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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......
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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 Allen Morgan on December 4, 2015 at 9:05am

John, I fillet my catfish with a regular fillet knife first.  THEN I skin the fillets.  Much easier than dealing with a pair of "skinning pliers".  I will keep my cats on a stringer like this when I'm bank-fishing, then put them in a cooler when I get to my vehicle.  From there, it's a run to the closest gas station for a bag of ice (for the pic here, about a mile), take the fish off the stringer, use a fillet knife to cut the blood vessels going to/from the gills, then put them back into the cooler and cover with ice.  When I get home, I'll let the fish stay in the cooler for a few hours to get good and cold.  When I go to clean them, they'll be dead, cold, and stiff.  I can still bend them around a bit, if their bodies were flexed when they died.

I've found that this is the easiest way for me to clean the fish.

Comment by John Sheehan on December 4, 2015 at 7:50am

Nice stringer of fish  Allen! I never caught either species . I like to hear your description of how to catch , clean and cook these fish .I'd like to apply the clean and cook tactics to Bullheads and Channel cats I get around here .

Comment by Leo Nguyen on May 22, 2015 at 12:05pm

Big, ugly, and ooooo..so yummy looking.

Comment by Allen Morgan on May 22, 2015 at 11:19am

The Flathead is a hair over 14 lbs.  The Blue Cats are between 5 and 7 lbs each.

I've got fillets from a couple Channel Cats already in my freezer.  Gonna have a Trifecta fish fry tomorrow!

Comment by Slip Sinker on November 21, 2014 at 4:41am

i really like this carp video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYKvNAtq-bA

Comment by Slip Sinker on November 16, 2014 at 8:16pm

i hope so Allen because you are supposed to catch and not release. everything i heard was they are the best eaters in florida.

Comment by Allen Morgan on November 16, 2014 at 8:09pm

I hear Snakeheads are tasty!  Which is probably why the Asians imported, then released, them.

Comment by Jason Preslar on November 16, 2014 at 5:16am
I think the closest snakehead to me that ive gotten word of was a nice one in Lake Wylie. 16lbs I think.
Comment by Jim Gronaw on November 15, 2014 at 10:00pm

Ken...the Potomac near me is the epi-center, nationwide for northern snakeheads that can reach 18 pounds and torture tackle. There are a few guides who are targeting them.

Comment by Slip Sinker on November 15, 2014 at 9:55pm

Hopefully ill be able to start a discussion about Snakeheads soon... Florida bound this winter and early spring.

 

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Some of my favorites I can't find anymore: Acme Fash King Flutter Spoon, Eppinger Flutter Chuck,…See More
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"25+inch Pickerel was best of the 13 Fish caught today a day after the Worm Moon. Two Bass and the…"
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"Thats a good Crappie size! Are they 32nd Oz Jigs?"
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"I Can see Crappie and Bass chomping on them, Dick!"
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"I made these up for crappie in mind. They might be a little big for gills unless it a bigger gill."
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