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PWR BAIT

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BOWFIN
« on: Dec 17, 2006, 04:35 AM »
is a bowfin a part of the Eelpout family ive caught about a half dozen in my life they are prehistoric looking and they have alot of teeth. very sharp teeth and have scales like a carp .ithink they can be very dominant in the water to other fish.
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Offline lostfisher1

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Re: BOWFIN
« Reply #1 on: Dec 17, 2006, 07:22 AM »
no i do not beleive so burbot is a in the cod family. also burdot is the only type of freshwater cod.
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Re: BOWFIN
« Reply #2 on: Dec 17, 2006, 12:36 PM »
Quote from: lostfisher1 on Dec 17, 2006, 07:22 AM
no i do not beleive so burbot is a in the cod family. also burdot is the only type of freshwater cod.
these fish have multiple rows of teeth and scales like a carp and are greenish color but look like burbot?
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Re: BOWFIN
« Reply #3 on: Dec 17, 2006, 04:10 PM »
Bowfin (AKA: Dogfish) are no relation to Burbot (AKA: Eelpout).
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Offline nighttime

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Re: BOWFIN
« Reply #4 on: Dec 17, 2006, 07:08 PM »
here in saskatchewan we call burbot dogfish or just doggies. great tasting to bad people litter them ALL over the ice.
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Re: BOWFIN
« Reply #5 on: Dec 17, 2006, 09:06 PM »
What we call dogfish taste worse than anything else that swims. :sick:

Eelpout are great to eat.
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Re: BOWFIN
« Reply #6 on: Dec 17, 2006, 09:25 PM »
Burbot, Freshwater Cod, Ling, Lawyers, Eelpout, Cusk, Mariah or w/e you may call them :)


Bowfin and a Snakehead :)
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Re: BOWFIN
« Reply #7 on: Dec 18, 2006, 04:09 AM »
thanks for the pictures fishingking that answers my question and they are still some ugly sobees thanks again.  PB
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Re: BOWFIN
« Reply #8 on: Jan 14, 2007, 05:21 PM »
Thats the truth they are also some tough SOB's I caught about a 10 lber on a spinnerbait this summer got him to the boat picked him up gave him a whackacross the head with an oar hit him hard enough you could see where I broke his skull The thing started flopping around finally got my line I kept going back to that spot all day long never did see that fish float lol
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