FISH ID

Bass Hunter 85

I'm pretty sure this is a BowFin. But I could always use other opinions!

a little knots

Bow fin ...also known as the mud fish !!!

Lobstercatcher229

bowfin

Pescatoral Pursuit

Mudfish

ragincajun92

mud fish

Bass Hunter 85

Awesome. Thanks guys. So what bait do they usually go for?

a little knots

Bass Hunter 85 wrote: »

Awesome. Thanks guys. So what bait do they usually go for?

There not picky !! Caught them on every thing in
the box !! I dont target them though !! All my mudfish
are caught by accident !! (Bass fishing ) I actually think
there a pain in the @$$ !! But they can put up a pretty
good fight !!:shrug

Bass Hunter 85

a little knots wrote: »

There not picky !! Caught them on every thing in
the box !! I dont target them though !! All my mudfish
are caught by accident !! (Bass fishing ) I actually think
there a pain in the @$$ !! But they can put up a pretty
good fight !!:shrug

Yea we caught that one with a watermelon red finesse worm with the intent on catching bass. It was definitely a good little fight. How big do they usually get?

BD27

I caught one that was 27 and a half pounds on a spinner bait . Found out later would have been a new world record . Oh Well Gave it to a red neck that ate it !!!!

They spawn late winter , early spring . When they guard their fry ( look like baby bullheads ) they will attack anything . Including you if you are wading !

a little knots

BD27 ... **** 27 1/2 lbs !!!! Thats huge !!
Bet that was a fun fight !!
Never weighed any of the ones I've caught
but best guess biggest I would say 10/12 lbs
an I thought that was huge !! Would have like to
seen that one you had !!
Thats one big mudder !!!!!!!!
where did you catch it if you dont mind me asking !

pergatron

bowfin aka mudder aka grindle aka dogfish aka cypress trout

BD27

a little knots wrote: »

BD27 ... **** 27 1/2 lbs !!!! Thats huge !!
Bet that was a fun fight !!
Never weighed any of the ones I've caught
but best guess biggest I would say 10/12 lbs
an I thought that was huge !! Would have like to
seen that one you had !!
Thats one big mudder !!!!!!!!
where did you catch it if you dont mind me asking !

Lake Bisteaneau Spill way in Louisiana
I friend of mine caught one on Caddo Lake (LA/TX) that he guessed at 35lbs
I put mine on a scale

a little knots

**** .. never thought they got that big !!
Thats some stud mudders !!


Cypress trout ?? Thats a new one !!!! I like it ...:grin

pergatron

yeah talk about classing it up LOLZ

Pescatoral Pursuit

"Cypress Trout," LOL.

I've had em jump while on the hook, and even caught em on a fly. Most of the time they're a fun fight. Every now and then you get a dud.

capt louie

Bass Hunter 85 wrote: »

Awesome. Thanks guys. So what bait do they usually go for?

Usually the most expensive one you got and then render it useless. :banghead

little john

White spinner bait then ends up bent mess.

LilJim

I remember when I was younger my father took me fishing for my birthday (I think it was my 7th or 8th) with some of my friends at a local park. I hooked a very large bowfin (well it looked huge to me, it was probably 20") and one of my friend's father went to unhook it for me. Clearly he did not fish much as he started grabbing it by the lip, before my dad could say they have teeth it clamped down on his thumb.

And that was the first time I had ever heard a grown man cry like a girl.