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The Quest….
Before you can build a strategy, you have to define your goal
I'm a "trophy" hunter, so my personal goal is to catch HUGE flatheads!
Other goals could include catching LOTS of flatheads, or catching good eating sized flatheads, which I consider to be 5-10 pounds
Most of the tips on this page relate to trophy hunting, but will apply to flatheads in general
Focusing on trophies will mean being satisfied with fewer fish per outing. In fact it may mean risking NO fish on many outings while you sort out what's what with the bigs.
It also means that you will have to get ready to handle some of the largest predatory fish in north America. If you don't handle THEM, they handle YOU and you go home with a "big one that got away" story. Here's how I handle the Gear question
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