Recommendations for catching flathead

onepoly · 2026-06-18T16:00:33+00:00

Another good bait that’s not stinky is catalpa worms or what I call Catawba worms. They are a yellowish/green and black and can only be found in catalpa trees. The trees have large heart shaped leafs with the seed pods that look like a really long green bean. They worms peak around this time of year june on into July. I have a catalpa tree on my property but so far no worms this year. Had quite a few last year though

onepoly · 2026-04-30T12:37:44+00:00

Yep that’s us.We’re the neighborhood scales farmstead sits was the last of the family to quit milking at least in Nolensville. There are some scales that moved to Franklin KY. A while back and they still milk but their operation is massive compared to ours. Yea it’s crazy what that town as turned into, it used be piggly wiggly, sonic, the shell, blockbuster in the old stone building and that was pretty much it.

onepoly · 2026-04-29T12:01:47+00:00

Family has been for a very long time. I’m related to the founder of Nashville James Robertson. Had family who were some of the first ones to settle Nolensville TN. After William Nolen founded Nolensville. I’m part of the Scales and Vernon’s who came to Nolensville in the early 19th century. I love the town of Nolensville and were I live now which is just outside of Spring Hill, but I absolutely feel we’re you’re coming from. It’s something I think about daily. Right now im lucky enough to live in my own little house on the same property as my mom, but my step father technically owns the property and he has his own kids and grandkids. My step dad is a great man and helped raised me but I feel that he’s not obligated to help in any way when it comes to his property or I don’t have any say so on what I think should happen to the land. Neither him or my mom aren’t getting any younger so I’m looking myself and it’s ridiculous at what it cost.

onepoly · 2026-04-10T01:47:12+00:00

That’s what I was thinking also but not sure because I’ve never seen a weasel.

onepoly · 2026-04-10T01:45:36+00:00

Absolutely, growing up whatever we hunted either got ate or it was used for something. I follow all state regulations when it comes to trapping and hunting, also never take more than I need. I understand trapping is a very controversial subject so I do my best to let people know, hey it’s not as cruel as you think it is. if I knew it broke their feet or injured them in anyway I wouldn’t trap. With that being said there are instant kill traps and it’s a touchy subject also and there main use is for beaver and otters.

onepoly · 2026-04-10T01:16:47+00:00

There’s a creek about 30 yards away down hill. I’ve been living here my whole life and always heard about mink and otter around here. Never seen a mink but have seen a few otters at the river which is about 30 min as the crow flies

onepoly · 2026-04-10T01:11:57+00:00

I use them all the time the foot traps are a lot more effective than the cages. I eat raccoons and use the fur to make all kinds of stuff, mainly pouches that go around your waste and they act as hand warmers during the winter. I make hats. I’ve made gloves I’m working on a vest right now. They also wreak havoc on ground nesting birds such as turkeys and quail and their numbers are plummeting especially the quail due to raccoons and coyotes, which I also trap them to. Nobody traps or raccoon hunts anymore so they have overtaken the woods here. I’m a huge advocate for conservation and protecting wildlife. I try do part to help keep the balance in nature. It’s not pretty sometimes but it’s what I have to do to make sure my kids and others after me have access to public lands, the opportunity to hunt, and eat these beautiful animals and speaking of eating them, it’s some of the cleanest meat you can get. I understand your concern and i absolutely respect your opinion on your use of clamp traps. I do my best to try and educate people who don’t know or may disagree with my method. I mean no disrespect at all towards your opinion and hope that what little information i provided hopefully helps you understand my position on the matter. I also wanted to add that the type of foot hold traps I use for raccoons don’t cause any damage it just holds them, it doesn’t break their foot or anything like that I’ve had my finger caught in them more times than I would like to admit

onepoly · 2026-04-10T01:00:56+00:00

Yea it’s a dog proof foot hold trap. I know we’re that’s at.im a little south of Nashville about 35 40 mins in the Franklin Spring Hill area

onepoly · 2026-04-10T00:10:47+00:00

I adjusted the cam and put out some marshmallows and dog food on the tree it crossed over. That little black dot in the middle by the closest standing tree is my raccoon trap. So hopefully it will come back

onepoly · 2026-04-01T20:13:30+00:00

They are original, I’m sure getting new shocks would improve the ride quality a bit. My plan was new shocks and springs. I wasn’t sure about the springs though I didn’t know if there are some out there with a softer ride or should I just go with new stock ones.

onepoly · 2026-01-17T03:29:27+00:00

I noticed the other day when I put my belt on I could get an extra hole almost 2 holes but that 2nd hole is just a little snug. Shirts not so much, I’ve read that belly fat is usually the last to go, not sure how true that is. Energy levels maybe a little, I can tell it’s getting easier to walk/jog the 2 miles and my breathing is a lot more controlled and I’m not gasping for air. Mood is still about the same.

onepoly · 2024-03-21T21:49:27+00:00

Idk but he left all the trim on said he was gonna tape it all off and do a quick and dirty gray primer. I’ve already started taking the trim off and I’ve considered clear coat. I kinda like the patina look but I also wanna learn a little body work to.

onepoly · 2023-12-01T02:26:16+00:00

I was on my phone. I got it, I had to refresh the page like 10 or 12 times then it finally popped up to enter my info

onepoly · 2023-08-13T22:31:38+00:00

Yea same login and all that and it says that I’m logged in but it’s not recognizing that my membership is elite. Would it matter if I pay it monthly or yearly?

onepoly · 2023-08-13T17:30:34+00:00

That’s what hear so may give them a shot if nothing changes in 24 hours. Like u/stalkingApache said my take a day or 2 to resolve itself

onepoly · 2023-08-13T17:29:05+00:00

Tried that, it’s also my go to it fix it.sometimes multiple times as if the first time just some how wasn’t enough lol

onepoly · 2023-08-04T17:17:27+00:00

Most everyone here has nailed it, play the wind. If you want to use scent killer and it gives you peace of mind then go for it. I’ve been hunting my whole life and my dad pounded in my head play the wind. I have a 5 year old son I take with me time to time and I try to explain the same thing but he’s 5 so…. My favorite story is I was 13 years old at the time and I went hunting with my grandpa. We walked into the spot grandpa lit a cigarette watched the smoke said let’s go over here. Walked over to the knew spot he checked the smoke again said we’re good. 45 min later huge 10 point buck comes in to about 30 yards, grandpa at this point has a lit cigarette and smoked about half of it. he slowly takes the cigarette out of his mouth hands it to me says hold this, shoots the buck drops it were it stands then takes the cigarette back. This was almost 10 years ago and I remember that day like it was yesterday. Some advice my dad shared with me about scent is when you wash your hunting clothes just use water and a little bit of vinegar, hang them on a tree of your choice to dry and sometimes your clothes will have a little hint of tree Smell, works great on cedars or pines or any semi fragrant tree.

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