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FishOn860 · Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 64 Location: Hartford, CT

Fished the Connecticut River last night in the Hartford area and did pretty well.

First i got a 28' Catfish

Then about a hour later a 30 inch Striper

and then when i was getting read to leave i hooked into this beast

my First Bowfin, Ive never seen such an aggressive fish before. He must have been snapped off someones line because he had a hook down his throat and a leader sticking out of his mouth but still took a chunk that was about 1/4th his own size. I took my hook out and cut the leader as low as i could an released him.
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JimiChanga · Joined: 04 Mar 2012 Posts: 195 Location: Meriden

Nice!!!

Congrats man!!!

I am yet to catch my first bowfin.

John.

FishOn860 · Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 64 Location: Hartford, CT

Thanks man that was my first too I was shocked they give a great fight too
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fishfinder · Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 1672 Location: Naugatuck, Ct.

Pretty cool smorgasbord there! What would you compare the fight of that Bowfin to?
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anointed130 · Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 9:44 pm Post subject:

Real good job, catching nice fish. We're you using cut bait?
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FishOn860 · Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 64 Location: Hartford, CT

The bowfin jumped out of the water right after i first hooked him, ive never seen anything like that there before. then when i got him out of the water he was going crazy i almost had to just cut the line because of his teeth, I was using cut bait
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Aroz · Joined: 12 Jul 2012 Posts: 70 Location: Wethersfield

Sounds like a great day! Grats on your first bowfin - i'll never forget the first one i caught. Caught mine in Keeney Cove fishing with a popper. At first i didnt know what it was because it was going wild when i pulled it in and couldnt get a good look at it until it settled down.

SAP284 · Joined: 07 Jun 2011 Posts: 655 Location: Central, CT

Awesome fish man. I would compare a bowfin to a powerful pickerel. Bowfin are one of the most aggressive fish I've ever caught.
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Stripedhunter · Joined: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 52

Those teeth are nothing compare to bluefish. I had 50lb leader snapped all the time with bluefish.
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Michael · Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 3823 Location: Bridgeport

3 awesome catches! WTG!

dogfishhead · Joined: 18 Mar 2013 Posts: 82 Location: Cromwell

Nice catch! Those bowfin are great fighters, i've caught a couple in Lake Champlain but never in CT.
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predator1 · Joined: 19 Jun 2012 Posts: 28

nice fish

FishOn860 · Joined: 04 May 2012 Posts: 64 Location: Hartford, CT

Thanks guys
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