy fishing.

[@catmastercatfishing7436]

Nice video

[@adamclark94]

Ugly stick catfish rods are perfect for guides too. Cheap but effective

[@DavidPollitt-qr3hv]

I caught a 54 pound catfish in Ripley Ohio

[@jerryrook3538]

I fish the Tennessee river a lot growing I love Pickwick Dam and the Tennessee River

[@g3sportsman]

Couldn't agree more!!

[@jovybaliguat1047]

Woww amazing very big fish 🥰😍👍👍👍

[@fishmasterq28]

I caught one that size good fights

[@josephagamble8863]

get em Mike

[@jameshaywood-salo6371]

Looked like another bite at about 8:35 in the vid on a rod in the back

[@mattpotts3959]

Mike, which snell knot do you use?

[@scarz1951]

Just bought me an Ugly Stik catfish rod today. Gonna put my Daiwa Sealine -X40 HV on it. Should be a good rig. Probably get two more. One for my Penn 209 and one for my Abu 6500. Shoot. Sounds good to me. What say you?

[@tonyblacktopful]

I bet there are some big flat heads where you caught the bait...did you ever try a live skip jack ?

[@denverrollison8885]

what rods you use

[@PeelingDragCatfishing]

cant reel a fish in without my hat on hahah that was funny

[@g3sportsman]

Threw my balance off without my cap!

[@sawftbunzzz]

I usually catch flatheads that are more yellow

[@JaredDavidson]

Water conditions and bottom type have a lot of affect on coloring.

[@basspro373]

U right that yellow color seems to be in shallow water, 6 to 12 foot of water the Flathead do seem to have that yellow look. At least that's the way it is here in South Carolina.

[@thewalkingdeadfanfamilyrev8274]

how much would a guide service be for me and one buddy, this is something I've always wanted to do?

[@g3sportsman]

You'll have to contact Mike Mitchell for that info www.tnriveroutfitters.net

[@DavidPollitt-qr3hv]

I caught a 54 pound catfish out of the Ohio river in Ripley Ohio

[@jerrylittle8922]

Where did you get that landing net?

[@aarondobbs1145]

I am not sure if there are skipjack shad where I live. I live in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area but I make frequent trips the the Mississippi River for big flatheads, more specifically Lacrosse Wisconsin. Besides bluegills, what is the best flathead bait that I can catch in this region.

[@aarondobbs1145]

I need some serious assistance. My biggest and only flathead is a "massive" 0.5 pounder...... and i caught it while fishing for bluegills to use as bait

[@AngelRojasTV]

Aaron Dobbs try using cut bluegill as bait cast deep pools near log jams

[@judyebner6254]

from south Texas I was raised to call them yellow cats

[@flippinghouse]

East Texas we call the Appaloosa or just apps

[@bradfordsmith5942]

Tabby Cats in MS!!!

[@quentinscott6253]

I have that same rod but it has a boss hawg reel on it

[@77DAdams]

that's such a huge flq tr head

[@junk250]

Its all about skipjack, if there are big bait there there will be big fish .

[@marcoslusso2163]

Nice flathead

[@jasonyz2504]

What's the spoon called he was using for the skip jack

[@g3sportsman]

Any kind of flashy spoon will work on skipjack. Try a Johnson silver minnow

[@jasonyz2504]

G3 Sportsman what color?

[@g3sportsman]

Anything shiny or with flash. Chrome is as good as any

[@tennesseerivertrophycatz8983]

Foley Spoon

[@rodneybudell5812]

He was using a Kastmaster. It looked like either a 1/8 oz. or a 1/4 oz.

[@ferniea92]

What hogs , great job, from New Mexico

[@g3sportsman]

Yes they were. Thanks for watching

[@riqueslabz1316]

fa talon New Mexico gang

[@vivahernando1]

Once they get that big do they taste okay? Never had a huge one like that

[@g3sportsman]

I guess you can but I don't eat the big ones. The smaller ones are better tasting. I just let the big ones go. Figure they earned it

[@johnwilliams2427]

Flatheads are one fish that you can eat the big ones with no problems. Cut it into the size filets you normally eat. Cut out the darker meat around the spine, and the fatter meat around the belly. That being said I too release almost all of the ones over twenty pounds...because they have earned it, and if they're females will literally lay THOUSANDS of eggs each spawn.

[@joelwcarter8058]

do you ever catch blue catfish while fishing for flathead catfish?

[@g3sportsman]

Yes it happens. Blues are opportunists. If they're swimming by and a free meal stares them in the face, they will seize the moment. Always fun catching blues

[@devindowning7460]

do you guys keep something like that

[@g3sportsman]

No. We never keep the large fish. There are plenty of smaller fish that I prefer to eat. I like letting the big ones go in the chance someone else could enjoy catching her like I did. Plus I don't think the big ones taste near as well as smaller ones. Thanks for the question and thanks for watching

[@ryanharrod1155]

Does he still guide? I was trying to find him.

[@g3sportsman]

Try Southern Cats Guide Service on Facebook

[@vzarionroberson8021]

What kind of rods and reels are those

[@g3sportsman]

Ugly Stik 8' Catfish Series rods. The reels are Abu Garcia 6500C

[@williegamer800]

Dont ever grab em by the top lip... grab the bottom or they can chomp down pretty hard 🤣

[@martiannns]

this was 2 years ago.

[@lejonleonard5623]

Best tasting catfish but I wouldn't want them over 20lbs.

[@jamesdennis8699]

Yens make it look to easy

[@randywilson6869]

That was a jiant.. My brother caught one that weigh 104

[@g3sportsman]

Wow. Congrats to your brother. That’s huge!!!

[@aetherseraph]

What's eating size?

[@g3sportsman]

I prefer the smaller ones. 6-10 lbs

[@chriswalls5831]

Trophy catfish

[@lunchbox602az]

And here I thought after 10 lbs they only eat live bait hmmm

[@cowboysruntheeast8603]

Hell I caught a Mountain Bass bigger than that.

[@g3sportsman]

😆

[@ztrubble6889]

Not to insult your intelligence, but did you make sure to allow the fish to decompress? Just seemed like yall were reeling them in relatively quickly...

[@g3sportsman]

We were in water less than 12 feet deep. We may have started a fast retrieve in order to get them out of the rocks. They are all in great shape and released

[@theraceanalystphdprovingha4119]

Eat em...

[@chipsammich2078]

Nice seeing those uglystik catfish rods..

[@edjones8186]

6 27th. 7 yt? y

[@kimberlymcnair5310]

he need to take his own fish out of the net,