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NJ219bands
11-30-2016, 01:55 PM
http://s865.photobucket.com/user/NJ219bands/media/20161120_160950_zpsolvol5is.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

JDTuna
11-30-2016, 02:34 PM
Very nice. Those fish are a blast to catch. I used to target them all the time in Florida. Much stronger than a largemouth.

Chrisper4694
11-30-2016, 03:46 PM
Cool. A few lakes up north supposedly have them but I've tried a couple of times to get one and failed.

MudCat08
11-30-2016, 04:28 PM
Nice one and a lucky catch! They can cut you off easy with 2lb line! Still another fish I need to catch haha.

JDTuna
11-30-2016, 04:46 PM
Nice one and a lucky catch! They can cut you off easy with 2lb line! Still another fish I need to catch haha.

Yeah, I used 20lb leader when I fished for them. Caught them up to at least 12lbs. They have a mouth full of teeth. Google bowfin skull and it looks like a critter out of a horror movie!

HerringKing
11-30-2016, 05:21 PM
My second favorite fish to target behind walleye. My spot was ruined because the locals thought they were killing snakeheads.

Chrisper4694
11-30-2016, 06:16 PM
My second favorite fish to target behind walleye. My spot was ruined because the locals thought they were killing snakeheads.

that's a shame.

Rich196
11-30-2016, 10:31 PM
Cool. A few lakes up north supposedly have them but I've tried a couple of times to get one and failed.

"NO WAY".... There is a fish out there that Chris hasn't caught?????

Delawareriver
12-01-2016, 08:10 AM
Cool. A few lakes up north supposedly have them but I've tried a couple of times to get one and failed.

Seen a handful up north while bowfishing but a lot more numerous in south jersey. Still don't see many but definitely fishable populations.

KenBeam
12-01-2016, 08:30 AM
Love catchin` Bowfin & Snakeheads!! They both fight better than any bass in my book! Violent fish when they hit!

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x377/1258742/Ken-Beam-Bowfin-Fishing_zpssux8qlca.jpg