paddle fish!

  • timschmitz
    Waconia MN
    Posts: 1652
    January 23, 2010 at 2:29 pm #1221749

    My first paddle fish

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    January 23, 2010 at 2:30 pm #835379

    I bet that was a blast to catch on light line

    timschmitz
    Waconia MN
    Posts: 1652
    January 23, 2010 at 2:53 pm #835383

    6’9″ml Legend exterme + 8lb fire line+ 30lb paddle fish= fun

    Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5854
    January 23, 2010 at 3:06 pm #835386

    Quote:

    6’9″ml Legend exterme + 8lb fire line+ 30lb paddle fish= fun

    Kids!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    January 23, 2010 at 3:15 pm #835389

    You are one of the lucky ones.

    Many people have put in a lot of hours and have never caught the largest filter feeder of the “sippi. Then there are others that have snagged or wrapped there line around a number of them.

    If you’re ever looking for something to do…google paddle fish and read some of the papers on them. Strangely unique.

    Congrats! It takes a bit of finesse to get one of those old gals into the boat!

    rfisher
    St. Cloud, MN
    Posts: 22
    January 23, 2010 at 3:21 pm #835391

    Nice fish Tim!

    Dave Ansell
    Rushford, MN
    Posts: 1572
    January 23, 2010 at 3:21 pm #835392

    Cool fish, way to go.

    I caught my first up there on pool 4 a few years back on new Years Day, what a way to ring in the new year!

    Mike Klein
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 1026
    January 23, 2010 at 4:18 pm #835401

    We saw you battle that all over ther river. looked like a tail snagger. That is the hardeest way to get em in. You covered at least 400 yrds. It was fun watching you guys chase it around.

    Ben Garver
    Hickman, Nebraska
    Posts: 3149
    January 23, 2010 at 4:20 pm #835402

    Nice one!!

    We have quite the population of them here in Nebraska on the Missouri River in the Northeast corner of the state. We even have a snagging season. If you are lucky enough to get a tag you are guarenteed to get a fish. I did it several years ago and it was a blast. It’s also one of the most tastey fresh water fish in the world. There are rivers in the South where you can have a daily bag of 5 of them.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    January 23, 2010 at 5:24 pm #835422

    Dont know what this big girl weighed from last fall…we couldn’t lift it any higher! I’m thinking 60lb+…
    They are fun for being prehistoric!

    gusschoenfeld
    Winsted, MN
    Posts: 409
    January 23, 2010 at 5:46 pm #835426

    Congrats! Now I suppose that will be your next obsession.

    shawnil
    Posts: 467
    January 23, 2010 at 6:13 pm #835435

    Totally Awesome!

    Grouse_Dog
    The Shores of Lake Harriet
    Posts: 2043
    January 23, 2010 at 9:28 pm #835466

    Nice

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    January 23, 2010 at 9:31 pm #835467

    That’s a dandy Tim Those things are coolugly

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