Another Snakehead Out Of My Canal

[LgMouthGambler]

Its been a long year and a half, but everytime I go out to my canal, I see very few left. About this time last year you couldnt walk 10 feet down my canal and see one of these hanging out by the edge. Since I started hunting these crazy creatures, they seemed to get very aware of my intentions. Now it becomes a battle of hide and seek with them. Yesterday while fishing with my wifes grandfather, I spotted this one hanging out by a channel pipe. At first the way it was sitting in the water it looked like a bedding bass, but then I noticed the big round side fins, and it was ON! I was fishing a Zoom lizard, so I chucked it out and reeled it in across the top of the water. As it got closer to its head, I was praying that this thing would bite and not run. As her grandfater and I waited in anticipation, it engulfed the lizard. I set the hook, as to cross the fishes eyes, and the fight was on. Since switching to 20lb YoZuri Hybrid line on my regularly used canal fishing reel, I was curious to see how it was gonna hold up, since this was a pretty decent sized fish. The fight lasted about 3 minutes, all the while he took me into rocks, lilly pads, and branches that were under water. At one point the fish charged the shore soo hard, I thought it was gonna jump out of the water and onto the bank. After getting him out of the water, and giving him a little head pounding, it weighed in at 6 lbs. The fight was good, the line held up very well, and it seems that the bass are making a comeback in my canal since we caught 6 while there. I am going to hunt down the female another day (she was swimming frantically around while I was fighting her mate). I refuse to let them over take my canal. I was here first!

[clayton86]

Nice, are u eating them? I heard they were pretty tasty. I wouldent mind going to Florida for some snake head fishing jut gotta incorporate the wife and kids some how or wait till the kids are older and can fish

[LgMouthGambler]

They are tasty. I tried a piece, but the water is too dirty down here.

[BassHunter954]

They are tasty. I tried a piece, but the water is too dirty down here.

howd you cook it?? and what kind of taste does it leads to cause i know a load of clear water lakes stacked with snakeheads in springs margate coconut creek etc. lmk thanks

[LgMouthGambler]

I didnt cook it. One of the guys at the Snakehead Roundup did, he fried it. Taste like chicken (no kidding). Very moist and tender. Good stuff for such an ugly fish.

[BassHunter954]

Haha well chicken isnt bad... Hmm I think I wanna taste a bite of that fish

[bird-dog]

^{I have caught many of them in Aquia Creek in VA. The biggest was 8 pounds 9 ozs that my fishing buddy caught. I have never eaten one but my give it a try this year.}

^Jay