Noodled a pleco

[Louie]

A few more pics.

Nice I see them but never catch any .I use hook baited with worms.Lots died but now seeing them again.

Never thought they could be caught by hand

 

[Louie]

Thats my favorite way to catch plecos. I like to find them in the burrow and grab hold of the body though, less chance of them getting away or of injuring the fish. I once caught a pair simultainiously... one in each hand. I had the hardest time getting back up with a fish in each hand LOL


by the way, this is what a big sailfin looks like

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LOL

Huge never saw one that big and what a huge head

 

[Kogo]

That pleco had been in that pond for over 10 years.

 

[Louie]

That pleco had been in that pond for over 10 years.

I know many here keep them outside in ponds wonder how many survived the cold hope that big boy did.

 

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

awesome!

 

[Kogo]

I know many here keep them outside in ponds wonder how many survived the cold hope that big boy did.

sorry to say, all was lost. It was just too cold for too long. Water temp was 50F for about a week.

 

[Louie]

sorry to say, all was lost. It was just too cold for too long. Water temp was 50F for about a week.

Sorry to hear that esp a nice pleco that age.

I saw on news that even fish farms who have natural ponds fairly deep even took massive losses.

 

[Thalan]

I used to see some massive ones in Lake Adair near downtown Orlando. They were pretty skittish and wouldnt let me get very close at all. Maybe because someone had been grabbing them by the tail? lol

 

[Tankaddict]

Thats pretty hardcore

 

[studd muffin]

Huge plecos!