Bowfin?

[bwob]

I fish some of my local canals in florida and my friend says that there are bowfin in the canal...I dodnt think there was...I only see tilapia bass and gar...if so, then what should I use to catch em?

[Mickey and Jim]

Bowfin have teeth they are meat eaters, But are usually in backwaters and weedy spots. Worms, minnows, Are good baits

[T Bartels]

Bowfin or Dogfish (what we call them up here) are some of the UGLIEST things you'll ever see in your life!!!!!!!!!:D Good luck on catching 'em though!!! Bring back pictures!!!!:)

[swampman]

i think i know what fish your talking about, but kin i see a picture just to be sure?

[Illinoisgiller]

Bowfin, or dogfish are called grinnell at Reelfoot TN. Minners and worms should get them. as well as smaller spinners. If you do get one on, be ready for a tussle. Those things put up a fight. I and the grandsons caught a few at the Reelfoot lake spillway on Minnows. We gave ours to an old feller that likes to eat them . Pegleg probably has a good way to fix them if they come from decent water of course. . Mike

[swampman]

grinnels, thats what i was thinkin of, ugly as sin but i have an uncle that fries them and they come out tasting like the belly meat of a gar.

[Sharon]

So ugly and ornery, I throw them back, Yuckkkk LOL

[jason454ci]

My experience is anything a catfish might eat, a bowfin will eat. :mad: Don't ask me how I know this either.:rolleyes:

[wewamohawk]

we get lots of them here in the pan handle i some times use them for bait on my bush hooks but some guys eat them ;;maurice

[hushpuppy]

Bowfins or mudfish will eat anything a bass will. I have caught them on everything from a worm to a shiner. They love to eat your shiners. I usualy move if I start catching them, they are a good sign to pick up and find cleaner water. I have never ate one, or heard of anyone that has though.

[Pegleg]

Here's an interesting site about "Bowfin","Gar" and other rough fish.

roughfish.com home page (http://www.roughfish.com/)

[hushpuppy]

Good find, thanks. I don't think I'd be lippin' one of those things like the guys in the pictures are doing.

[Pegleg]

hahaha Those fish on the cover page are Eelpouts. They look somethin like a bowfin but they are a freshwater cod. I've never caught one of those so I'm not sure what their teeth are like. You sure don't lip them bowfins. You'll be goin to the horspistol to get sewed up.

[capt.kirk]

Loads of Catfish information on there Pegleg.Thanks Kirk

[doughboy]

I have only ever caught one and it was ugly but he ate my 6 inch goldfish and put up a good fight but then he became cut bait.

[KajunPCB]

in La. we call them Choupique..pronounced "shoe-pick".....only way we eat them is in a fish patty or fish ball..usually mixed with potato's,bread crumbs,onions and spices and then fried....i've eaten plenty like that and they taste great...but i made the mistake of trying fried choupique one time...haven't eaten any since lol taste like fried mud!

[bwob]

im confused here... what do ya mean by lipping em...given em a kiss?

[Mickey and Jim]

im confused here... what do ya mean by lipping em...given em a kiss?

No, not a kiss,Although some fishermen do that, What lipping means is when you grab the fish by the lip to land him with your thumb and fingers and hold him up to unhook the fish. If the fish has big sharp teeth it's not a good idea to do that, Big teeth piercing your thumb might spoil your fishing trip.:rolleyes:

[bwob]

in all the pictures i've seen of em..none of them have teeth...I think:confused:

[hushpuppy]

Oh they have teeth, and a bunch of them at that. The ones that I have caught usually bite my line in half after a quick fight.

[hushpuppy]

I saw on that site that people think they put up a good fight. I have to disagree myself. The first part of the fight is pretty strong, comparable to a mixture of bass and catfish. They give up pretty easy though. At least thats what they do to me.