07-18-10, 08:46 AM | #1 |
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I hate snakeheads
Today while fishing in my backyard I caught no bass instead I caught a very large snakehead which stole my brand new spinnerbait and better yet got it self stuck in some underwater vegetation when I to go get my spinnerbait back I noticed a cottonmouth watching me from a few feet away with its head back sorry for the ranting but the people 3 docks down caught 4 or 5 4-6lb largemouths im not even sure where this goes on this forum.
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07-18-10, 01:48 PM | #2 |
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Frankly, this one has me scratching my head. But I believe every thread deserves at least one reply, so I'll give it a shot.
Are you saying you caught the cottonmouth on your spinner bait? OR ... Are you saying the cottonmouth prevented the Bass from coming in range of your bait? Maybe some clarification is in order... .
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Your post had a little of everything, so it could have been classified in general discussion, casual discussion or perhaps even off topic discussion. Even the bragging board would have been acceptable. I think in general it is not considered a huge problem or offense should you post in the wrong forum, just do your best. Regarding the deciphering of the text, there is no need to bust your balls, I understood what you were saying. Some punctuation or proofreading would be nice. I always reread what I write and ask myself "did I phrase that in a way that is easy to understand"? |
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Brother LOve, don't be so hard on the boy!!! I've seen a lot worse! I did have a question for you, Kiddo. YOu just sprung a new one on me, I didn't realize the snakeheads had made it to Florida already. Are you sure it wasn't a mudfish (Grinnel, Bowfin, Choupique)?
Got to love those old smelly mouthed cottonmouths, though, they can really ruin your day!! Especially if they get a hold of ya! As far as your neighbors catching fish, I would slip over there and ask them if they minded you making a few casts from thier dock!
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I thought what you did about it being a bowfin instead of a snakehead, but he said snakehead...and florida has more invasive species than they can keep track of. |
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Yeah, I caught two more a while back.
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A month or two back the guy that does the show river monsters was in florida fishing for them in the canals if i remember correctly it was not the northern snakehead but a different type I wanna say red or something along those lines but i will look it and get back to ya Jim
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Okay I got it , it was a bullseye snakehead . Here is a clip from the episode .
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/r...snakehead.html Jim
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I was told it was a snakehead murrel if that sounds familiar to anyone
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Here is a picture of one caught before
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There is a snakehead murrel per google.
That fish in your picture is a bowfin. They are native and very common in your area, and do in fact have a known tendency to destroy spinnerbaits. They are commonly thought to be snakeheads in the wake of publicity from the introduction of snakeheads to much of the US, and its an easy mistake to make as they look very similar. |
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Oh thank you WTL, I feel stupid now haha
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You can differentiate a bowfin from a snakehead just by looking at the size of the anal fin, bowfins have a short anal fin while snakeheads have a very long anal fin
Bowfin Snakehead Your fish ----> bowfin Bowfin are natives, snakeheads are invasive and if you catch a snakehead ---> targeted for extermination. |
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Thanks Raul, the pictures were very helpful
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the guy with the snakehead definitely had a WTF look in his on face Jim
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HAHAHA I agree
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That river monster episode is on Discovery Channel tonight at 9pm about teh snakeheads...
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i saw it last night
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That's a big snakehead. Haven't caught one that big but I'm sure I will eventually. Caught three the other night. Best was in the 6lb range. Still looking to catch one over 10lbs.
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nice catches man keep on fishin
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