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BowFIN???
Last Post 24 Apr 2012 10:12 PM by slipperybob. 16 Replies.
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johnnaughton johnnaughton
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05 Jul 2009 12:25 PM
    what is the best bait for bowfins??   whats the biggest one you have ever caught?
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    bass or bass?User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1579 bass or bass?
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    05 Jul 2009 01:59 PM

    Live baitfish. Any baitfish immitating bass lure.        Happy fishing.

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    mjordanUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:21 mjordan
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    07 Jul 2009 10:33 AM
    Anything, Bowfin (dogfish) are very aggressive and will go after nearly any lure or live bait that you drag in front of them.  If you plan on catching them, make sure you don't mind losing lures (if you go that route) they will latch on and don't like to let go.  Many people up here just cut the line and call it a loss.
    luongjaUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:9 luongja
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    21 Sep 2009 06:53 PM

    are bowfins (dogfish) an eatable fish?

     
    bass or bass?User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1579 bass or bass?
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    21 Sep 2009 07:28 PM
    luongja wrote:

    are bowfins (dogfish) an eatable fish?

    No. They are bony and oily. I'm told they taste like mud.

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    humperjohnUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:3 humperjohn
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    22 Nov 2009 06:26 PM
    I have caught them on cutbait at night when I was catfishing.
    jhorton2User is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:3 jhorton2
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    02 Mar 2010 03:55 PM
    In louisiana they are called choupique( pronounced as shoo pick). I've tried eating them before fried a long time ago,and did not like the muddy taste and mushy texture. But a lot of people around the state love them. Now they do however make an excellent fish ball or cake if you know anyone that has a good fishcake recipe.
    repairUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:67 repair
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    02 Apr 2010 08:33 AM
    In Florida we call them Mudfish.
    They live in it and taste like it.
    Fresh or salt both the same. Viet Vet USAF 71-75 Sgt.
    claytongeorge1986User is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:21 claytongeorge1986
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    27 May 2010 07:49 AM
    i used to get tons of em on live crawdads crazy looking buggers with there blue tounges
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    cmafiaUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:37 cmafia
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    01 Jul 2010 04:22 AM
    i catch them on buz baits all the time when im bass fishing i keep them for racoon bait.... keeps them out of my corn piles lol.... then i shoot them and sell there furs...... it all works out in the end
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    slipperybobUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1240 slipperybob
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    08 Jul 2010 07:15 AM
    Posted By claytongeorge1986 on 27 May 2010 08:49 AM
    i used to get tons of em on live crawdads crazy looking buggers with there blue tounges


    I've never bothered to look inside of their mouths...blue tounges huh?  All the one's I've caught have always been pretty much lock jawed.
    mr billUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1903 mr bill
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    09 Jul 2010 07:49 AM
    or showing off their k-9 like teeth.......ouch......
    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1504 fisherfanatic
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    10 Jul 2010 11:10 AM
    Pretty much all bass lures will work for Bowfin. Might want to use a wire leader or something to prevent those teeth from snipping your line!
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    JamesBergerUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:11 JamesBerger
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    26 Mar 2012 04:55 PM
    The majority of Bowfin, AKA Mudfish I have caught, have been on 7" shad colored Culprit worms, with a 16th ounce bullet weight. The largest I have landed was approximately 5 Lbs.
    foxmanUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:155 foxman
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    18 Apr 2012 06:41 AM
    who would want to catch them and why i lose a lot of good spinner baits because of them
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    bass or bass?User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1579 bass or bass?
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    19 Apr 2012 07:43 PM
    Posted By foxman on 18 Apr 2012 07:41 AM
    who would want to catch them and why i lose a lot of good spinner baits because of them

    Probably because they fight like a Brahma bull!
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    slipperybobUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1240 slipperybob
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    24 Apr 2012 10:12 PM
    I usually just catch them while bass fishing. No idea how to specifically catch them only. They always pull like a trophy lunker bass to me.
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