Looks like a gar to me
this is polk county fl no rivers goes into this lake and is at least 60 miles from salt water.... lake Juliana
Looks like a gar to me
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I have caught plenty of gars in my lifetime,,,, its no gar......it died within 3 min.s of catching it..... very bright silver on sides
Freshwater Needlefish .... possibly an aquarium pet that was released after getting too big for the aquarium
I don't what it is, but it's cool!!
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It ain't a crappie, so it's a trash fish in my book... peculiar looking I grant ya
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interesting ketch there ....looks like salty needlefish to me ? they may be able to survive a freshwater habitat ....might have gotten there in a strange way ? maybe a waterspout ? or some other natural flood type of issue ? very cool for sure
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Cool looking fish! Bet it ate a lot of crappie in it's day.
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It is a needlefish.....and they do and can live in fresh water sometimes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needlefish
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Years ago I rode my motorcycle down to an area we call Back Bay and met a couple friends to do some crappie fishing. I caught one of those but not as big. Anyway I thought I would take it home to show the kids so I threw it in the saddlebags. I think it was 4-6 weeks later I remembered it. Talk about stink.
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