>>683411That guy was a fatty. The one lake I got this guy at
>>683406 has a real big one that has to be 30"+ and I have seen it in the shallow water but it gets scared as soon as I get close. You're right about how they hit lures too, super aggressive and don't let go. Every time I get them, I hook them good with the whole lure in their mouth. Pic related was a smaller guy that I caught on a Mepps on a sunny day. I could see into the water pretty well, and the lure was getting close to shore, only 8' or so from the shoreline. I watched this little snakehead come bolting out of the deeper water and just attack the lure.
In warm weather, especially when the water is calm, it seems like those snakeheads like to chill in shallow water by the weeds. You will walk by, not even see them, but they hear your footsteps and with a big splash they run off into deeper water.
They are powerful fish though. Pound for pound however, those atomic sunfish fight harder than anything I have caught. They don't get very big, but a 12" one fights like a 3lb, 18" largemouth. That's a fish that you can always tell when you hooked em.
