[flatheadhunterx]

Here Is A Picture Of A Flathead That Was Caught At Santee Cooper That Probably Could Have Shattered State And World Record Except It Was Caught On A Trott Line Found It Online Dont Know How Much It Weighed But From Picture I Figure By Windows In Shop To Be At Least 5ft Long.

 

[Catbird]

Hate to burst the bubble but that pic made it's rounds here last year. A lot of members found descrepancies in the pic...sorry

 

[RiverratSC]

I saw the picture back in April. Something screwy about it just can't put my finger on it.

 

[Dreadnaught]

This was a pic put out by a marina down there to attract tourists to their buisness. It was a great marketing ploy on their part, I must admit. Even though this is not a real photo I am sure it worked to some extent, it got your attention,LOL!!

 

[LilRyjoe04]

Yah, that picture looks a little strange That guy looks strange Yah, it's all strange

 

[Abu]

I didn't even know Larry King was a flathead fisherman until I looked at the photo. Abu

 

[zmany2k]

it's still a pretty cool picture.

 

[Churningthemaelstrom]

Actually, My best friend works with a guy who said his friend caught a 128lbs flathead out of the Mississippi in a 70 ft. deep hole. It took 2 other guys there to help him bring it in.

 

[SSG Johnson]

I tell you what I want to know what kind of thread is holding that monster up because i want to make some limb lines out of it cause it has to have one heck of a tinsle strenth....LOL

 

[JERMSQUIRM]

two things i see wrong for sure. the guys head looks wide like his verticle measurement was shrunk.

two amd the most important thing is the clothes hes wearing and the ice auger in the background and the outside looks like snow. flatheads go dormant when the water goes below 40ish degrees. ive got a video of a diver that is poking at a nest of flathead in 35 degree water and they simply don't move. if ya ever hear of fellas jigging for flathead in the winter thier snagging. plane and simple.

 

[WylieCat]

LOL!!

Nice try!

I guess that is 500 lb. test line holding it up? LOL!!

 

[davesoutfishing]

not even any water drops under the fish

 

[Flamekeeper]

I dont see a shadow coming off anything in the garage?. still looks kinda funny

 

[flathunter]

The guy is standing way behind the fish, wish makes the fish look alot bigger than it is.

 

[TDawgNOk]

Look closely at the fish and you can see a reflection of the mans clothing on the front of the fish.

This photo is photoshopped. The man took a picture of the fish, and placed it in a picture of himself in his garage.

 

[topjimmy]

Faker than a pair of silicone...

well, it's just as fake as heck.

 

[stickthrower]

That picture has been posted here at least two other times. It is definately been reworked from what I could tell. My step-dad had one made up by a professional years ago as a joke, and I could still pick out some points that proved it a fake.

Frank

 

[photocat]

two things i see wrong for sure. the guys head looks wide like his verticle measurement was shrunk.

two amd the most important thing is the clothes hes wearing and the ice auger in the background and the outside looks like snow. flatheads go dormant when the water goes below 40ish degrees. ive got a video of a diver that is poking at a nest of flathead in 35 degree water and they simply don't move. if ya ever hear of fellas jigging for flathead in the winter thier snagging. plane and simple.

actually that snagging thing isn't so true... there is an In-Fisherman Video segement on jigging winter flats... they said something like 80 % of the fish caught are hooked in the mouth... now i don't know about you but thats a pretty large proportion for something that i can barely do if im watching the fish in a tank or instead of 25ft+ down in the water...


As for that picture... thats not a bad merger at all... looking at a better quality copy of it thats been floating around it looks like the fish was placed closer to the camera then shot with a wide angle lens to make it seem larger..

Bass Pro did the same thing with their photo of a catfisherman using a catmaxx rod making the fish seem HUGE and it really wasn't too huge, large yes but not huge.

 

[Mark J]

I dont know if any of yall noticed it or not, but from the nose down this guy looks alot like DH. Maybe we need a public inquiry.

 

[WylieCat]

Ya, thats a fake picture. Like some said, it made the rounds last year. Some ok work in Photosop and puff, you have a world record fish. Lots of problems with the shadows, direction of light and that THIN little string holding it up.

Nice to dream though.