What is it?Went to the river this afternoon. Figured I'd try to find some catfish.
Hooked into a few of these instead, one got off and it was easily the biggest one I had ever hooked into View attachment 208709 View attachment 208710 .
What is it?Went to the river this afternoon. Figured I'd try to find some catfish.
Hooked into a few of these instead, one got off and it was easily the biggest one I had ever hooked into View attachment 208709 View attachment 208710 .
Bowfin is the official name but they are known by quite a few different names colloquially depending on where you are.What is it?
dogfish around hereBowfin is the official name but they are known by quite a few different names colloquially depending on where you are.
They are often called pond grinnel in southern Indiana.dogfish around here
One of my aunts lives on the upper.My oldest son and I kayaked Sardis lower lake in MS Monday. There isn't a size limit there, just the 15 creel limit for crappie. I had a double jig set up on my 4 rods and kept 11 that were 9 to 14 inches. He had 2 rods with single jigs and was casting crank baits with the 3rd. He kept 9 crappie and 4 bass. 9 of the 14 catfish we caught were big enough and given to others.
These things will eat anything they can fit in their mouth.
That's a good picture with the storm front in the background.Have the grandkids at the beach and the middle one loves to fish. Just playing in the surf with a sabiki rig(small lures on a line) baited with fish bites and she’s been catching Atlantic whiting and mullet in the surf this morning. Then a storm rolled in and we’re off to eat breakfast. Headed to the pier this afternoon. View attachment 209060 View attachment 209061
Wow! That's a doozy of a storm coming in.Have the grandkids at the beach and the middle one loves to fish. Just playing in the surf with a sabiki rig(small lures on a line) baited with fish bites and she’s been catching Atlantic whiting and mullet in the surf this morning. Then a storm rolled in and we’re off to eat breakfast. Headed to the pier this afternoon. View attachment 209060 View attachment 209061
Well I’m leaving tomorrow morning but next time??!Ahem! I like fishing too!! Hint-hint
We called them dogfish when I was a kid growing up in OhioDogfish, Mudfish or swamp muskie are what I hear around here.
You tube has an easy knot for fluorocarbon or braid to monofilament. Quick and easy. Just practice tying it and it works. What I’ve been using for sometime.UGH! Tried to be cute and singe the loose ends of that leader knot with my lighter. Yeah, you guessed it. God damnit! lol Just got done re-tying a new, even better knot. Practice makes perfect.