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bowfin april 2012 toronto
Started by tangledline, Apr 15 2012 09:10 PM
7 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:10 PM
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#2
Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:16 PM
#3
Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:28 PM
nice fish , i hit em all the time on center island really fun hard fighters.
#4
Posted 16 April 2012 - 10:05 AM
Nice fish Dave! I couldn't get them to bite on Saturday evening, worm on a hook =(. I probably spooked them each time I approached (first time spotting them).
#5
Posted 16 April 2012 - 05:28 PM
Toronto Islands, downtown Toronto, Lake Ontario
foggy and rainy weather
targeting bowfin...
encountered 8 bowfin
3 disliked presentation
1 broke off stalking worm to attack a pike in a territorial battle
1 cut the line
2 owner cicle hooks staightened and tips busted off
1 bowfin successfully landed
used 7ft st croix rod med action / daiwa 1600 ss tournament whisker reel / owner circle hooks/ 6lb mono
i prefer to use power pro 5lb braid but the water clarity was too good....
i ussually do not get my first bowfin until the last week in april so this was a treat.
result of battle royale....
foggy and rainy weather
targeting bowfin...
encountered 8 bowfin
3 disliked presentation
1 broke off stalking worm to attack a pike in a territorial battle
1 cut the line
2 owner cicle hooks staightened and tips busted off
1 bowfin successfully landed
used 7ft st croix rod med action / daiwa 1600 ss tournament whisker reel / owner circle hooks/ 6lb mono
i prefer to use power pro 5lb braid but the water clarity was too good....
i ussually do not get my first bowfin until the last week in april so this was a treat.
result of battle royale....
#6
Posted 16 April 2012 - 05:35 PM
thanks...
yeah bowfin are a real fussy fish....
they eigther engage a bait immediately or if they are put off by it...they vacate the area then watch and learn from a distance....
i had a lot of trouble landing them....one was so fierce in battle i was in awe...never fought with a fish so mean.....the hook broke off ...part is embedded in its jaw bone...
bowfin are certainly a blast....
yeah bowfin are a real fussy fish....
they eigther engage a bait immediately or if they are put off by it...they vacate the area then watch and learn from a distance....
i had a lot of trouble landing them....one was so fierce in battle i was in awe...never fought with a fish so mean.....the hook broke off ...part is embedded in its jaw bone...
bowfin are certainly a blast....
#7
Posted 16 April 2012 - 07:01 PM
Nice.Bowfin are definitely a good fish to catch. They fight like hell.
Alfie.
Alfie.
#8
Posted 17 April 2012 - 06:36 PM
we should give you a bowfin hunter title.
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