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 Bow Fish ???????
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03/12/11 01:30 PM
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lakeman
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My granSon caught this off my dock last night here on cedar Creek lake, I think it may be a bow fish but not sure , it was 27 inches long and weighed about 6 pounds, If not a Bowfish, tell me wqhat it is, lol   
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
[Re: lakeman]
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03/12/11 01:50 PM
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RGBass
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that is a bowfin. I caught one at CC last year. They fight hard don't they?
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
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03/12/11 01:51 PM
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Lannie Robertson
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Bowfish (Grennel) 
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
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03/12/11 11:53 PM
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jdc93
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Its bowfin
Your brave to put your thumb in it's mouth
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
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03/13/11 01:38 AM
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bigdipper
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Here in north central mid west we call them "dog fish". further north, in Minnesota, they have a similar fish but without scales, has skin like a catfish and they call that one an "eelpout".
Both species are a very aggressive preditor fish and can consume numerous game fish in a days time.
We usually cut open their bellies and turn them loose. Turtles have to eat also.
bigdipper
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
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03/13/11 01:59 AM
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AdanV
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Its a female Bowfin, the males have a black spot on their tail.
Bowfin are a Native Texas Species.
They are predatory to other game fish, but they themselves fall victim to LMB, Turtles, Gators, Gars, and everything else.
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
[Re: bigdipper]
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03/13/11 10:40 AM
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BankAFish
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We usually cut open their bellies and turn them loose. Turtles have to eat also.
Illegal.
Recent Notables: 40lb Flathead, 30lb Carp, 25lb Buffalo.
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
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03/14/11 07:43 PM
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Peytonator
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Nice fish I'd like to catch one of them one of these days
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
[Re: bigdipper]
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03/14/11 10:15 PM
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Starless
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Nice Bowfin! A very cool, native Texas fish!
Both species are a very aggressive preditor fish and can consume numerous game fish in a days time.
That also describes largemouth bass, hybrid and stripped bass, and all three varieties of big game catfish.
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Re: Bow Fish ???????
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03/14/11 10:23 PM
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Sniper John
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BTW, there is no Junior Bowfin record for Cedar Creek.
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