Whats this?

Love of the Sport · 02-20-09, 07:01 PM

I don't know what it is but it sure fought like hell and was pretty damn heavy too. This thing was pissed of to be out of the water. Also are these common in ponds?

MississippiBoy · 02-20-09, 07:06 PM

Bowfin, maybe? Not sure, but maybe...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowfin

abu4600 · 02-20-09, 07:25 PM

Bowfin,AKA Grinnel. BTW that's a good un too.

Culln5 · 02-20-09, 07:31 PM

Bowfin.......

WTL · 02-20-09, 08:33 PM

Its also called a mudcat. They have a tendency to actually destroy spinnerbaits.

They are common in very muddy, swampy, shallow, nasty water or mud. Keep your hands away from the mouth, their jaws can crush fingers.

Captmikestarrett · 02-20-09, 08:39 PM

Cypress trout..

Capt Mike

zooker · 02-20-09, 08:49 PM

they do fight like mad.. never caught one bass fishing.. the mouth have a razor sharp bone in it -kinda like a red drum- with enough power to bit thru clams in there jaws.. nope definatly don't stick your hand in there..

they go by a dozen names but one thing is clear they are from an era of the dinsours a very anceint species of fish..

zooker

bassackwards · 02-20-09, 09:38 PM

lost many of plastic worms to those dame things good fight thow

aikenyounggun · 02-20-09, 09:39 PM

caught one last year they have different names every where.... grennel is what i call them..... last february i hooked one on a shaky head and i thought i had my first 10 pound bass.... it probably weighed in the ten to twelve pound range.... it made me mad that it wasnt a bass

bassackwards · 02-20-09, 09:44 PM

that gets me to

bassackwards · 02-20-09, 09:46 PM

i hate it when im in a terniment and i know i just need that one good one and then theres a damn bowfin

Bassboss · 02-20-09, 10:17 PM

Tis a very nice specimen of a bow fin/mud fish. Is that your fist?

Bassboss · 02-20-09, 10:19 PM

Ah the 1000's of names of the bow fin!

Bassboss · 02-20-09, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aikenyounggun

caught one last year they have different names every where.... grennel is what i call them..... last february i hooked one on a shaky head and i thought i had my first 10 pound bass.... it probably weighed in the ten to twelve pound range.... it made me mad that it wasnt a bass

My first was the same class my second was a little smaller 8-9 class. I caught mine a jerk bait. btw, if you thought fl had big bass, it has HUGE bow fin. I saw an old pic of my dad with one in the 15lb class range, I still fish at the same spot he caught it at, never caught on that big though..... I keep hopping to get lucky with a spinner bait. But most the time I'm bass fishing/tarpon fishing when I go their. Just though I'd brag!

His was a little small then this one:

Love of the Sport · 02-21-09, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bassboss

Tis a very nice specimen of a bow fin/mud fish. Is that your fist?

Yeh, it was my first. Caught him in maybe a foot of water huggin the bank near an algea bloom.
Thanks for the responces everyone.

And yes, I thought I had the biggest bass of my life.

Love of the Sport · 02-21-09, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTL

Its also called a mudcat. They have a tendency to actually destroy spinnerbaits.

They are common in very muddy, swampy, shallow, nasty water or mud. Keep your hands away from the mouth, their jaws can crush fingers.

He didn't destroy it, but he mangled it pretty well. Wish i'd of known what it was, I wouldn't have released him back into the pond.

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-21-09, 12:46 AM

Grinnel, shoepick, Cyprus bass, bowfin. I hooked one night on the river and all I could see was him coming out of the water. I thought I had the 10lber too. The first one I ever caught, I got slapped in the head with a rod when I went to grab him out of the water. My grandpa popped me and told me not to be sticking my hand off in there. Granpa always had a way of getting his point across.

bamabassman · 02-21-09, 09:01 AM

with joy in my heart i can state that i have never caught a bow fin. never even hooked one for that matter. but it is a nice looking fish, looks very much like a trout. maybe they aren't in my bodies of water?

02-20-09, 07:01 PM	#1
Love of the Sport BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana Posts: 236	Whats this? I don't know what it is but it sure fought like hell and was pretty damn heavy too. This thing was pissed of to be out of the water. Also are these common in ponds?

02-20-09, 07:31 PM	#4
Culln5 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 139	Bowfin....... __________________ George - GEO Industries

02-20-09, 08:33 PM	#5
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Its also called a mudcat. They have a tendency to actually destroy spinnerbaits. They are common in very muddy, swampy, shallow, nasty water or mud. Keep your hands away from the mouth, their jaws can crush fingers. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

02-20-09, 08:39 PM	#6
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	Cypress trout.. Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

02-20-09, 08:49 PM	#7
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	they do fight like mad.. never caught one bass fishing.. the mouth have a razor sharp bone in it -kinda like a red drum- with enough power to bit thru clams in there jaws.. nope definatly don't stick your hand in there.. they go by a dozen names but one thing is clear they are from an era of the dinsours a very anceint species of fish.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

02-20-09, 07:06 PM	#2
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Bowfin, maybe? Not sure, but maybe... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowfin

02-20-09, 07:25 PM	#3
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Bowfin,AKA Grinnel. BTW that's a good un too.

02-20-09, 09:38 PM	#8
bassackwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: hampton va Posts: 408	lost many of plastic worms to those dame things good fight thow

02-20-09, 09:39 PM	#9
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	caught one last year they have different names every where.... grennel is what i call them..... last february i hooked one on a shaky head and i thought i had my first 10 pound bass.... it probably weighed in the ten to twelve pound range.... it made me mad that it wasnt a bass __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

02-20-09, 09:44 PM	#10
bassackwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: hampton va Posts: 408	that gets me to

02-20-09, 09:46 PM	#11
bassackwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: hampton va Posts: 408	i hate it when im in a terniment and i know i just need that one good one and then theres a damn bowfin

02-20-09, 10:17 PM	#12
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Tis a very nice specimen of a bow fin/mud fish. Is that your fist? __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

02-20-09, 10:19 PM	#13
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Ah the 1000's of names of the bow fin! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

02-21-09, 12:46 AM	#17
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Grinnel, shoepick, Cyprus bass, bowfin. I hooked one night on the river and all I could see was him coming out of the water. I thought I had the 10lber too. The first one I ever caught, I got slapped in the head with a rod when I went to grab him out of the water. My grandpa popped me and told me not to be sticking my hand off in there. Granpa always had a way of getting his point across. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

02-21-09, 09:01 AM	#18
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	with joy in my heart i can state that i have never caught a bow fin. never even hooked one for that matter. but it is a nice looking fish, looks very much like a trout. maybe they aren't in my bodies of water? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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