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Comment by John Sheehan on September 10, 2009 at 12:16pm
Tell me can you catch them all through the night till sunrise?I want to try that sometime!
Comment by John Sheehan on September 10, 2009 at 12:15pm
Well Tom I tried Magic bait and stinkbait but feel hot dogs have served me better.I believe its cheaper also .Not sure.
Comment by Tommy Winton on September 10, 2009 at 11:17am
Yes i do. In Michigan i used to fish this lake that was full of bullheads. We would go out night using the stinkbait and catch them by the dozens. Big boys too. Dont remember what kind there were though. I dont have that pleasure anymore.
Comment by John Sheehan on September 10, 2009 at 10:47am
LOL !!Tommy ya got my name right!Weren't you calling me Tom before?BULLHEADS EAT HOTDOGS MAN!No mustard no relish or ketchup and no bun.These were Turkey dogs I was using .Gotta double hook with a 1 or1/0 hook and lob them with a split shot pinched 1/8 oz or 1/4 oz slip sinker.Trying to cast heavyhandedly gives them a hookless piece of bait way out there.I gotta try different brands and find some tough skinned dogs that I suspect will be best for this use.
So you are telling me ,you miss Bullhead fishing huh!?
Comment by Tommy Winton on September 10, 2009 at 7:55am
Hey John what were you guys using for bait?
Comment by Tommy Winton on September 9, 2009 at 11:29am
Nice fish again. Havent seen a bullhead since i left Michigan.
Comment by John Sheehan on September 9, 2009 at 11:26am
Here are the white barbelsDifferent fis..my nephews...but I believe same species!

http://njfish.ning.com/photo/bullhead-tim?context=album&albumId...
Comment by John Sheehan on September 9, 2009 at 11:22am
Tommy -This fish was I believe the same species .Pretty certain the same exact fish. Yellow around the mouth...Olive body white chin barbels...What more evidence do we need? Yellow B Head until I see evidence otherwise!

Comment by Tommy Winton on September 9, 2009 at 11:17am
Hey Tom hope this helps got it from a website and nice fish.
Yellow bullhead are typically yellow-olive to slatey-black on the back and sometimes mottled depending on habitat. The sides are lighter and more yellowish while the underside of the head and body are bright yellow, yellow white, or bright white. The rear edge of its caudal fin may be rounded or nearly straight. The yellow bullhead is distinguished from the brown bullhead and black bullhead by its white barbels.
Comment by John Sheehan on September 9, 2009 at 11:06am
Thanks Tom!
I would like verification from someone more experienced than me .I see this as a good sized Yellow Bullhead identified by white chin barbels which arent seen in the photo.
Are their other noticeable signs here that its a Yellow Bhead?

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