I explained to him that the flathead is not a scavenger. But the guy was not to be swayed. So I relayed to him this example. Sir, I'm sure you consider the world record bass at twenty two plus pounds to be a remarkable fish. The recently caught world record flathead weighed over one hundred twenty one.
Flathead catfish regularly take baits up to twenty percent of their body weight.
Within minutes we were approached by the president of a highly respected bait company that explained they were interested in revitalizing the catfish baits they had neglected for years. He asked us for names of twenty five catfisherman that would work closely with him to analyze their existing line and field test new baits. Before the day was over we had struck deals with five more manufacturers to use our membership as field testers. Stayed tuned for further developments. We need your stories and pictures.