I have always known this as being called a flathead. Doing a quick search, the name you gave is also correct I believe, same fish. 2 years ago I caught one bigger in the same lake, it was a blast for sure!

Good to hear that you and fam are doing alright 👍.

Kevin is right, I actually, over the last week or so watched two different pro fisherman/youtuber people do that procedure. I haven't done it but I am going to watch those over again after seeing that.. Thanks :( Hope that turned out ok.

It took every bit of 10 mins or so!! Good ol' spot lock on the motorguide helped, but still drug me at times.

I didn't see the 2nd photo, when I looked the first time, yeah that is a real nice one for sure, that over 40"?

Got to love the slime rockets!

What a chunky one that is! Nice, way to go on that one.

What a mess :(

Hope everyone is staying safe, looks like there's going to be weeks of some hard work ahead!

I hope you and everyone affected have a safe and speedy way back to normal.

I should state also that rod, reel, and line setup could be an issue also, but if you got that part figured out, go after making that frog better!