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zhitoman 08-09-2014 09:01 PM
Bowfin
 
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About 6-7 bowfin in an hour of fishing. One of the best fighting fish I ever caught. The bait of choice was shiners cut in chunks.

gwl2oneida 08-09-2014 09:37 PM
Re: Bowfin
 
Bashakill?

zhitoman 08-09-2014 09:40 PM
Re: Bowfin
 
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Originally Posted by gwl2oneida (Post 369647)
Bashakill?
you bet!

gwl2oneida 08-09-2014 09:48 PM
Re: Bowfin
 
I knew it was that bridge, lol. Nice catch.

Eskimo 08-09-2014 10:17 PM
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I don't think we have many Bowfin in New Jersey.
I know I never caught anything that looks like that.

I checked their range map and it looks like they don't live around me.


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zhitoman 08-09-2014 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Eskimo (Post 369660)
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I don't think we have many Bowfin in New Jersey.
I know I never caught anything that looks like that.

I checked their range map and it looks like they don't live around me.


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You are in for a big surprize, brother. Delware is full of bowfins.

gwl2oneida 08-10-2014 03:37 AM
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I believe theyre stocked in waywayanda state park in upper greenwood lake as well.

june181901 08-10-2014 07:51 AM
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Used to catch them on the Little Pee Dee River behind Myrtle Beach AFB in South Carolina. Extremely powerful fish that could spool you.

HerringKing 08-12-2014 08:06 AM
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My all time favorite fish to target! My spot got wiped out because people thought they were killing snakehead.

Skunk City 08-12-2014 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by HerringKing (Post 369953)
My all time favorite fish to target! My spot got wiped out because people thought they were killing snakehead.
What a shame!! I see lots of guys screwing the ID up.

gwl2oneida 08-12-2014 09:23 AM
Re: Bowfin
 
Hey zhitoman, i mugged your spot this morning but came up dry. A few nice pickeral by the vineyard though.

zhitoman 08-12-2014 01:37 PM
Re: Bowfin
 
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Originally Posted by gwl2oneida (Post 369966)
Hey zhitoman, i mugged your spot this morning but came up dry. A few nice pickeral by the vineyard though.
Really?? But they were biting non stop before! I mean every 10-15 minutes I had to grab my pole. What did you use for bait?

gwl2oneida 08-12-2014 02:16 PM
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I was using gulp grubs. It was also early morning and raining. No luck there but 2 nice picmeral by the vineyard.

MisterTwister 08-13-2014 11:47 PM
Re: Bowfin
 
I caught a 12.5 pounder last year up in Ontario and let me tell you if fought HARD. The guide soon after beat it to death in the boat with an anchor - lot of blood involved. Pretty gruesome, but apparently they're a predatory fish and kill off large amounts of bass and even pike. The game wardens up there tell everyone to kill them if they are caught. A really cool fish though, and one of the best freshwater fighters.[IMG]http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...a/IMG_0628.jpg[/IMG]

JDTuna 08-14-2014 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by MisterTwister (Post 370236)
I caught a 12.5 pounder last year up in Ontario and let me tell you if fought HARD. The guide soon after beat it to death in the boat with an anchor - lot of blood involved. Pretty gruesome, but apparently they're a predatory fish and kill off large amounts of bass and even pike. The game wardens up there tell everyone to kill them if they are caught. A really cool fish though, and one of the best freshwater fighters.[IMG]http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/a...a/IMG_0628.jpg[/IMG]
Nice fish! Its a shame that the guide killed it. I would doubt any game wardens would recommend killing them as they are a native species and definitely coexist with bass and pike throughout their range. I sincerely doubt they would have any effect on the bass/pike populations.

MisterTwister 08-14-2014 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by JDTuna (Post 370295)
I would doubt any game wardens would recommend killing them as they are a native species and definitely coexist with bass and pike throughout their range. I sincerely doubt they would have any effect on the bass/pike populations.
That's what we were told, however maybe it was more of a personal vendetta our guide had with the fish :D

Basstrackerhp 08-14-2014 12:31 PM
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Here is one I got last year at Waywayanda. I was using a frog in the pads and
he just smashed it thought I had a 10lb bass the way it fought. Very aggressive fish.

Harvey

zhitoman 08-14-2014 02:00 PM
Re: Bowfin
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Basstrackerhp (Post 370309)
Here is one I got last year at Waywayanda. I was using a frog in the pads and
he just smashed it thought I had a 10lb bass the way it fought. Very aggressive fish.

Harvey
Which lake was that? Are they abundant there?

Basstrackerhp 08-15-2014 07:44 AM
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Waywayanda State Park. There is supposed to a lot of them in there but
that was the only one I have caught. I am targeting bass though. I do know
other people who have caught them.

lunkertaker 08-15-2014 07:39 PM
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Yeah, I caught one in FLA and thought it was a snakehead...NO a bowfin...cool fish


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