I found em tonight after work. :eyebrow: And it's a good thing...I was having withdrawals.
My intentions were to feel out a couple spots and see what was happening. I figured maybe I'd get one or two, and I didnt have a lot of time.
I think I landed around 12 to 15 bass within an hours time. Only took pics of the legal ones, and they were mostly males.
Chatterbait, spinnerbait, and Senkos...they were all workin. :congrats: Not what I expected.
Ohhhhhh! :doh2: And I got a haircut for Todd, since my last photoshoot :laf: :biggrin:
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Had one of these sunsabitches hooked too. Man I hate these things. He was so aggressive I started freekin out thinking I had another wall hanger in the workings.
Chopped him up for turtle food. :innocentwhistle:
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Nice bass!! Looks like you had a good day.
I've caught a few of those dogfish/bowfins. They are some nasty SOBs.
:congrats: looks like you had a good hour fishin nice bass!good dog fish too (LOL)
That last fish has some cool coloring. Do you eat them?
No, I heard alscalls used to though :puke:
QuoteThe list of local and alternate names the bowfin is known by is lengthy, but common ones include "dogfish", "mudfish", "grindle" (or "grinnel"),"swamp muskie", "black fish", "cottonfish" "swamp bass", "poisson-castor", "Speckled Cat" "beaverfish", "Cypress trout" and "lawyer". In parts of Louisiana they are called "tchoupique" or "choupique".[4]
I like some of the names for them. :biggrin: Says while they can be eaten its not recommended because they carry a larger amount of mercury then most fish (Almost double) :shock2:
Still cool looking colors. :wink:
And they can tear up a $6.00 dollar lure in 6 seconds. Kinda like Bopeye and the six dollar burger.
Or wipe an entire years worth of fry, from any species at any given time.
I guess that was kinda like Bopeye too huh? :wink:
QuoteI like some of the names for them.
We always called them "Blacks" but when I moved here they call them "Scaly cat".
Nice fish Jim and nice hair do you got fer Todd. :innocentwhistle:
Heyyyyyy
Welcome to Fins and Fur, CCP :biggrin:
That cool green color from what I have read is their spawning colors. Jim you ever catch a bigger one and how often do ya catch them?
Yeah, welcome to FNF CCP and leave Paul Sr. alone. :biggrin:
Looks like an awesome day to me. Never seen a bowfin before in my life.