Used to catch them when I was a kid in VT,, caugth a yellow perch, cut off top fin, then hooked it, when you saw the bowfin swalllow it, it was set the hook and hold on.
We used to fish form an old car tube, and let them pulll us around, they were pretty big up there to a 13 year old. lots of fun.
Never tried to eat one though, was told they were ok in soup.
