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[mschn99]

WOW....i guess i never posted in this thread.......

Well, here i am

[MR.BIGHILLBILLY74]

That's a great paddlefish there Marc! Always thought it would be neat to catch one of those things!

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by MR.BIGHILLBILLY74

That's a great paddlefish there Marc! Always thought it would be neat to catch one of those things!

thats just an average one...i think that one was only in the upper 70's...... small males are in the 30's....average females 60-80 pounds, and ive landed them in the 110's......montana state record is in the 140's

They are a blast to catch, i miss that trip each year!!!!

[Logan]

Haha, at least my GF/Wife does not have to shave my back for me ever other weeks like I am sure some of you have to go through, or have you moved up to waxing Clay?

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by brrs3633

Haha, at least my GF/Wife does not have to shave my back for me ever other weeks like I am sure some of you have to go through, or have you moved up to waxing Clay?

OUCH!!! Wow logan, heading for the low blows i see:p

Glad i dont have a hairy back...lol......but heck.....i cant even grow a beard if i wanted too....the hutterite (a form of the amish kinda) Goat is all i can do....lol

[stump0331]

Originally Posted by brrs3633

Haha, at least my GF/Wife does not have to shave my back for me ever other weeks like I am sure some of you have to go through, or have you moved up to waxing Clay?

oh no we may have something started here

[MR.BIGHILLBILLY74]

Originally Posted by Marc

thats just an average one...i think that one was only in the upper 70's...... small males are in the 30's....average females 60-80 pounds, and ive landed them in the 110's......montana state record is in the 140's

They are a blast to catch, i miss that trip each year!!!!

If I remember right, you snag them don't you? I've seen a show or two on them but I can't remember how they catch them.

[mschn99]

Originally Posted by MR.BIGHILLBILLY74

If I remember right, you snag them don't you? I've seen a show or two on them but I can't remember how they catch them.

yea, they are a pre-historic fish...the only bone in them is the jaw bone, every thing else is cartilage.....they have smooth skin...no scales. They feed on microscopic zooplankton by filtering through thier gills like a whale. So yes, you snag them with 9-12 foot long ocean rods with 10-0 treble hooks and 4-10 ounces of wieght to keep it down depending on river flow. You come home sore as heck afterwards. Some trips we land 8-15 a piece....it is legal to snag and release where we fish though, not in all areas. We can (unless new proposed regulation take effect) keep two fish per year and snag and release as many as we want as long as we have one valit tag in our hands. Other years we have been lucky to land one for our whole party of guys. Depends on if you hit it right or not. You snag them in the spring when they are going up to spawn, and while river flow and temperature affect it, there is no exact science. The year i cought the one in that pic (i think that was 2001, maybe 2002) i landed 17 fish and got greedy, i ended up eating one tag because i kept thinking "i can catch another one".....on year i didnt tag or snag a fish....

[overl0rd]

Originally Posted by Marc

OUCH!!! Wow logan, heading for the low blows i see:p

Glad i dont have a hairy back...lol......but heck.....i cant even grow a beard if i wanted too....the hutterite (a form of the amish kinda) Goat is all i can do....lol

You're welcome to some of my hair, it's all over the place. Hell, take it all.

[Tommy D]

me my wife and my boy Jake
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