A nephew's friend caught a 51" long flathead in a nearby river (hoop net) a couple weeks ago. I think he said its head weighed around 17 pounds. I got a fairly quick glimpse (riding on 4 wheeler behind nephew's young son as he gave me a whirlwind tour past it, some mushroom patches, deer feeder, etc.) of what remained of its skull (been seriously chewed on by critters) this weekend.

It looked big enough to chomp down on something; but then I bet a 51" long bass could too! \:D

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