What can be the weight of that bowfin ?..must buy the fish scale.
Thank you.
1St Bowfin....help With Weight.
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Kabar
, Apr 26 2012 10:01 PM
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Kabar
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Posted April 26 2012 - 10:01 PM
Got this today ..didn't know what is this...I'm pretty much new to fishing.....I'm glad that I didn't open his mouth.
What can be the weight of that bowfin ?..must buy the fish scale.
Thank you.
What can be the weight of that bowfin ?..must buy the fish scale.
Thank you.
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Posted April 27 2012 - 12:56 AM
Looks to be a 5-6 pound bowfin. I caught one about the same size. Put up a fight huh? Them fish are beautiful. And much more nicer than the aggressive snakehead. ( the last one I caught but my thigh and took some layers of skin ) good catch.
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Posted April 27 2012 - 04:46 AM
Id go for a solid 6. Nice setup for a newbie!
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Posted April 27 2012 - 07:43 AM
Spawning Male (teal fins) in the 5-6lb range.
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Dink dropping how many lbers?
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Posted April 27 2012 - 09:02 AM
I agree with the 5-6 lb range and man do they fight! Be careful of the teeth, and I would put money on it, that you caught it on a white spinnerbait and it is now junk.............am I right?
Jeff
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Lake Anna
Smith Mountain Lake
Lake Moomaw
Posted April 27 2012 - 10:14 AM
They always tear my lures to crapI agree with the 5-6 lb range and man do they fight! Be careful of the teeth, and I would put money on it, that you caught it on a white spinnerbait and it is now junk.............am I right?
Jeff
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Posted April 27 2012 - 04:44 PM
I agree with 00 Mod, it probably tore up your spinnerbait. Down here in South Fl we also call them mudfish. Just last month I lost two Boo-yah spinnerbaits to mudfish twice that size. I agree with the numbers, that fish looks in the 5-6lbs range.
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Really looks like that...
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Posted April 27 2012 - 08:49 PM
He's somewhere between 4 and 6. Those things are hard to estimate. I got one like that on a fly rod once, I thought it would go over 10, but he was just 6. Ruined a good frog popper, too. We call 'em Choupique (CHEW-peek). I understand they are good to eat if cleaned immediately, then iced.
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Posted April 27 2012 - 09:13 PM
so the spinnerbait (Terminator...silver/blue/yellow body...silver /gold blades)..is still in pretty good shape...there was a fight but short...he took the spinnerbait just a 2 feet from me (I was ready to take the spiinerbait from the water to make another cast) so I went to ''panic mode'' and took the fish in 5 sec to the grass..first I thought it was a pike.....then he cut the line just above short wire leader...
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Dink dropping how many lbers?
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Lake Baccarac
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Posted April 27 2012 - 09:19 PM
So the bait I had correct, but the color was a little off! Must be a "T" series spinner bait. The only ones I will throw anymore because of the "grennel" (bowfin in southern terms)......congrats anyways! Where are ya from?
Jeff
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Posted April 27 2012 - 09:50 PM
So the bait I had correct, but the color was a little off! Must be a "T" series spinner bait. The only ones I will throw anymore because of the "grennel" (bowfin in southern terms)......congrats anyways! Where are ya from?
Jeff
Thank you.
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Last year wife with my kid went to Poland for 3 months..a lot time to kill.....so bought my 2 spinnig rods and that how it started.
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Posted April 27 2012 - 10:07 PM
Nice setup! Droooooool
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