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04-05-2012, 12:26 PM
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The Fish From Hell
Never known anyone who has caught one of these fish ,,have you?
 The first time a snakehead was seen in Maryland was when an angler caught an 18-inch specimen in 2002 in Crofton Pond, 20 miles north of Washington, D.C. Since then, the population has grown and they've been caught in dozens of bodies of water, including the Potomac River and tributaries. The fish are hardy enough to survive up to four days on land, and can migrate up to a quarter mile between bodies of water by wriggling on their fins. National Geographic has dubbed the snakehead "fishzilla," and it is also frequently referred to as the "fish from hell." They can grow to more than 2 feet long and have been found in at least seven states.
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04-05-2012, 12:32 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
Theys some ugly sumbitties-
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04-05-2012, 02:04 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
Yeah...but how do they taste?
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04-05-2012, 02:09 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
Thats one UGLY piece of fish! Wonder how it tastes though!
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04-05-2012, 02:22 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
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Just have to ask..did you ever hear of the law you have in Kansas that says it is against the law to catch fish with bare hands? You might not want to catch this fish in any state bare handed..LOL
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04-05-2012, 02:32 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
I have never felt the need to "noodle" bare hand fish,so I am unaware of such laws. I fish with a rod and reel.
Is there really a law in Kansas that says you can't fish bare handed? That's funny. Posted via Mobile Device |
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04-05-2012, 02:43 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
If I was trying to catch that fish, I'd use a shotgun.
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04-05-2012, 04:27 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
"Noodling" is not for the faint of heart.It's a macho type of thing.I just can't see crawling in a hole underwater to see if that's a fish or a cottonmouth in there.The OK guys probably have seen this but many may not.A lot of "Noodlers" hang the heads from a tree.I've seen up to 15 in wide catfish heads hung from trees.As far as a snakefish,eating it would kinda be like the first person ever to eat a crawfish.Hmmmm this thing is just so dang ugly it's got to be tasty.....
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04-05-2012, 07:02 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
C'mon guys, I dated a gal that looked like her for a while....She's not ugly, she's attractive-challenged, but she had a great personality!
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04-05-2012, 07:40 PM
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We always called catching fish by hand "hoggin'". I got bit by a snapping turtle when we were hoggin' fish once. He was under some tree roots below a reservoir spillway. If that fish is the real deal I would have a lot of respect for that...  LockDoc
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04-05-2012, 08:30 PM
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He said a black kid had a leather shoe string fastened to the gaff hook handle and it cost him his life.. As the catfish swam deeper until it drowned the kid because he couldnt get loose from it.. I believe this story as I respected this old man as a truthful guy..
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04-05-2012, 09:39 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
My dad used to call it hand-fishin. He said some guys would use baling hooks. He thought they were wussies.
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04-05-2012, 09:40 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
They actually have a series "Mudcats" on cable.It's about a group of guys who fish this way and a competition they have/Had.Them duck boys is amateur rednecks compared to the mudcatters.
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04-05-2012, 11:13 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
It is illegal to hand fish in Kansas Scott, but it never stopped a few people I know.
I also prefer the rod and reel. Maybe those ugly little fish could eat the zebra muscles that are starting to be found everywhere, or maybe they could eat those stupid jumping carp. Jeff
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04-05-2012, 11:28 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
Hey Jeff, I would like to see some pit an Asian carp against an 18" snakehead.
Weird fish for sure. Posted via Mobile Device |
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04-05-2012, 11:34 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
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I think your onto something- big tank, mean hungry fish , Perhaps Mike Vick could be the announcer ! Gotta see TV |
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04-05-2012, 11:53 PM
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04-06-2012, 12:34 AM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
That fish has got no soul
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04-06-2012, 08:34 AM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
IIRC I saw an article the other day that said the DNR was having some sort of contest with a $200 prize for the biggest one caught and killed. Just had to take a picture and measurements and post on their site.
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04-06-2012, 12:10 PM
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04-06-2012, 03:20 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
In maryland you have to kill a snakehead if you catch one.
http://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/ne...sp?story_id=49 They are very tasting unlike some other evasive spicies ie. carp.
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04-06-2012, 10:19 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
Noodling is against teh law in MO to but there are several people that do it surprising how many do it at night. I know a guy that got bit by a beaver doing it a long time ago. That snake fish would tear your arm up worse than a blue cat spinning around on it
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04-07-2012, 09:49 AM
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04-07-2012, 11:30 AM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
It's not the fish, beavers, turtles or any living thing in the rivers , It's just the nasty river water that's enough to keep me out.
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04-08-2012, 12:44 PM
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Re: The Fish From Hell
One ugly mug..
A couple guys at work are big into the noodling and have tried to get me to go on more than one occasion but i would rather stay on the bank.. |
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