Mudfish

[BigAL]

First off Iam a die hard bass fishermen but lately been running into some  mud fish and I hate to admitt it but they fight alot harder than bass!I realize they do trash some types of lures,my question is why havent they caught on more as a sought after sport fish?

[skillet]

 I have only caught them by accident while bream fishing when I was lot younger (a whole lot ;D) and they do put up a heck of a battle. I don't know how you would fish for on purpose...

                                          As Ever,

                                           skillet

[rocknfish9001]

mudfish??? Not familiar with them

[T-rig]

Anyone have a pic?

[bassdocktor]

I think he means bowfin or dog fish.

[tuxdaddy]

Yep that'd be them... If memory serves me( and it usuallyu doesn't do it too well), They're a might bit toothy if you know what I mean, and you can wind up with a few stitches if you try to lip'em..

Something about having a few rows of teeth instead of one, but not sure if I'm right on that...

[Gotta Love It]

Mudfish can definitely make a bad day of bass fishing a little better.  They will hit mostly anything you throw for bass!  I have caught a few on buzzbaits too!

[JayW]

They're actually kinda popular. They even have Mudfish tournaments. I don't remember where or when, but I read an article in a magazine that talked about the tournaments. They do fight good, but they are nasty to put in the boat.

[CFFF 1.5]

Why would anyone want to catch mudfish, they are a horrible fish.  I hate mudfish. I have actually started a group called FFAB (Florida Fishermen Against Bowfin). I kill every mudfish I come in contact with.  Take out the knife and make a nice big slice in thier belly and toss them back, they are a nuisance to bass. They eat bass fry and eat what bass eat, so they take away the food supply from the bass. KILL ALL MUDFISH.

[Ky_Lake_Dude]

I've caught three or four and I love catching them. Although I don't target them specifically catching one is just a plus while I'm bass fishing. My biggest one was around 6lbs and I caught it with my dad flipping laydowns in a small creek in the Pickwick Dam tailwaters.

[NCthompson]

i have been catching them recently on plastic lizards

[jb_from_texas]

Yep that'd be them... If memory serves me( and it usuallyu doesn't do it too well), They're a might bit toothy if you know what I mean, and you can wind up with a few stitches if you try to lip'em..

Something about having a few rows of teeth instead of one, but not sure if I'm right on that...

VERY toothy.  After losing 3-4 bass a foot away from the boat i told my friend that the next fish was not going to get away.  When we hooked into another i practically dove in, well not quite, but i made sure to lip this one.  It was a mudfish and he hooked onto me like a steel bear trap and wouldnt let go.  it took several minutes to pry his mouth open with pliers.  i bled like a stuck pig.