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bwalleye

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Name this fish
« on: May 10, 2006, 09:32 PM »
Many around the Great Lakes will know this fish shhhhh

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dwaytkus

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2006, 09:35 PM »
Have seen pics on IS and I think its a burbot?
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Oh Lord,
There he is.
Feels like a big one.
Please don’t let me lose him.
I’ve never caught one this big before.
I’ll try not to horse him.
And if I land him I promise to release him
And make a graphite replica...
If my wife says it’s okay.
Thank you for the Rapalas.
Amen.

esox slayer

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2006, 09:38 PM »
Ahhh..the illustrious dogfish!!!    Esox
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bwalleye

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2006, 09:39 PM »
More specific....and you Esox are from "around" the Great Lakes.  Shhhhhhh
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esox slayer

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2006, 09:42 PM »
Quote from: bwalleye on May 10, 2006, 09:39 PM
More specific....and you Esox are from "around" the Great Lakes.  Shhhhhhh

I know..I reread your post and thought I shouldn't have posted.....sorry.....
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grumpymoe

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2006, 09:46 PM »
Bowfin!!....Grump  :laugh:
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dwaytkus

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2006, 09:46 PM »
Or is it a ling.
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Oh Lord,
There he is.
Feels like a big one.
Please don’t let me lose him.
I’ve never caught one this big before.
I’ll try not to horse him.
And if I land him I promise to release him
And make a graphite replica...
If my wife says it’s okay.
Thank you for the Rapalas.
Amen.

xrhino

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2006, 09:47 PM »
Amis calva, aka Bowfin, aka Dogfish, aka stop stop hitting my cat baits you worthless bastige
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hookemandcookem

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2006, 09:57 PM »
bowfin...and im not even from there..lol...
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grumpymoe

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2006, 10:00 PM »
Quote
Or is it a ling.
   :rotflol: :rotflol: :rotflol:...some might mistake it....Grump
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bwalleye

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2006, 10:09 PM »
My buddy Ed caught it today when we were out.  He kept calling it a ling....I kept telling him no it's a _______
Well, a couple of times anyway.  He was driving and it was a ways from home  ::)
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Big Burk

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2006, 12:13 AM »
thats a bowfin, a burbot looks like this you cant fool me on that one i fish for burbot in the winter here in sk :P
burbot= :thumbup_smilie:
bowfin= :sick:
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billybono

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2006, 01:59 AM »
looks like you missed its spawning display when they look like this






not my pics, there from here

http://www.bowfinanglers.com/index.html

   billybono
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fishercat

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2006, 05:44 AM »
100% bowfin one fighting fish,
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Nickp

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Re: Name this fish
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2006, 06:14 AM »
aima calva (i win since its pelled right  ;D)


Tons of fun on any tackle- best fighter, like mixing pickerel's lonng runs witht he pull of a smallie.

Heard there good if you bleed um asap.
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