News of a jumbo catfish tends to catch my attention - especially when it comes from this part of the world. This 103-pound flathead came from Georgia's own Ocmulgee River earlier this week and was caught on a jug line by Tom Head. Head used a live bream rigged on a tuna hook to catch his giant catfish. The fish will not become Georgia's new state record flathead, although it outweighs the record fish by more then 20 pounds, because it was caught jug-fishing, not on a rod and reel. The Ocmulgee is a major tributary of the Altamaha River, which is Georgia's most acclaimed river for heavyweight flathead catfish. Photo courtesy of Georgia DNR.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
One Seriously Big Flathead
News of a jumbo catfish tends to catch my attention - especially when it comes from this part of the world. This 103-pound flathead came from Georgia's own Ocmulgee River earlier this week and was caught on a jug line by Tom Head. Head used a live bream rigged on a tuna hook to catch his giant catfish. The fish will not become Georgia's new state record flathead, although it outweighs the record fish by more then 20 pounds, because it was caught jug-fishing, not on a rod and reel. The Ocmulgee is a major tributary of the Altamaha River, which is Georgia's most acclaimed river for heavyweight flathead catfish. Photo courtesy of Georgia DNR.
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