TripDaddy Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Just back from lunch where I caught this. Does anyone know what kind of fish this is? All I know is it put up a good fight and had some serious teeth! Thanks. Quote
Olebiker Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Looks like a bowfin, otherwise known as a mudfish or grinnel. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted June 11, 2007 Super User Posted June 11, 2007 It looks like a grinnell to me. http://www.vernonweb.com/bowfin.htm Quote
cpvenom Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Yep, bowfin for sure. Cool fish, swam around with some of the dinos. Hope you didn't try to lip it like I first did. Didnt see the teeth until they were in my thumb. :-/ Quote
TripDaddy Posted June 11, 2007 Author Posted June 11, 2007 Yep! That's it. Thanks for the info guys. BTW...my friends here at work were surprised at the quick responses. This forum is great! Oh...and I did notice the teeth prior to lipping him. Quote
bass-slayer1 Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Yep, bowfin for sure. Cool fish, swam around with some of the dinos. Hope you didn't try to lip it like I first did. Didnt see the teeth until they were in my thumb. :-/ ;D i feel ya man. i thought i had a 13 pound bass on and it was in the weeds so i felt my line down and grabbed it by the mouth and that thing bit down fierce. > they dominate fingers Quote
TripDaddy Posted June 12, 2007 Author Posted June 12, 2007 Gotta Love It, About 18 inches. Caught it on a grape firetail culprit texas rigged. Quote
Gotta Love It Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 Gotta Love It, About 18 inches. Caught it on a grape firetail culprit texas rigged. Yeah... your favorite! LOL Quote
rocknfish9001 Posted June 12, 2007 Posted June 12, 2007 Wait, are there any word of snakehead in the area? I know that they invaded some places. Quote
cpvenom Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 No, its a bowfin. Snakeheads have a very long anal fin. snakehead info: http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/snakehead.shtml Quote
Gotta Love It Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 It is definitely a Bowfin (Mudfish)! There's a bunch of them here in Florida! Quote
Ky_Lake_Dude Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 That is definitely a grinnel. They aren't any good to eat but they put up a great fight. Quote
tbone31 Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 We call it a dog fish (bowfin) Your correct nasty teeth!! Quote
Super User Jeff H Posted June 16, 2007 Super User Posted June 16, 2007 They also have a very bony/hard palate and sometimes it's hard to stick them. Yup, we call them dogfish here in MN. They are good for nothing but garden fertilizer or feeding the snapping turtles. Quote
Travlin_Man Posted June 17, 2007 Posted June 17, 2007 To cook a mud fish---- nail the fish to a board, place board in fire until done, remove board from fire, remove fish from board, discard fish and eat the board Quote
George Welcome Posted June 17, 2007 Posted June 17, 2007 They happen to be every bit as good as a bass to eat. Quote
Valascus Posted June 18, 2007 Posted June 18, 2007 Definately a bowfin. They are great fighters and are fun to catch in that respect, but man...some of the biats I use, they wreck them something fierce. Balsa Wood cranks and fingers don't stand a chance. Quote
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