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 Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: theCARPenter]
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06/07/10 09:51 PM
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Ezdaar
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Congrats!
Buy you a pair of fish gloves, the kevlar type. They will keep you from getting nasty bites and cuts from the scales while handling it.
Also get one of those spring things that holds the fish's mouth open for those days when you acidently gut hook a bowfin.
Just wait till you get on a 10+ pounder! They are game changing fish. After you hook a few all other fish seem like sissys!
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Ezdaar]
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06/07/10 10:09 PM
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Droyhef
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Droyhef]
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06/07/10 10:50 PM
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wm leo
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lol..Everything is good gar bait  Good job on loosing your bowfin cherry Jay Jay 
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: wm leo]
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06/12/10 04:54 AM
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marktx
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Ive caught many of them off of 175 at cc while fishing for bass there. They like crankbaits and at times spinnerbaits. First one i caught was on a crankbait and when i finally got him to me since i was wading at first thought i t was a catfish till i went to his head to get my crankbait back and he opened his mouth lol. Needless to say i took him to the bank to get more control to get my bait back then let him go. He was easily 10lbs and all mine from cc have been in the same cove in early to late spring. May still be in there but never fished in there after the bass and crappie move out of there.
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: marktx]
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06/12/10 05:20 AM
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LoneStarCarper
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tell me more of this bowfin fish in...this should happen. no reason carp should get all the fish-in love...just saying...
State Certified Piscatologist 
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: LoneStarCarper]
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06/14/10 03:44 PM
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JRoberts
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lol justin! I remember that day. wade fishing and bowfin are not a good combo.. that thing charged us!!
 pb common 25.7 pb Grasser 31.1
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: JRoberts]
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06/14/10 06:57 PM
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Pondbass
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i'm gonna have to plan something with you! I have never caught a bowfin but i'm kind of scared in my 'yak to bring one in with me! i'm going to try for gar in it today to try to change that!
Austin Anderson![[Linked Image]](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8614/16378169455_6959c5a915_t.jpg)
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Pondbass]
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06/16/10 02:21 AM
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Big Ted
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they are super fun fish. It is on eof the meanest fish I have ever caught.
I caught some when i was stationed in GA.
PB Common Carp....... 38 lbs
PB Mirror Carp........12 lbs 8 oz
PB SM Buffalo........ 53 lbs
PB Grasser........... 48 lbs 4 oz
PB Blue cat.......... 17 lbs (caught on maize)
Phil 4:13
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Big Ted]
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06/17/10 12:25 AM
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Dave Speer
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You still fish with bait?
When I gets the cravin to chase fat girls, I call on Bass Bug
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Dave Speer]
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06/17/10 02:30 AM
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Jason Johonnesson
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You still fish with bait? Yep. Works better than fake insects made from Christmas garland. 
Where punters are punted.
JAA
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Jason Johonnesson]
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06/18/10 01:43 PM
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Dave Speer
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You still fish with bait? Yep. Works better than fake insects made from Christmas garland. You probably shoot deer under a feeder and got training wheels on your bike too, huh? 
When I gets the cravin to chase fat girls, I call on Bass Bug
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Dave Speer]
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06/18/10 02:18 PM
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Jason Johonnesson
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You still fish with bait? Yep. Works better than fake insects made from Christmas garland. You probably shoot deer under a feeder and got training wheels on your bike too, huh? If I was a hunter I would never shoot a deer under a feeder. I would use Buck Jam. You probably wear a hat with horns on it. 
Where punters are punted.
JAA
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Jason Johonnesson]
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06/18/10 02:28 PM
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Stephen Clark
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sounds like you had a blast Jason, wish I had a canoe or something so that I could get in on the fish-in action
PB Common = 36-8
PB Buffalo = 62-8
PB Mirror (fully scaled) 13-0
PB Flat Head Catfish = 44
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Stephen Clark]
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06/18/10 02:33 PM
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Stephen Clark
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I use to fish for Barracuda in SoCal, we used 6" steel leaders so they would not bite off, do you use the same for bowfin?
PB Common = 36-8
PB Buffalo = 62-8
PB Mirror (fully scaled) 13-0
PB Flat Head Catfish = 44
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Re: My first bowfin today!
[Re: Stephen Clark]
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06/18/10 06:01 PM
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lou_a
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Nice goin' on the bowfin Jason....
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