Fishing a Deep River Channel for Flathead Catfish!! (New PB Caught)

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Ай бұрын

Hey everyone so in this video I did another day trip on the river in a new location I’ve never fished and turned into a really good spot definitely plan on going back to this location but I hope everyone enjoys the video and as always thanks for watching.
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@leonacrowley164 4 күн бұрын

Great job, big cats will always make me nervous to

@FirstCastAngling 3 күн бұрын

Hey I appreciate you watching

@dalehayslip5008 29 күн бұрын

Enjoyed your video buddy.I love fishing the Sciota River when ever i get a chance.

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Hey i appreciate you watching and yea I fish the scioto a lot I’m usually out once to twice a week this years been at a good start so far haven’t caught anymore bluecats yet there on spawn right now there prolly some that haven’t spawned yet but the big females most likely already spawning I guess just never know about them I also heard people say the spawn started early this year but I have caught some this month and April

@Anchor-Tractor-Man 29 күн бұрын

It's nice to see some Scioto action. I grew up fishing Scioto River around South of Chillicothe to Circleville area. My biggest flathead from the Scioto has been 51lbs. But unfortunately we had a problem with people limblining them out and illegally selling to paylakes so we dont see the giants up here anymore and the blues dont make it up this far from the Ohio. I did catch a 22lb blue south of here near Piketon however. Those were some nice flattys you caught!! Keep up the good work. I really enjoy your channel buddy

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

51Ib flathead is a dang nice fish for the scioto river I’ve always been told there 60 and 70pounders in the Scioto it’s deep enough in spots for them and yea I’ve had other people say the blues don’t go very far north my biggest blue out of Scioto is 45Ibs it was a beast and Yano most blues don’t get length to then there real short and fat but this one was fat and had a lot of length to it I’d say it was close to 50inchs I never measured it but I weighed it and it was dead on 45Ibs and hey I appreciate you checking my channel out and watching my videos

@PaddlingCranks 16 күн бұрын

NIce catches!

@FirstCastAngling 16 күн бұрын

Thank ya

@kylen8600 26 күн бұрын

I like the 20+ minute video

@FirstCastAngling 26 күн бұрын

Hey thanks for watching I appreciate it

@kylen8600 25 күн бұрын

@@FirstCastAngling anytime I’m about to get ready to start my own little fishing channel myself

@Vse_yob 16 күн бұрын

Good stuff bro. Good fish

@FirstCastAngling 16 күн бұрын

Thank ya

@fishing4claimers0622 26 күн бұрын

im new to your channel but really enjoyed the video. love them flatheads we dont have them here in new jersey. Gdluck next outing and we will be watching. F4C nation out..

@FirstCastAngling 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for checking the channel out and watching my videos I appreciate it

@MylesSanchez-vf3hh 8 күн бұрын

hey man i love your videos keep it up i hope you channel continues to grow

@FirstCastAngling 7 күн бұрын

Hey I appreciate it and thanks for watching

@vonvomit5666 29 күн бұрын

That gar fin slapped you like Orphan Annie!

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Yea it did I’ve never had one do that they don’t like being picked up that’s for sure the bigger ones are more difficult to handle sometimes

@vonvomit5666 29 күн бұрын

@@FirstCastAngling I know. Had one try to bite my show when I laid it on the ground

@vonvomit5666 29 күн бұрын

shoe

@darrellperry8175 29 күн бұрын

Good video i live in brown county and mostly fish the Ohio River

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and oh okay I like fishing the Ohio river but I don’t have a boat to go out and hit the deep holes don’t know very many bank spots on the Ohio yet but I have looked around for access

@FightinChanceFishing 28 күн бұрын

Congrats on the PB. I’m just getting into big catfish fishing. I’ve got a spot on the Scioto I’ll be trying.

@FirstCastAngling 28 күн бұрын

Thank ya and yea it’s been a good year so far for me and I hope u get on some fish man

@stevenstroud19 25 күн бұрын

Try fishing with some 6 to 8 inch Crappy. Best bait I've come across here in Kansas. Fish on brother, God bless.

@FirstCastAngling 17 күн бұрын

I don’t think your aloud to fish with crappie in Ohio me personally I don’t use game fish as bait but ik the regulations are different in other states not sure on Ohio though but bluegills and sunfish are really good live bait up here

@jeffchilders236 29 күн бұрын

I grew up in pickaway county Ohio and fish the scioto River all the time

@FirstCastAngling 28 күн бұрын

Yea I like fishing the scioto river that’s for sure u gotta move around a lot though on this river to find the fish sometimes your luck out on a hole with a decent amount of catfish in it just never know

@troy1594 29 күн бұрын

Enjoyed the content brother. Fellow Buckeye. New sub. Keep L.I.V.I.N

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Hey man thanks for watching and subscribe I appreciate it and same to you

@dinkoverstinkcatfishing5722 28 күн бұрын

New to your channel so been great. Keep on keepin on bud 🤙

@FirstCastAngling 28 күн бұрын

Hey thanks for watching and checking my channel out greatly appreciated man

@user-ie8wz8uo3b 29 күн бұрын

Nice fish there, keep it going.

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Thank ya and I plan on going back out tomorrow thanks for watching

@BobBob-er1db 29 күн бұрын

I'm close close to the Scioto river

@fishing_fam84 29 күн бұрын

Good fish rite there 🤙

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Yea nice to catch a flathead that size during the day

@fishing_fam84 29 күн бұрын

@@FirstCastAngling I struggle with day time flathead fishing.

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761 29 күн бұрын

Good deal on that Flathead, awesome bud! Those ones in the thirties don’t come along too often, especially in a river. 🤙🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Hey man thanks I appreciate you watching and know they don’t come by very often but when they do you for sure get fired up about it.

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761 29 күн бұрын

@@FirstCastAngling - yeah man, for sure about that! And no problem bud! 👍👍🤙🏻✌🏻

@joewiese4174 29 күн бұрын

A long time ago I learned that a big flathead will let you take line back in the reel when he feels like it. The upriver charge in some cases is the tiering out period. Other times it is just to strip all the line from your reel, (even 80 lb braid with 24lbs of drag) pop the knot and not even wave good bye. That is the reason i upgraded gear, line and hooks. 100 to 120 lb braid with 32 to 44 lbs of drag and i finally got to see what was wreaking the lighter gear. I didnt have a scale but he was big enough to eat 20 to 30lb blues or flats. He hit a carp that was 4 to 6lb range. It felt more like hooking a ford ranger than a fish. Keep up the scouting and try large chunks of beef liver and the huge leaches with the stripes down the side. Flathead love them!

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Heck yea man and I’ve heard leaches are good catfish bait but never tried them I appreciate you checking the video out

@HamBandit 27 күн бұрын

Nice Flathead! nice editing. needs camera skills worked on. I subscribed keep up the good videos.

@FirstCastAngling 27 күн бұрын

Hey thanks for the sub and watching

@_Nomad_0 Ай бұрын

Been watching your videos man, killer cat 🍻

@FirstCastAngling Ай бұрын

Hey I appreciate that man and yea it was a nice one thank ya for checking my videos out

@MegaDevilish1 29 күн бұрын

Scioto river…. Definitely looks like southern Ohio area. I’m in Ross county and fish the Scioto

@_Nomad_0 29 күн бұрын

The scioto has big ass cats, the guy who does these videos got a 45lb blue cat last year out of it. I live down wheelersburg near Greenup dam and I don't see near as much action with cats

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Yea I’m south man and nice man I’ve fished up that way years ago around the Walmart area

@bricehale6593 21 күн бұрын

I caught a 30 last year on the river myself and a 20lb blue scioto river is my favorite place to fish

@FirstCastAngling 21 күн бұрын

Good deal man and yea I enjoy the scioto I don’t have a Kayak or boat yet but definitely gonna get one for the scioto for sure it’s hard to bank fish anymore but luckily I have a few spots I have permission to fish from the land owners but definitely hard to bank fish now days on this river

@michaelj4208 29 күн бұрын

just grab the flathead without gloves.... the scrapes will be a happy reminder of what you caught...

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Yea if that isn’t the truth had some wounds over there years doing that yano the bigger ones aren’t as bad them smaller ones there get you if ya don’t watch

@CatfishZombie 28 күн бұрын

From 100 to over 500 subs! Man you're gonna make it! Awesome catch!

@FirstCastAngling 28 күн бұрын

Hey I appreciate it and thanks for checking my channel out man

@mikekoch1966 29 күн бұрын

GOOD CATCH!

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Thank ya

@MegaSullivan11 29 күн бұрын

What part of Scioto river you hitting. I fish it a ton.

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

I fish the southern part mostly people call it the bottoms where it meets the Ohio river if u can get into the fields to fish the bank I have permission to fish all the places I fish whenever I get a boat prolly use it on the scioto

@MegaSullivan11 29 күн бұрын

I would love to plan a trip. I myself do KZfaq and tictok.

@dianeshanksthompson4125 29 күн бұрын

Nice 32 pounder. I'd never be able to reel that one in.

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Thank ya

@945hilo 21 күн бұрын

On the circle hooks just a good pull or winding the reel will set the hook

@FirstCastAngling 21 күн бұрын

Well I’ll be honest with ya I’ve seen a lot of people miss fish on circle hooks by reeling down on em when your running a lot of drag it’s a lot better to set the hook a lil even if they do it for ya I’ve used circle hooks for years and never missed a fish for doing that so that’s why I do that you’ll miss fish a lot if u reel down on em not always but sometimes

@_Nomad_0 21 күн бұрын

I've used this method, I don't think your wrong, but I'm gonna make sure I got him hooked good, no sense in popping the hook out of a 70lb cats mouth just because I didn't give an extra tug up ya know

@945hilo 21 күн бұрын

@@FirstCastAnglingcircle hooks has its moments I learned early on not to set the same a regular hook, I even tried them on a trot line and got skunked I took em all off and went to regular hooks and done better.. lesson learned

@edwarddarst4358 20 күн бұрын

Biggest one I caught in the river was 120 po flat head Chillicothe 1972

@FirstCastAngling 20 күн бұрын

Shew that’s a dang good fish for the scioto I’ve always heard there’s 60s and 70s in the scioto

@techlorknight338 11 күн бұрын

Pretty sure the biggest flathead caught in ohio is 76lbs

@BigBoyBeFishing 27 күн бұрын

Any time your line sounds like a guitar its a biggun

@FirstCastAngling 27 күн бұрын

Man i thought it sounded like a ukulele my reel handle wouldn’t engage then it finally fixed itself I was just stoked about how big the catfish was man

@BigBoyBeFishing 27 күн бұрын

@@FirstCastAngling I seen that i screamed engage Bessie and it popped in gear 🤣🤣 that was a great fish I'll get one that size oneday

@_Nomad_0 23 күн бұрын

@@BigBoyBeFishing his PB was a 45lb blue and that one was wild looking, I'm looking to get one like that this year 🤣

@BigBoyBeFishing 23 күн бұрын

@@_Nomad_0 we'll get it soon

@chrisp3935 28 күн бұрын

You ever tried using that caterpillar on your lip as bait???

@FirstCastAngling 28 күн бұрын

Know I can’t say I have man

@jasonnewman772 27 күн бұрын

What county was your last video in. I saw that water tower in the back ground and the rocks on the bank doesn't look familiar. I live in Ross. Just curious. Good videos.

@FirstCastAngling 19 күн бұрын

Idk what you mean water tower lol and I’m from pike county

@russellverdin8339 29 күн бұрын

What kind of reels do you use and what kind of rods do you use?

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Reels are Abu Garcia and the rods I can’t remember of top of my head I had another guy ask the same thing I’m gonna have to do a rig rundown ik the rods are very stout the black pole is only a 6.6ft rod but it is strong I’ve used it and the orange one for years I plan on changing the gear in the future though I’ve been looking at the hellcat rods and okuma komodo ss reels I like the Ambassadeur reels but my one Abu reel is a low profile reel and I have been quite a fan lately on how it handles these catfish

@prestonplaysgames3275 29 күн бұрын

What part of the scioto are you at?

@FirstCastAngling 17 күн бұрын

I fish southern end of scioto mostly I’ve never fished past Chillicothe area

@natestone8739 29 күн бұрын

Was that a spotted gar?

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Yea I believe so it had spots on it but Yano when I catch ‘em I call em all longnose gar always have but ik there is a difference in them that one was definitely smallest gar I ever caught last year I caught a 40 to 45inch gar and it fought like a freight train

@The.Rooster469 29 күн бұрын

Is that a black max reel your using?

@FirstCastAngling 29 күн бұрын

Yea it’s a black max reel really good reel never have any problems out of it and it cast far to it’s got 30Ib braid main line and 30Ib mono liter line holds up really well I also use it for musky fishing it’s not setup for that atm cause I’ve been catfishing a lot with it

@wesleyhathcoat1271 28 күн бұрын

how deep is that water

@FirstCastAngling 28 күн бұрын

I’m not to sure it’s gotta be at least 10 foot in spots maybe more usually the channels are very deep just depends on how the current pushes all the sand and silt out yano