Prehistoric Surprise Catch while Bass Fishing Field Trips South Carolina
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Date: 2020-08-09
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Russell
I caught a small bowfin in West Point Resv years ago when it was just reaching full, around '77 or '78. I thought I had a trophy bass by the strength it was pulling with - got it closer to the boat and saw what it was - my first time. I had no idea these existed at all - at 16. Luckily my friend knew and said no way we're letting it the boat. It was maybe 3 lbs and it seemed like half of that weight was gnashing teeth. My line broke before much longer, so that ended that. These are scary as h3ll up close. I was glad to catch it, though. I was using a medium spinning rod and 8lb mono tied to a small sinking black and gold Rapala. It sank for a second and as I started reeling BAM.
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I caught a small bowfin in West Point Resv years ago when it was just reaching full, around '77 or '78. I thought I had a trophy bass by the strength it was pulling with - got it closer to the boat and saw what it was - my first time. I had no idea these existed at all - at 16. Luckily my friend knew and said no way we're letting it the boat. It was maybe 3 lbs and it seemed like half of that weight was gnashing teeth. My line broke before much longer, so that ended that. These are scary as h3ll up close. I was glad to catch it, though. I was using a medium spinning rod and 8lb mono tied to a small sinking black and gold Rapala. It sank for a second and as I started reeling BAM.
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Tukamarue
if you want to really cath bowfiins get you ssome small brim or cutbait brim use a circle hook (you dont set the hook with cirles or if you do its very finess way you jerk on a circle hook like a jayhook and you will pull it out of there mouth but i had a back to back bowfin hook up just be pacient you know you got them if after 5 seconds of pulling they still on. to finness hook just real in any slak then slowly pull on it after you think its set then do a hard jerk to make sure. cool fact i set a circle hook on a catfish whisker before
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if you want to really cath bowfiins get you ssome small brim or cutbait brim use a circle hook (you dont set the hook with cirles or if you do its very finess way you jerk on a circle hook like a jayhook and you will pull it out of there mouth but i had a back to back bowfin hook up just be pacient you know you got them if after 5 seconds of pulling they still on. to finness hook just real in any slak then slowly pull on it after you think its set then do a hard jerk to make sure. cool fact i set a circle hook on a catfish whisker before
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rhallman1000
Play the lottery quick! Ive been fishing this stretch of the Catawba since I was a teenager. Born and raised in the Hill. Im now 50. I routinely canoe fished on these waters when there wasnt a soul in sight. While the bass fishing has always been great, but declining with the pressure dramatically, I caught my first bowfin last year on a custom swimbait. I actually thought it was a snakehead before I looked it up. Good stuff.
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Play the lottery quick! Ive been fishing this stretch of the Catawba since I was a teenager. Born and raised in the Hill. Im now 50. I routinely canoe fished on these waters when there wasnt a soul in sight. While the bass fishing has always been great, but declining with the pressure dramatically, I caught my first bowfin last year on a custom swimbait. I actually thought it was a snakehead before I looked it up. Good stuff.
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JOEL
I love your videos keep making them I want to move to Panama too no joke. I think that bowfins tail was gnarled up as well something likes tails. I love the senko silent dead drop but you can rig the wacky weedless if you loop a small rubberband around the eye of the hook then stretch to the barb this helps keep weeds off.
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I love your videos keep making them I want to move to Panama too no joke. I think that bowfins tail was gnarled up as well something likes tails. I love the senko silent dead drop but you can rig the wacky weedless if you loop a small rubberband around the eye of the hook then stretch to the barb this helps keep weeds off.
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tony
If ya want to catch big Bowfin (up here we call them Dogfish, come to northern Minnesota. We have 20lbs. + on one of my favorite lakes. A lot fun to catch.
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If ya want to catch big Bowfin (up here we call them Dogfish, come to northern Minnesota. We have 20lbs. + on one of my favorite lakes. A lot fun to catch.
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RickyFord
come to the little pee dee river its full of them we call them mud fish. i cant stand them every time we go fishing we catch 5 to 6 of them.
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come to the little pee dee river its full of them we call them mud fish. i cant stand them every time we go fishing we catch 5 to 6 of them.
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Jeremiah
Hey man your close to my house Im from york county sc witch haft of lake wyle is on come to the broad river really good small mouth fishing
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Hey man your close to my house Im from york county sc witch haft of lake wyle is on come to the broad river really good small mouth fishing
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Rusty
Saw that young man call you sir and couldn't believe the respect, but then I remembered thats how we're raised here in SC haha
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Saw that young man call you sir and couldn't believe the respect, but then I remembered thats how we're raised here in SC haha
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Pooh
I use a 9 inch black and red specks sinko it catches the monster 7lbs large mouth and up on a 6lbs test line with loose drag
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I use a 9 inch black and red specks sinko it catches the monster 7lbs large mouth and up on a 6lbs test line with loose drag
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