Snakehead Fishing Open Invite
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Figured id bump this. Hoping to do this again this spring. Hopefully kiwis comes back on. He doesnt post often but he does pop in from time to time.
Last time was good. No actual fish landed but we did catch multiple snakeheads. they broke our line
30lb braided test and they snapped it
very cool fish though. Hopefully we will do this again in spring.
NO fish are allowed kept. all will be killed
Last time was good. No actual fish landed but we did catch multiple snakeheads. they broke our line
30lb braided test and they snapped itvery cool fish though. Hopefully we will do this again in spring.
NO fish are allowed kept. all will be killed
I might actually be able to go this time! 
I have some reasonably heavy wire left over from fishing in the ocean this past Thanksgiving Break, so I'll have to rig that up for the snakeheads so that they don't bite the line off.
I have some reasonably heavy wire left over from fishing in the ocean this past Thanksgiving Break, so I'll have to rig that up for the snakeheads so that they don't bite the line off.
sweet! hopefully some spring we will be able to get it together. there is some gar down there too. my wife saw a small one. hopefully we can grab some of those!!
found multiple breeding groups last year and some of the snakeheads where truly massive!! i never caught one sadly. wife got one, kiwis got a few on the hook and the other guy we were with got one or two. my wifes was massive but it flipped the hook. too bad
found multiple breeding groups last year and some of the snakeheads where truly massive!! i never caught one sadly. wife got one, kiwis got a few on the hook and the other guy we were with got one or two. my wifes was massive but it flipped the hook. too bad
Lepisosteus platyrhincus;4740378; said:
We can probably net the smaller gars. They're not native to that area if I recall correctly, so it should be legal on ones that are the size of bait fish.
What were you using as far as tackle goes? Line weight, hook size, etc.?
jeep13820;4740871; said:
Sorry, we're required to kill the snakeheads we catch by law. Besides, snakeheads damage the ecosystem.
Blown out of proportion. Great fish that are now established here in the U.S.. All the studies done say otherwise, when it comes to really threatening the ecosystem. Wildlife fish and game, have said we should enjoy catching them as we would with any other game fish. When it is all said and done, be HUMANE!!!!!!!!!!!! Remember , they are GODS creatures. Out of all the fish I have had the pleasure to keep throughout the years, Snakeheads rank at the top. If I still lived back east, I would be the first one to go fishing. Happy Fishing.
Freddie Mercury;4741013; said:
When I have to put down a fish, I do it as humanely as possible. In this case, it will probably be the old "chop off the head in one fell swoop" approach since that seems to be the quickest and least painful way to put down a fish without an anesthetic.
And I don't doubt that they're great fish to keep as pets; I've always wanted one, but there's that whole legality issue...
^yep. dont have a choise.
and wiggles, gar arnt really considered game fish. So if we run across any little guys we can grab them. i do believe they are native though.
We where using 30lb braided test, with popper and buzz baits. they would hit them but getting a real good hook was alittle difficult. but those where mostly protective bites as they had fry already. We found a large pair guarding fry. it was pretty sweet. interesting to watch. Infact the only fish that we landed was a fry that got hook through the stomach when tryin to get the parents to bite
and wiggles, gar arnt really considered game fish. So if we run across any little guys we can grab them. i do believe they are native though.
We where using 30lb braided test, with popper and buzz baits. they would hit them but getting a real good hook was alittle difficult. but those where mostly protective bites as they had fry already. We found a large pair guarding fry. it was pretty sweet. interesting to watch. Infact the only fish that we landed was a fry that got hook through the stomach when tryin to get the parents to bite
