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Post by slugger on Mar 5, 2015 11:09:58 GMT -5
WOW almost that time of year.
Got to make a plan.
Paddlefish run will be firing up in "bout a month.
WHAT a Hoot. Ever snag in to a 100 pound paddler by the tail ? NOW that's a fight...
Missouri river in Montana and North Dakota, and the 'stone in Mt too.
You have to snag them there filter feeders. You have to tag them and you can only KEEP one but the upper part of the Mo. you can catch and release. After two or three 60 to 100 pounders your 'bout wore out.
Did I skip the part about , it will be Cold and rainy and the MUD, The mud...
More fun that one can handle.
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Post by tar12 on Mar 5, 2015 18:23:59 GMT -5
I have seen it done on TV and would love to try it!
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Post by slugger on Mar 5, 2015 21:08:10 GMT -5
It's cheep and way more fun in person
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Post by hankinsrfls on Mar 6, 2015 22:25:57 GMT -5
I tried it once on the Mississippi River below the d**n near St. Louis.. I went with my girlfriends brother that lives there and he had us all set up with the snagging poles and hooks.. We snagged for a few hours and was wore completely out.. We did not hook a paddle fish but I did hook into two big Asian Carp and they were a hand full trying to real them in.. There was probably hundreds of them tossed up on the bank that others had caught.. Lots of people were there and I only saw one paddle fish caught... Jeff Hankins.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2015 22:48:58 GMT -5
Buddy at work drew one of the very first tags Iowa has allowed this year. Asked if I'd take him out on the river and figured it would be fun to watch. His tag is good from March to April waiting on the ice to quit floating down the Missouri river first.
I ate some paddle fish last fall and didn't really care for it. Hard to beat a good flathead cat for good fish meat. For me I'd eat flathead over walleye bit call me goofy I guess. Lol
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Post by Alabama on Mar 9, 2015 14:35:32 GMT -5
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Post by Alabama on Mar 9, 2015 14:43:55 GMT -5
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Post by hankinsrfls on Mar 10, 2015 0:12:45 GMT -5
Did you keep and eat them... Maybe you can bring us five big ones and we do a paddle fish fry at the spring challenge.. Jeff Hankins.. |
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Post by slugger on Mar 10, 2015 8:22:54 GMT -5
I'm currently looking for a picture.
The boy got a PF that was a titch over 103 pounds two years ago. A Big one will be round 140 pounds...
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Post by Alabama on Mar 10, 2015 9:39:39 GMT -5
Paddlefish in Alabama are not legal to keep. (at least thats what i've heard. haven't done any research on it) It was just luck we found a school that day.
The record in Alabama is 52.5 lbs.
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Post by hankinsrfls on Mar 10, 2015 16:11:48 GMT -5
Well, I'm sure they were fun to catch... Jeff Hankins
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