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Rockin' SV

Posted 10/16/2004 12:12 PM (#121610)
Subject: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 425

Location: Elkhart, IN

The story about the Snakehead got me to thinking about all the dogfish we used to catch in southern Michigan while livebait pike fishing. I've heard there are dogfish in Webster Lake, anybody ever caught one muskie fishing?

pgaschulz

Posted 10/16/2004 1:08 PM (#121616 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 561

Location: Monee, Illinois

Yes I have caught some in Webster...Nice fighters usally on rattle traps and spinner baits....Especially in the Back Waters...

pgaschulz

Clark A

Posted 10/16/2004 4:44 PM (#121629 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 636

Location: Bloomington, MN

Here is a picture of my friend Bob with a Dogfish/Bowfin. I have caugth them up to 30.75" 8+ lbs. I'm shooting for the Minnesota state record of 12?? lbs.!! They're goofy looking fish aren't they, and so are the anglers that catch them!!!!!

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ToddM

Posted 10/16/2004 5:33 PM (#121633 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 20258

Location: oswego, il

Clark, that is definitely a bowfin. The dogfish I have seen have big massive heads compared to that fish and a much thicker body. To me a dodfish looks like a pitbull version of a bowfin.

firstsixfeet

Posted 10/16/2004 6:10 PM (#121637 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

dogfish, bowfin, mudfish. same

Rockin' SV

Posted 10/16/2004 6:50 PM (#121639 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 425

Location: Elkhart, IN

Yeah I thought they were the same too.
Don't think I'd want to cross the guy holding the one in the picture, that's a big guy

MuskieMedic

Posted 10/16/2004 9:22 PM (#121649 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 2091

Location: Stevens Point, WI

Catch them all the time on the WI River here walleye fishing.

Goonga

Posted 10/16/2004 10:06 PM (#121651 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Might want to tell that guy that holding the fish like that can damage it. It should be supported and not held in a way that it could be dropped. Also he might consider a in the water release picture.

Or not.

sworrall

Posted 10/17/2004 12:16 AM (#121652 - in reply to #121651)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 32934

Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Or not, I think.

shane

Posted 10/18/2004 1:12 PM (#121740 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

I've caught 2 pretty big bowfin out of webster this spring. one was about 6lbs and the other maybe 8 or so. Murdered my bucktail

Gander Mt Guide

Posted 10/18/2004 1:38 PM (#121744 - in reply to #121629)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 2515

Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI

Did you catch it on the Weagle?

GOTONE

Posted 10/18/2004 1:55 PM (#121745 - in reply to #121610)
Subject: RE: Dogfish in Webster?

Posts: 476

Location: WI

I've caught quite a few on a Jackpot!! But I won't cast my Weagle out for them as they actually broke 2 of my Jackpots!!!! My biggest around 25-26"' weight around 7 lbs or so. Clark my goal has been to catch the Wisconsin record (31" 13lbs)....... But, I guess I'm going to have to pose with them now too!!!!
Here's an interesting link:
http://www.bowfinanglers.com/

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