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Title: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: fish to live on May 09, 2011, 08:16 PM
just got back from our best fishing holes got summ big girls!!!

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85lbs

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80lbs

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106lbs
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: PIKE FISHERMAN on May 11, 2011, 05:15 AM
Now that looks like a fun fish to catch.
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: lewk24 on May 11, 2011, 05:43 AM
wow...thats crazy.
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: mroy44 on May 11, 2011, 05:48 AM
Wow those are huge.  Nice job man!  :thumbup_smilie:
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: Raquettedacker on May 11, 2011, 05:48 AM
Very cool..   Are they good to eat??    I have snagged a salmon before and I couldn't imagine snagging one of those and trying to land it....
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Post by: Issiah on May 11, 2011, 06:02 AM
OMG  LOL   8)
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: surflizard on May 11, 2011, 06:10 AM
Congrats on the nice Paddles, those are Cockers !! What is the flavor like, do you fillet them or steak them like a Swordfish ??
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: Water Wolf on May 11, 2011, 04:59 PM
WOW those are awsome fish, way to go fish to live. :o 8)

I have always wanted to try for those guys ever since I saw different people fishing for them on the tv shows.

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Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: fish to live on May 11, 2011, 10:13 PM
ya their good to eat and they can fight hard, i clean them like swords not bad for a Montana fish
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Post by: budwinslow on May 17, 2011, 04:10 AM
Those fish are insane!  How do you get them in the boat without tipping?
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: fish to live on May 18, 2011, 09:28 PM
Its not to hard, we use a tail-er and  try to use two guys on the big ones.
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: THEOZON on May 19, 2011, 09:31 AM
Some things are not meant to be eaten. Walleyes are for eating - paddlefish are for cathing.
Bet they all went to landfill !
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: TheDL on May 19, 2011, 09:47 AM
those are some BIG and UGLY fish!  I've never seen a paddlefish before, bet that was a funfight though! congrats on some BIG fish :o
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: fish to live on May 19, 2011, 11:16 PM
You should do your research first, before posting a moronic comment. Paddlefish are a prized fish for their caviar and great eating. I love the taste of paddlefish. They are awesome to eat. Don't knock it until you try it. Fried up, they'd compete against a walleye for its taste. Grilled up, any tuna steak lover would drool over a paddlefish steak. You really are missing out if you have never had spoonbill before.


YA no kidding, WE make caviar with ours and boil the meat,  ;D eats better then lobster   ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: nic on May 22, 2011, 09:58 PM
Now that looks like a fun fish to catch.
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Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: nic on May 22, 2011, 10:43 PM
Was that fish tagged?? Looks like you pee'd yourself cuz you were so happy! haha. Awesome catch dude!
tags infront of dorsal and yes i think i pzzd myself!!! haha check out more pics MT paddlefish
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: nic on May 22, 2011, 11:15 PM
LOL! That's awesome. Man, I might have to make a trip out there and go for some of those hogs. My PB has only been 60lbs so far for a Paddle.
we were on th mighty missouri, upstream from fort peck dam-fort benton..  to be more precise just down from slipp ann campground. only keep 500 and closes within 24 hours..hook size is two  8/0 and smaller hooks.   two guys out of the bunch caught pink lip tagged fish  the biologist said they were tagged 9 years ago!! come tangle with a MT river monster theyre a blast!!!  ('eye think the MT record is 142.7#)
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: nic on May 23, 2011, 10:19 PM
opens on upper missouri on may 1-june 15. closes when they predict 500 will be caught.. you can still snag but have to have a valid tag(white) and can not gaf or lift out of water!
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: rambo51 on May 28, 2011, 10:21 PM
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I caught this one 2 years ago and have been skunked since
Title: Re: BIG!! Paddle fish
Post by: nic on May 28, 2011, 10:41 PM
nice catch!!! it seems to be like the loto never now when youre going to hit!!