63″ paddle fish

  • navigator165
    Posts: 9
    April 6, 2012 at 11:16 am #1316083

    somebody has a horse shoe up his you know what. 4/4/2012 63″ paddle fish

    jerry b
    western WI
    Posts: 1506
    April 6, 2012 at 11:47 am #1056148

    I know, I know, CPR and all that- -but- -ever eat one of them? Quite a process to prepare one properly but once done you’ve got a rare treat for the table. jerr

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 6, 2012 at 12:16 pm #1056152

    CPR and all of that?? We aren’t lucky enough to have a season, they must be returned to the water (after a photo shoot)! I think the closest is the MO River in Dakota, by Chamberland.

    Like Sturgeon and Flathead, I would like to try a steak sometime.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 6, 2012 at 12:18 pm #1056154

    PS When the Asian Carp arrive, the paddlefish will suffer the most because the all compete for the same food. Not sure if I’ll see it in my life time, but that what the AIS guys are telling me.

    That’s a wall hanging photo!

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 6, 2012 at 12:39 pm #1056158

    Wow. How hard do they fight? That’s one on my life list that may be the hardest to get considering where and how I fish most times. Pretty sure she’s not gonna hit stink bait

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 6, 2012 at 12:56 pm #1056166

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    Pretty sure she’s not gonna hit stink bait

    You might be surprised!

    Fishing anchored we are at a disadvantage snagging one, but 2 years ago that is exactly what happened TWICE in 3 days. Well the line was wrapped about their bills and the hook stuck.

    Out of the 8 years I’ve fished near the dam, that’s the only two paddles I’ve “lassoed”.

    Both were in 50 to 60 feet of water.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    April 6, 2012 at 2:24 pm #1056194

    Its like fighting a submarine… I have caught a 24 incher and a 40 incher right about where the picture shows. The Yooper Invasion best is a 60 incher…

    That is a whopper…

    jerry b
    western WI
    Posts: 1506
    April 6, 2012 at 5:02 pm #1056245

    Quote:

    CPR and all of that?? We aren’t lucky enough to have a season, they must be returned to the water (after a photo shoot)! I think the closest is the MO River in Dakota, by Chamberland.
    _____________
    EXACTLY- -Back in the 50’s we used to snag’m in the fast water below the Oahe. Some that we caught were nearly as big as me. Dad used to hold me by the back of the belt to keep me from getting slid down the beach and into the water. They put up a heck of a battle in the fast water. Internally they’re built like a shark, all cartillage, no bones at all- – jerr

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 6, 2012 at 6:28 pm #1056272

    Taste like chicken Jerr?

    jerry b
    western WI
    Posts: 1506
    April 6, 2012 at 8:19 pm #1056305

    Bald Eagle jerr

    Jack Naylor
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 5668
    April 6, 2012 at 10:18 pm #1056333

    BIG time Paddle

    Jack

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