Super User JustJames Posted March 8, 2017 Super User Posted March 8, 2017 I wish there were snakehead here. I might even stop fishing for bass altogether. Quote
CaptMikeStarrett Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 14 hours ago, JustJames said: I wish there were snakehead here. I might even stop fishing for bass altogether. Given a nice hard rain here in MD and then you can hear them in the gutters of your house...they are the best gamefish to have graced MD. We call them "Potomac Pike" But back to bowfin baits.. spinner baits and swim jig with a trailing blade. White and silver for both. Capt Mike Quote
Woodrow1 Posted May 26, 2019 Posted May 26, 2019 Just caught my first ever and it was a blast, now I’m here trying to figure out how to do it again lol. Caught at least a ten pounder on a light lime green spinner bait. 1 Quote
Super User Sam Posted May 27, 2019 Super User Posted May 27, 2019 Caught them on spinnerbaits and Senkos while not trying to catch them. Tried to catch them on one of the Rappahannock River creeks and they would not touch anything we threw. Go figure. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted May 27, 2019 Super User Posted May 27, 2019 On 5/26/2019 at 1:56 PM, Woodrow1 said: Just caught my first ever and it was a blast, now I’m here trying to figure out how to do it again lol. Caught at least a ten pounder on a light lime green spinner bait. You wouldnt be lipping a bowfin .☺️ Quote
Jleebesaw Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 On 5/27/2019 at 6:24 PM, scaleface said: You wouldnt be lipping a bowfin .☺️ That looks like a bowfin, but what's up with its mouth and color. Its lighter colored than the ones I've caught. And like you said, you wouldn't lip one either. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted June 9, 2019 Super User Posted June 9, 2019 30 minutes ago, Jleebesaw said: That looks like a bowfin, but what's up with its mouth and color. Its lighter colored than the ones I've caught. And like you said, you wouldn't lip one either. You got me . This fish appears to be toothless . Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted June 9, 2019 Super User Posted June 9, 2019 I am pretty sure that is a bowfin and maybe he is lipping it between the teeth? I know i wouldn't even try to do that but either way, if it was a 10lb bowfin no way would he be lipping it. Quote
dh1337 Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 On 6/3/2015 at 12:04 PM, Bluebasser86 said: I caught both my big ones in Florida on a T rigged Pit Boss. Had several follows on a Xrap too. I just caught my first bowfin on a 4 inch pit boss in okeechobee craw. big sucker too just made a thread with a pic. caught in a pond. 1 Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted July 25, 2019 Super User Posted July 25, 2019 On 5/27/2019 at 5:24 PM, scaleface said: You wouldnt be lipping a bowfin .☺️ Agreed. But I enlarged the pic 300% and could not find what looked like a tooth. Quote
mmayes Posted August 8, 2019 Posted August 8, 2019 I have caught them on anything and everything if they are around in numbers and they are in some spots I fish. The biggest thing is being able to get a hook in them. Their mouth has very few sports you can set the hook in and have it hold. On a side note, a hook with the tennis ball like fuzz or just the ball of fuzz will catch Gar pretty consistently since their teeth get caught up in the fuzz Mayes Quote
Terrance Waters Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 I've caught numerous bowfin (mud fish) in the Okefenokee Swamp on a fire tiger Rooster tail. A fast retrieve with this catches pickerel and a slower retrieve catches the bowfin. They are awesome fighters and underrated. Quote
gypsyking Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 16 hours ago, Terrance Waters said: I've caught numerous bowfin (mud fish) in the Okefenokee Swamp on a fire tiger Rooster tail. A fast retrieve with this catches pickerel and a slower retrieve catches the bowfin. They are awesome fighters and underrated. Their fight certainly isn't underrated, they are famous for being powerful. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted August 21, 2019 Super User Posted August 21, 2019 This one ate a vibrating jig ~ Only one I've ever caught. Cool fish and I may look to get on a few more when the time is right. A-Jay Quote
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