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excgcdrUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:1 excgcdr
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17 Aug 2010 02:05 PM
    I just bought a house with a small pond full of catfish. The problem is I don't know whta kind the are. They have sharp needle like dorsal and fins and are hard to handle without getting stabbed. What kind are they?
    PegsguyUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:4105 Pegsguy
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    17 Aug 2010 05:03 PM
    Almost all species of catfish have dorsal and pectoral spines. A picture with a size reference would help. Tom
    Lifer in NE Illinois Gen. 1:28 I didn't rise to the top of the food chain to become a vegitarian!
    bassmasterbkUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:165 bassmasterbk
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    17 Aug 2010 07:25 PM
    well what color are they?
    "Just a boy from New York"
    slipperybobUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1240 slipperybob
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    17 Aug 2010 08:48 PM
    probably bullheads
    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1504 fisherfanatic
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    18 Aug 2010 10:54 AM

    Do they have silver sides (some having black blotches as well)?  If so, they are Channel Catfish.  Are they Brown or Olive colored?  If so, they are probably Bullhead.

    The Classic Michigander 

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    slipperybobUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1240 slipperybob
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    18 Aug 2010 09:32 PM
    It's hard to upkeep channel cats in a small pond full of them, unless it's super oxygenated with constant fresh water flow or aeration system.
    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1504 fisherfanatic
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    19 Aug 2010 12:04 PM

    The pond I regularly fish in near my house has alot of good sized bullhead.  I've caught several in that pond that would have qualified for a Master Angler award (14" minimum) if I would have gotten them photographed.

    The Classic Michigander 

    "I may be physically at my computer right now, but my mind has gone fishing!" --Avid angler from MI and member since 2009--
    ryfishUser is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:419 ryfish
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    30 Aug 2010 06:38 PM
    pictures would help alot
    fishing in eastern PA
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