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Made a trip again today and found a few. The bite was slow, but we managed to scratch out 16 beautiful slabs and perhaps 5 throwbacks. Most of our fish were caught in the first hour of the day as the tree ducks serenaded us near the railroad tracks. All on shiners, all near the bottom, all at least 12' deep. I also caught an amazingly beautiful off species.... a 42" paddlefish!
That is cool.... Bet u thought u had that prize sacalait....:)... Nice catch...
Welcome to the board and thanks for the pictures! Nothing wrong with that catch. I think I hooked one of those spoonbill catfish once at Larto but I have never landed one.
way to go BD.........I'll bet that spoonbill was fun......be next week B4 I get back over there......thanks for the post and pics..........
Nice catch! I didn't know they had such a fish in the basin....that's pretty neat!
I might be the better looking one, but you the lucky one!!! Glad to see you and the ole man out there having a good time! Hopefully I can join y'all next time...
I just hide behind all this facial stubble to allow you to believe the misconceived notion that you may be the better looking one....I need to let you feel good about something!Quote:
Originally Posted by GONFISHN
Keep Rippin'
BD
Nice catch and a spoonbill.
"gene"
The actual name for it is a paddlefish, but most folks call it a spoonbill catfish. They are a protected species except for bowfishermen I believe. You also must release any fish which has over a 30" lower jaw fork length, and this one was over that size. They are a filter feeding river species which was commercially harvested for their roe, which is a highly sought after caviar. I have seen a few showing up in Henderson, but this was my first one, you never know when you wet a line!Quote:
Originally Posted by SlabJiggin
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Keep Rippin'
BD
that is a cool fish....thanks for another picture...........
I think it's an accident when one gets caught on a hook and line since like you said they filter feed. The first one I ever saw came up on a trot line I had set in Chickamauga Lake in Tenn back in the early 70's. I didn't even know there was such a fish and there was a big one around 30 lbs. Kind of shocked me when it surfaced. Real neat fish for sure and congrats on the catch sacs and spoony.Quote:
Originally Posted by bleedingduck
They don't always filter feed, caught one on a minner once that was at least as big as that one....
I'm betting you would have caught him on a bare hook. The way they move has them prone to snag like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by 20watt