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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 27, 2012 at 3:22pm

He was taken on a Live Minnow John...Crappie size fished at two feet deep......

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 26, 2012 at 9:12pm

Some info on eating choupique:

Contrary to what most people evidently believe, I have found that the fish don't have to be eaten immediately in order for them to be palatable. I do kill the fish and fillet them before they have a chance to die and turn mushy. After removing the fillets from the carcass, and then removing the scales, I bag the fillets and keep them on ice until I get home. At home, I remove rib bones and any small portions of bloody flesh or other unwanted remains. The fillets are then ready for cornmeal and immediate use or cornmeal and freezing for later use. I have had good experience with keeping the prepared fillets (don't season fillets to be kept for extended period of time) up to a full year, in my freezer. When the fillets are thawed, they are cut into desired portion size, re-rolled in cornmeal and then deepfried or baked. When I am deep frying the grinnel, I like to cut them so that the pieces are approx. 1" wide by the length of the fillet from top to bottom. 

Comment by John Sheehan on April 26, 2012 at 8:50pm

Thataway Jeffrey !What bait did that fish take under that float?

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 26, 2012 at 7:42pm

Chou-pique! Whooooweee, boy, thass a biggun!

Some choupique fritters, yessir.

"Choot. 'im, Jeff! Choot!....."

Comment by Allen Morgan on April 26, 2012 at 6:21pm

Zach, the only Bowfin in NE Oklahoma that I'm aware of is the one in the tank at BPS.  I don't know if they occur naturally in this part of the state.  I'll have to ask around.

Comment by Bruce Condello on April 26, 2012 at 3:27pm

cool...and I just bought five of those bobbers yesterday!

 

Comment by Mark Stine on April 26, 2012 at 3:14pm

grinnel is evil!!!

Comment by Zach Pierce on April 26, 2012 at 2:15pm

I think they are in southern Oklahoma but have heard much about them here in NE Oklahoma

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 26, 2012 at 1:57pm

Absolutely Zach......in cajun country it's a "Chopique"....more folks are familiar with Bowfin  so I labeled as such.......They're fun....I average catching 50 a year without ever fishing for them....They'll hit everything in your freshwater tackle box and all live bait....Catch several 10 pound plus fish every Summer on Crickets....Check out the Big and Ugly group for more cool photos of Bowfin including some state records.....

Comment by chris kowaleski on April 26, 2012 at 9:49am

NICE!

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