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Could someone tell me what this is?

Post by arniejl » Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:35 pm

Caught this in Summit Lake today, Sunday, August the 5th. I have never seen one of these before. It did not fight, really, at all. Caught it on a green pumpkin tube in 8 feet of water.
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Re: Could someone tell me what this is?

Post by Amx » Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:37 pm

A fish? :scratch:
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Re: Could someone tell me what this is?

Post by arniejl » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:00 pm

Amx wrote:A fish? :scratch:
Typical [cursing]

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All kidding aside, :scratch:
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Post by Amx » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:07 pm

[laugh] Well I WAS going to guess 'goldfish', but I have no idea at all. [rolleyes]
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Post by arniejl » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:16 pm

Amx wrote:[laugh] Well I WAS going to guess 'goldfish', but I have no idea at all. [rolleyes]
I have seen quite a few Koi in Spanaway Lake, but never a fish like this. It is kind of gold...in places.

I hate catching weird fish because I never know how to handle them, you know, like do they have teeth. This one did not. I started to lip it but then changed up to the gill plate. It's mouth was wider, like a cat fish. Kind of thought it was a cat, at first.
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Re: Could someone tell me what this is?

Post by blufin loui » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:26 pm

the infamous "Pike-Minnow"???
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Post by Amx » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:54 pm

Only if it ran into a high speed boat with that nose. LOL Image
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Post by arniejl » Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:26 pm

blufin loui wrote:the infamous "Pike-Minnow"???
Posted this on another site and this was the answer that I got, squawfish, or yes, Northern Pike Minnow.

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Re: Could someone tell me what this is?

Post by G-Man » Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:45 pm

Definitely a northern pike minnow, aka squawfish, one of the least impressive fighting fish in our waters. On a positive note, they do make great crayfish, crab and shrimp bait though.
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Re: Could someone tell me what this is?

Post by Amx » Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:58 pm

And Eagle food. [thumbsup]
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