what the h*ll is this

[camo_fish]

what the h*ll kind of fish is this and WOW, that hole is bigger than a toilet bowl.

anyone?
looks like a walleye on steroids

[buzzbomb]

Burbot cusk dogfish ling maria lawyer.

[Chucker]

Also known as eelpout, and there's a forum for them here 

[baginwal]

Camo_fish:  My daughter and I were perch fishing one afternoon and she hooked one (burbot) on 4lb test.  After a 5 min tug-of-war it came up through the hole (I estimated it to be ~ 24 inches long as it snapped the line and took off with our lure! )  She (age 11 at the time) stated it was the ugliest fish she had ever seen!  We had a good fish story to tell that night over dinner.

[MeadowPikeman]

definitely not a burbot the head isn't flat and the coloring isn't like a burbot. my guess is something in salt water

[Bob_D]

It's an Antarctic cod. Commander John Bortniak (NOAA) took that photo in 1979. They studied these fish because they do not freeze even though human flesh would freeze in Antarctic sea temperatures.

[MN_transplant]

 This my friends is a burbot

[buzzbomb]

Bob D, brilliant!  How the heck did you know what that was?  I knew it wasn't an ocean ling cod because it didn't have the teeth and spikey dorsal fin, but when I saw the open mouth I thought it was a great big doggie 'cause I've seen them in really light colors and I figured the light in the hole was distorting it.  The lack of a barbel should have tipped me off.

[Bob_D]

Bob D, brilliant!  How the heck did you know what that was? 

I saw that pic a couple years back and it stuck in my head. Just ask anybody that knows me...I a virtual fountain of useless information.

[Trophy Hunter]

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 This my friends is a burbot

Nice pic!! Kinda pretty but if you guys know me i love channel cats too

[Fishfreak]

That fish is huge.  It looks like a grouper.  I didn't think those burbot got that big. 

     I have caught Ling(Burbot) up to nine pounds here in northern Ontario.  But i do not know how to post pics on site

[TGF]

That fish is huge.  It looks like a grouper.  I didn't think those burbot got that big. 

     I have caught Ling(Burbot) up to nine pounds here in northern Ontario.  But i do not know how to post pics on site

Yeah they get up to 26lbs where I'm from but my record is only 17.2 lbs. Big beautiful yummy fillets.

[zaraspooker]

I read this too late, I wanted to reply:

Where I come from we call that BAIT!!

Then I wanted to reply no really.... What the He11 is that?

Oh well thanks for the useless info....but just remember that useless info could win you big bucks on Jeopardy some day......

Poor Ken jennings

[buzzbomb]

That fish is huge.  It looks like a grouper.  I didn't think those burbot got that big. 

     I have caught Ling(Burbot) up to nine pounds here in northern Ontario. 

Yeah they get up to 26lbs  .

The biggest I've caught in southern Sask. is about 12 - 14 lbs. but I found they weren't as good eating as the 4 - 6 pounders.  Kind of chewy, know what I mean?