My son caught this today on Guntersville. Said it had teeth and tried biting his faceAttachment 335530
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My son caught this today on Guntersville. Said it had teeth and tried biting his faceAttachment 335530
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That’s a bowfin... we call them grinnel
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Bowfin, dogfish
Yep....Bowfin
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Shoe Pic or Cypress Trout
Yep. They've got about 100 names. Bowfin is common name. Cotton fish, mud fish, dog fish, grinnel and many more.
They got some serious toofies.
They'll destroy a spinner bait and usually start a fresh fight once in the net or boat. One of the few fish I would call MEAN!
Yep, I'm sure I have caught at least fifty of them while fishing for other fish and they are always very scrappy fighters. They're just another fun to fight trash fish.
I know they've broken many a man's heart while fishing in bass tournaments across the country... when they think they've got something special to go to the scales
with... only to see that thing grinnin' at 'em when they bring it to the surface.
Scalley cat
Yes great eating too, just throw them on the roof wait 3 weeks and scape whats left off and cook that:Rofl
When it runs through 4 poles while spider rigging I think I remember calling it a !!@#$!%&*!
I don’t know if this is true or not but I was told that in times of drought that they can bury up in the mud and survive for quite a while like that. I do know that the species has survived a long long time. I’ve never had one on a hook but I’ve had several on the end of an arrow. A big one will about tear the boat apart
Yep - Bowfin / Dogfish. I don't ever bring them in the boat. I just cut the line and tie on another jig. They are some mean buggers - and yes, I learned the hard way!
Snakehead. At least that's what it looks like.Quote:
Originally Posted by daveyallison28
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After reading the previous posts. I guess it is a bowfin. They look like a snakehead. Eerily similar.
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Grinnel or bowfin is what Missouri hillbillies have always called them....Gotta watch getting too close to them when they are laying on the floor of the boat...You will see their eyes rolling around surveying the situation....If you get too close they will often try to move to bite you....Just try poking a oar or net handle at them....They are a good example of a prehistoric fish and good for destroying tackle only.
A snake head is a different species.