What do ya do with this?

[FinsnFur]

I seriously thought this was a smallmouth bass when I hooked into it. The fight was unreal it would not give in. And this was my reward. [emoji1787]

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[Okanagan]

What kind of fish is that?

[nastygunz]

Dang!  That thing is built like a cement block! Is that a freshwater drum?

[FinsnFur]

I think somebody did say they're called freshwater drum. We always called them sheep head that's the only thing I know them as.
The fight is unlike anything up here. But they're good for nothing. Just a big rough fish

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[Coyotes-R-Us]

YUP there fun.
Redfish are closely related.
You can eat them or If your going to kill it there is two "Stones" in its head that are Mother of Pearl.

[msmith]

There are some guys around here that eat them. Say they taste like chicken...no really, same texture and everything.

My neighbor, a retired conservation officer eats gar  says they taste like lobster. Ima stickin' with crappie myself.

[Hawks Feather]

I would suggest bait.  Use it for cats and when they come in nail them.

[FinsnFur]

My grampa used to cut the stones out when we were kids...but he never fed the fish to us.  I have tried it before. To me it taste like river mud.


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[pitw]

Something wrong with river mud?



Cool catch.