Bowfin

[HerringKing]

My all time favorite fish to target! My spot got wiped out because people thought they were killing snakehead.

[Skunk City]

Originally Posted by HerringKing

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]

Hey zhitoman, i mugged your spot this morning but came up dry. A few nice pickeral by the vineyard though.

[zhitoman]

Originally Posted by gwl2oneida

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]

I was using gulp grubs. It was also early morning and raining. No luck there but 2 nice picmeral by the vineyard.

[MisterTwister]

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][/IMG]

[JDTuna]

Originally Posted by MisterTwister

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][/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.

[lunkertaker]

Yeah, I caught one in FLA and thought it was a snakehead...NO a bowfin...cool fish