Potmac Snakehead

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Comment by JBplusThuy on January 30, 2014 at 12:30am

Dude! If my wife saw that, she might tell me to take a fishing trip to the east coast and bring her back some snakehead to eat! They haven't invaded the west coast, so you can only get frozen ones in Asian markets and they really don't taste very good. I'm glad we don't have snakeheads out here, because if we did I'd probably be oredered to give up BG and just fish snakeheads for the table lol

Comment by Jim Gronaw on January 29, 2014 at 8:45pm

Congrats Andre! I went last summer to the Mattawoman to try for them...came up empty but I still want one!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on January 29, 2014 at 7:53pm

Actually, these are on my own bucket list.

Comment by Allen Morgan on January 29, 2014 at 7:13pm

Andre, nice catch!

Get yourself a pair of "fish grips", like Boga, or something similar.  That will cure the fear of their teeth.

Comment by Andre Sturkey on January 29, 2014 at 7:00pm

@ Dave .... All very true facts!! I would compare them being releases in our Eco system to Mountain Lion roaming a rabbit farm!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on January 29, 2014 at 4:36pm

Im glad you got it out of the water, but we're probably stuck with them from here out. Call it the changing face of fishing, or perhaps, "Aliens in Our Water." They have no predators to keep them in check but humans, and they dominate the local fishes with their prolific breeding and voracious appetites.

Consider them part of the new sportfishing in America. As you learned they are willing biters and, according to Jeremy Wade, excellent sport on hook and line. Hey, If you cant beat them may as well take advantage of the sport they offer. And the eating - - like Ken, I've heard they are excellent table fare.

Comment by Andre Sturkey on January 29, 2014 at 10:20am

@ Ken yea I wasn't fishing for this guy it destroyed a square bill!

@Carl Man I have never been scared of a fish until I saw the inside of this things mouth!

Comment by carl hendrix on January 29, 2014 at 10:12am

ive heard about those things in the Potomac-- glad you got it-- instead of me!! LOL!

Comment by Slip Sinker on January 29, 2014 at 10:08am

great catch! would love to tangle into a mess of these. i heard they were excellent eating. did you accidentally catch this while bass fishing?