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The Big and Ugly

This group is for all the members that enjoy an occasional bend of your rod from Carp, Catfish, Redhorse Suckers, Quillbacks, Gar, Bowfin and other undesireables........Our hearts are with the beloved Bluegill but we don't shy away from a big battle!

Location: Anywhere they grow......
Members: 30
Latest Activity: Nov 25, 2022

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BOWFIN LOVERS 7 Replies

Since it must be Bowfin Monday, I just thought I'd offer this to any of our BBG members who have ever caught or photographed the powerful bowfin. Southern boys and mid-westerners alike, show us your…Continue

Started by Jim Gronaw. Last reply by John Sheehan May 25, 2016.

Blue Cats from the James and Potomac 2 Replies

I am hoping to try for some blues on the tidal Potomac this Monday...Hope to tangle with some of the big cats, like these from previous trips...…Continue

Started by Jim Gronaw. Last reply by Slip Sinker Nov 15, 2014.

Channel Cats in Ponds 6 Replies

We have had a very good week with pond cats, and largemouths, locally. Pond catties are available to us in about 8 different small bodies of water, both public and private. We have been getting them…Continue

Started by Jim Gronaw. Last reply by Tony Livingston Oct 17, 2013.

Well, well, well...look what the fly drug in! 5 Replies

Fishing slow and deep for a big gill and connected with Mr. Whiskers.Continue

Started by Rex Robinson. Last reply by Ray Ditzenberger Feb 13, 2013.

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Comment by bobby emory on January 27, 2012 at 1:41pm
ahhh mattamuskeet that place has always interested me
Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 27, 2012 at 1:38pm

Thanks for the interest Bobby, I catch quite a few gar in extreme Southeastern Virginia and the rivers and lakes I fish in North Carolina....I have to dig up some of the pictures and add them.....I caught a 12 pound gar in 2009 fishing in Lake Mattamuskeet on the culverts.....that got interesting to land him.......Thanks for joining Bobby!

Comment by bobby emory on January 27, 2012 at 1:21pm
hello all anybody fish for the gar I personally enjoy wading the nottoway when the water is low and catch 'em nothing like a dinosaur swimming around your legs haha
Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on January 27, 2012 at 1:21pm
Yep- « shoe-peek » is right. In Cajun country, they are supposedly prized among the locals... For their eggs. I've read there is even a minor cottage industry in the swamps for bowfin roe, called "Queen Roe," or "Roe Royale"... Or something like that, anyway.
I also know that choupique can be eaten, just as with any other fish. The trick, it is said, is to never allow the flesh to touch water, once it has been caught and cleaned. I don't know if it's true or not, though.
Comment by Tony Livingston on January 27, 2012 at 12:44pm

Shoe-pic and Sock-a-lay....

Awesome! I would've never learned either one anyplace but here!

Thanks guys!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 27, 2012 at 12:35pm

Choupique is pronounced as follows Tony...."Shoe-Pic"...Often you hear something like..."A dam shoe-pic tore up my rig or I thought I had a nice bass then I realized it was a dam shoe-pic"......

Comment by Tony Livingston on January 27, 2012 at 11:58am

Okay david, same scenario as "sacalait"......

How do you pronounce that?

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on January 27, 2012 at 10:59am

@ Tony - I first knew the bowfin as 'mudfish,' somewhat less classy than even dogfish.

But nowadays, I prefer the Cajun name for the fish - "Choupique."

These fish predate human kind and are true prehistoric survivors. They deserve a name befitting their long and storied heritage. 'Choupique' works.

Comment by Tony Livingston on January 27, 2012 at 10:02am

In Indiana, a lot of anglers' refer to Bowfin as Dogfish.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 27, 2012 at 9:23am

My nephew Dan wanted a big bass something fierce but nobody was surprised when we netted another big bowfin in Tulls Bay....Often winner of last place in the beauty contest, these fish are known as Cypress Bass, Cypress Trout, Grindle, Choupique, Mudfish and many other names depending on what part of the country anglers cathch them.....They 're alot like riding a bull as once the hook is set you're often just along for the ride.........

 

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