flats eat anything i have caught them on worms even but mostly on live bait the bigger the better i have caught even small 3 or 4 pound flats on 6 inch large mouth bass i perfer fishing with live bluegill it dont matter the size if one sees it your gonna get a run as for gold fish i have caught falts on those but stop and think when was the last time a flattie seen one of those swim by but they do work and as for cut bait it really works it doesnt matter if you use a big gob that would choke godzilla of not if a flattie sees it you have a run its just a matter of being in the right place at the right time anthow thats my thoughts on it and it does produce fish for me :wink:

ive caught one flattie on cut shad in my 2 years of flathead fishing, it was early in April.  most of my flatties have been caught on LIVE creek chubs, with a few being caught on bluegills and rockbass !!