Shane Procell Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 I never had the unreal expectation that we could eliminate the snakehead from the S. Florida waterways, but it has been alot of fun trying. I participated in a snakhead tournament this past weekend (video at bottom). I can tell you that the snakehead population is takeing a beating thanks to all the bad press they have been getting. Between the FWC shock boats, the tournament killers, and the recreational anglers, I have seen a dramatic decline in the numbers of snakeheads in the canals. The areas I have been targeting are not produceing near the size I once caught. However if you can find off the beaten path water...your chances of hooking into a world record is good. At the end of video you will see the pending I.G.F.A world record snakehead angler, Corey Noakowski, talking about his fish. On a side note....Over the past few weeks the FWC has documented snakehead catches in both Loxahatchee Preserve and Holiday Park. This means that there is no doubt that the snakehead is here to stay....or I would say the the Genie is out of the bottle. = Quote
Diggy Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 So you did hit the tourney. I ended up having to go to a Christening instead. I saw a few snakehead corpses where I normally fish for them but havent gotten one in about 2 weeks. I have seen them in the water though Quote
Shane Procell Posted March 22, 2012 Author Posted March 22, 2012 I was throwing a handpoured 4 1/2" buzz frog. Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted March 23, 2012 Super User Posted March 23, 2012 We need to start selling snakeheads to the Chinese restaraunts. I bet we could make some serious cash. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Shane, Great show with Charlie Moore. I caught that too. Good job. Quote
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