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NJ219bands 04-04-2014 12:28 PM

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Yesterday evening I caught, then released a 23" 4.5 lb female bowfin with a 1/32 oz jig on 2 lb test in a small beaver pond in Central NJ.

Jigman13 04-04-2014 12:35 PM

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That's pretty cool. Good stuff man.

acabtp 04-04-2014 01:53 PM

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very cool

NorthJerzyG 04-04-2014 02:29 PM

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Sweet, nice fish!!

FASTEDDIE29 04-04-2014 02:38 PM

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Nice fish! Boy are they powerful! Wish we had more in NNJ. Great catch!:D

Mjh609 04-04-2014 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29 (Post 350609)
Nice fish! Boy are they powerful! Wish we had more in NNJ. Great catch!:D



Well, now we have the bowfins big brother, snakeheads. I saw a decent sized one yesterday farther north than I thought they had already spread. It was a lake fed by the river near bordentown. Guess they're spreading fast. This one had to be 5#+.

ScowardNJ 04-04-2014 04:30 PM

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Very cool! I always forget we have a population of bowfins swimming in some Jersey waters.

Skunk City 04-04-2014 05:06 PM

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Rare catch, how was the fight?

FASTEDDIE29 04-04-2014 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mjh609 (Post 350619)
Well, now we have the bowfins big brother, snakeheads. I saw a decent sized one yesterday farther north than I thought they had already spread. It was a lake fed by the river near bordentown. Guess they're spreading fast. This one had to be 5#+.

Yes indeed! Buddy of mine got a Snakehead north of Rt 80 last year! They are in, but not in huge numbers in the northern area!

AndyS 04-04-2014 09:55 PM

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People kill bowfin thinking they are snakeheads.....uggggh

Snakehead sightings should be reported to F&G.

Nice fish, glad you got 'em, I've never even seen one.


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