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NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
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03/27/14 04:28 AM
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Tyler.Woods
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Caught this in 2010 on the Arkansas river, no one I've talked to can identify it's species. Was around 4ft long and weighed at least 50lbs... Any ideas?? 
Send it!
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9858791
03/27/14 04:32 AM
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texcajun
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Big Head carp, and you better pray they never make to Texas!
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9858797
03/27/14 04:53 AM
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Laker One
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I would say 40 to 50 lbs. Bet that was a fight! 
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9858819
03/27/14 05:37 AM
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Fish Chaser
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9859292
03/27/14 01:56 PM
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T Bird
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"Real Ugly" comes to mind. 
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: texcajun]
#9859437
03/27/14 02:40 PM
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CATnHAT
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Big Head carp, and you better pray they never make to Texas! I know a little lake the TX state record was caught in...it was 90LBS! So I think its a little late for that...
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9859561
03/27/14 03:10 PM
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Harte Nuss
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big head carp...they are in texas, just no known reproduction in texas...
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Harte Nuss]
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03/27/14 03:14 PM
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CATnHAT
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big head carp...they are in texas, just no known reproduction in texas... Guess just get released from aquariums or what?
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9860035
03/27/14 05:49 PM
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timwins31
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Don't big head carp have scales? That fish looks like it has smooth skin.
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9860445
03/27/14 08:01 PM
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361V
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Looks like a cross between a Nile Perch and a Cobia. Real strange. How did you catch it? Contact TPWD?
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9860797
03/27/14 11:08 PM
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bassanator
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It's a Catcarpia 
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9860873
03/27/14 11:32 PM
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kingdad101
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Carp: It's what's for dinner
I agree big head carp
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9864637
03/29/14 04:29 AM
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hook-line&sinker
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yep big head!
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Tyler.Woods]
#9864813
03/29/14 12:11 PM
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Txmedic033
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That fish will bait an entire trotline.
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Re: NAME THIS FISH?!!!??
[Re: Fish Chaser]
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03/29/14 02:47 PM
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Mudshark
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