those things scare the carp outta me.

was swingin one into the boat (as of yet unidentified) awhile back, almost went right for the lip grip... REAAALLLY glad I realized at teh last second what that sucker was...

I'm not even good enought to catch one of those

Best way to prepare Cedar Plank Bowfin for the table:

Carefully fillet the fish taking care to remove all the pinbones. Soak the fillets overnight in buttermilk in the fridge. Salt and pepper the fillets & use garlic salt to taste. Dredge fillets in Italian dressing. Grill over open flame for 6 minutes per side. Use a torch to light the cedar plank around the edges for a nice smoky flavor. Place grilled fillet on cedar plank while still smoldering and allow juices from fish to run over the plank and put out the embers.

Throw fillet away and enjoy the cedar plank with a nice Cabernet wine.

Enjoy!

They are considered fine table fare down on the bayou. I've never eaten one,but my aunts love em. They put up a whale of a fight though.

I have caught many of those nasty things out on Fork...I caught one back in like 1989 and it was like 14 pounds with a large dot by the tail fin. I had no clue what it was until a guide by the name of Butch Ray rolled up and said what it was. he said it was the biggest one he had ever seen....

caught it on a rattle trap fishing the grass in mustang

those cajuns will eat a comerant if you fry it and serve it with cold beer.

the bowfin is actually a very white meat. You can strip the meat of the bones and fry it. Very sweet meat. We use to catch them in the Basin all the time.

I caught a big one at Monti last year, probably 7-8 lbs. It bent a 5/0 EWG hook sideways.

Edit: WARNING - “Scoundrel Fail”
Quite a few years ago as I remember it, late Spring day in the back of Big Mustang on Fork we found a big one that had wallowed out a large shallow spot in the hydrilla. Eased the boat tight next to the spot and there was a swarm pod of several dozen baby grinnels (black) just over an inch long. Was able to scoop up a couple and one lived in the live well on the trip home. Put it in the kids small aquarium and by morning it had killed the three larger than it guppies but didn’t eat them. The other 4-5 larger tropical fish and one baby bluegill were scared into a corner of the tank away from the baby grinnel. Fed the grinnel pieces of earthworm for several weeks - cool fish.

Scoundrel Fail

How do you get on the lake?

You need a time machine

There are sharelunkers reported this year. I know guys take kayaks in but was hoping it opened.

That's what I want to know.