If research shows that there has been no major decrease in bass or other native fish I don't see the point of killing them honestly. From what someone posted earlier seems like snakeheads are a regular diet for peacock bass and LMB bass in south Florida. I have only caught 2 since I started bass fishing 6 months ago. Where I caught the 2 snakeheads I caught 10x more bass of all sizes. I think if your not gonna eat them or put them to good use, release them back. They reproduce way to fast for us to even put a dent in their population down here. If you wanna kill them then go ahead but when you start missing that amazing fight no other freshwater fish down here puts up then u might regret it!

There is no point, I will continue to release them as Ive been doing....I went fishing today, my normal peacock spot and I see one huge snakehead just chillin with the 20 or so peas in the area until he saw me and took off.

 

99.9% of whats reported is myth based on what Ive seen. 

 

I go bass fishing and I catch bass, I go snakehead fishing and I catch bass.

 

I wish I released all that I tossed away in the bushes when I didn't know better.

I took this pic thru my glasses. These wouldnt hit my frog and they were guarding fry, they would just swipe it away. Small bass were waiting for them to slip so they could eat their babies.

 

^^^Thats a sick picture man

Cool stuff.

thanks

So mad, saw an at least 3 ft snakehead today. Threw my cane toad and ran it right over him, got spooked and took off. That would have been fun.

ive heard those snakehead fight like hell,does anybody know if u can eat them? and how did they invade  florida waters? where they put in the lakes n canals on purpose?

 

Apparently they are very good eats.  It's a method I see promoted as to how to help get them out of the South Florida waters.  

 

Timely because the next episode of Bizarre Foods includes these fish ... check it out.

 

http://www.travelchannel.com/video/dcs-slimy-snakehead-fish

I took a trip to China last year for my regular job (engineer).  We ordered a hot oil fish that they call "wu li".

 

Look closely in the lower right hand part of the bowl...just below where the spoon enters the liquid.

 

It's the head of a snakehead.

His daughter is probably named margarita..

Good info, thanks for sharing. I can't believe that doctor named his son "Martini" though, LMAO.

caught this demon fish today in  pompano at lunch time after a couple line breaks from others. It bit my leg, ripped my pants and broke skin when I tred to pick it up bare handed lol. thought Id share.

 

Here is a 9 pound beast my clients caught yesterday.

I may have to head south for some snakehead action.