BOWFIN from Wateree

[joejv4]

Bowfin are a blast to catch - not much on the dinner table, but they'll give your gear a workout.

Congrats on the dinofish.

If you are really interested in fishing for bowfin check out this site:
http://www.bowfinanglers.com/

[Team_Flopeye]

Bowfin are a blast to catch - not much on the dinner table, but they'll give your gear a workout.

Congrats on the dinofish.

If you are really interested in fishing for bowfin check out this site:
http://www.bowfinanglers.com/

Nice site thanks

[Marshrat]

Choupique (bowfin) are good eating if prepared right. Here at home people scrape the meat and make balls. They are then battered in flour and deep fried.


Warren

[minnowsoaker]

deep fryin can make anything taste good :D

[LouisianaFishNut]

There's a park called Bodcau in NW LA that is thick with bowfin. I used to go out for fun in my pirogue and fish for them with a white spinnerbait. Big ones would drag my boat left and right during the fight. Loads of fun.

As an adult I've never eaten them. I was told I ate most of one when I was young. My mother said you skin them, but can't get the meat wet or it will ruin it. You have to pat it dry with towels or something. She said my uncle put mustard and fish fry on it and I went to town...

[Team_Flopeye]

Well learned something today thanks!

[sticksteer]

Those things are tuff. The next time you catch one throw him on the bank...come back in the morning and throw him back in and he'll swim off !!

[Team_Flopeye]

Someone esle told me the same thing.

I fished a catfish rodeo and used it as bait.Worked great.