A Duel on the Dismal Swamp last Fall.....

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Comment by Steve Totten on March 14, 2013 at 5:00pm

I've always released them also, no reason to kill them that I could see.  They'll be bigger next time, and so agressive.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 14, 2013 at 4:47pm

Many folks eat them down in Louisiana Steve but I've never tried them......I've heard everything from taste good to bloody and strong......I personally don't know.......I release the ones I catch because I believe they help balance the predator/prey ratio........I catch big bluegill and Bowfin together every year down here on the Albemarle......

Comment by carl hendrix on March 14, 2013 at 4:37pm

jeff; your always having fun buddy! wait till tooty  gets there!!

Comment by Steve Totten on March 14, 2013 at 4:35pm

They are fun fighters, have you tried eating any of them?

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 14, 2013 at 4:28pm

Very violent from the instance of hook set......often coming completely out of water.......wrapping up your neighbor's line too sometimes......they often free themselves by breaking light terminal tackle or slacking the line by so much erratic movement and spitting the hook......usually with a landing net....hard if not impossible to pick up and swing in....exciting few moments on a panfish trip!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on March 14, 2013 at 4:23pm

Wooahaahha. Always bring something interesting to the table there Jeff. How as the fight?

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 14, 2013 at 1:01pm

Always a hoot to hook one of these guys in the shallows on lighter gear........

Comment by Adam Rink on March 14, 2013 at 12:41pm

cool fish Jeff