07-13-2006, 09:47 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Hey Tony, this story has made the rounds during the past year, and has been posted on several of our boards. But, we have not seen it here and I am sure it will impress some of our "cataholics". [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have fished for flatheads in several states, and I agree that they generally prefer live prey (fish, crawdads, etc.). But, I have seen them take surface swimming fish, muskrats and ducks so I assume that the ball was a case of mistaken identity...if it was being blown by breezes or bobbing in the ripples.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just like a lot of people, it bit off more than it could chew...or swallow. Still not enough for me to go buy a basketball and hang a hook from it as a flathead lure. I'll stick with baiting them with big sunfish or small carp.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have fished for flatheads in several states, and I agree that they generally prefer live prey (fish, crawdads, etc.). But, I have seen them take surface swimming fish, muskrats and ducks so I assume that the ball was a case of mistaken identity...if it was being blown by breezes or bobbing in the ripples.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just like a lot of people, it bit off more than it could chew...or swallow. Still not enough for me to go buy a basketball and hang a hook from it as a flathead lure. I'll stick with baiting them with big sunfish or small carp.[/#0000ff]
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