whats this ??

[ray koziatek]

some kid got this at the oak..

Justa another bass....

[rshubuck]

Pretty sure its a Bowfin. I saw one last year around this time snorkeling on Cayuga Lake. Its about the same size too.

[Mick]

Now Ray why did ya let that kid catch my pet Bowfin It must have got off his chain.

[srd]

Bowfin Some people also call it a dogfish

[GAMBLER]

Bowfin all the way.

[Big Dave]

http://www.roughfish.com/ These guys fish for that stuff !!!!

[Jammer]

Check out this site:

http://www.bowfinanglers.com/

I usually catch one a year around Braddocks...

JAM

[windburn]

Ray it is a bowfin. I caught one about 6# a few years ago in the channel. We were doing the spring brown thing in the 18', the lake kicked up so we went in and were fishing perch with minnies in shallow. It fought real good, thought it was a northern until I got it boatside. "What the heck is this!"Didn't take long to ID it when I got back home to the computer. Released it of course, but what a suprise when we first saw it. Are you gonna target them now?

[ray koziatek]

thanks ,i called it adogfish and the crowd of kayakers heading out to the lake dispite my 3 ftrs warning ,all said it was a snakefish and called the dec and report it asap....i kinda smiled took pic and walked away as they all waited for the dec

[jekyll]

My what big fingers the guy holding the bass has.

[ray koziatek]

hey it was 37 in long ,,,plus you know the old saying thick fingers mean thich..........Ive picked up more chicks with post like that...(well they were a little large to actually pick up but 400 lbs is ok) just a tad under 30 lbs ...the other post by "deaf fisherman " shows a little less outstreached photo...nonethe less a good bass for the husdon on a worm and 12lb test..

[jekyll]

Just teasing Ray. It is a nice bass.

Semper Gumby

[LongLine]

Ray - That's one you cook in a dishwasher

Males have a black spot outlined in yellow. Females have a yellow spot outlined with black.

Tom B.

(LongLine)

p.s. It's a bowfin...I was raised calling them dogfish...just like I was raised calling alewives - mooneyes.

[momay4000]

Ray,

Bowfin all the way - as Tom mentioned I've also heard them called dogfish. It's not a snakehead - I believe their anal fin is extremely long (almost the entire length of their belly). I've never caught a bowfin but pretty much every year I hear one or two caught near Braddock's

Cool pics!

- Chris

[stan]

Ray - That's one you cook in a dishwasher

Tom B.

(LongLine).

Now Tom I am sure you have caught at least one fish this year, for the dishwasher

Ray the second one is a Zebra fish, or prison fish, not yet out on parole

[spoonfed-1]

Thats definately either a Brown or an Atlantic.

Glen

[Self Censored]

Ray,

THANK YOU FOR putting your PANTS ON for the picture!!

You the man!!!

[ifishy]

I actully target these things once or twice a year fish them like pike with a big live bait have gotten a couple over 10lbs what a blast and they will bite and snap at you