Bowfishing's Golden Surprise

hunt it · July 04, 2011, 09:26:00 AM

Nice one! Bad news is that babys worth $500.00 + (alive that is) at your neighborhood pond supply store - Koi go for big bucks in that size range.

Mudd · July 04, 2011, 09:46:00 AM

How cool is this?...... Way!!... I'm saying....

I have been wracking my brain trying to remember where I saw a pond with several in it.

I was told that the same regular goldfish that you can buy in pet shops only stay that size if they are kept in aquariums but if released into a large body of water they could grow to much larger sizes.

God bless,Mudd

PS: Thank you for sharing that with us.

steadman · July 04, 2011, 10:09:00 AM

Someone had an awful big bowl. Cool fish TJ!

wapiti1997 · July 04, 2011, 02:32:00 PM

Cool! That's a mirror goldfish!!

GWV · July 04, 2011, 02:36:00 PM

Good stuff. Congratulations!

Warden609 · July 04, 2011, 10:59:00 PM

Over&Under · July 05, 2011, 12:24:00 AM

Good one Tom, great photo there!

KentuckyTJ · July 05, 2011, 07:30:00 AM

Thanks all. I think if I would have known it was worth that much I would have pounced on it like an eagle. Oh well live and learn.

July 05, 2011, 05:20:00 PM

how much?.........i think i wanna be a goldfish hunter.... :eek: .... :p

zipper bowss · July 05, 2011, 07:10:00 PM

That is the craziest thing I have seen all day!Pretty darn cool!
Bill

Thumper Dunker · July 06, 2011, 05:13:00 AM

Cool looking koi. But solid orange koi are just orange carp not worth that much that size maybe up to $300. And it would need to have perfect shape and scalation. OK Im a closset koi freak. But thats a real trophy.Bow skins ?.

Bobby Urban · July 06, 2011, 07:02:00 AM

Thumper is correct - the valuable ones have perfect patterns. Do a little Bing or Google on Koi and see the value.

There are a few places here in Michigan where you can get into them pretty regular. Sag Bay comes to mind. I have also taken a few out of the Maple River.

Mounted it would be a cool conversation piece. I know that my friend who has a sweet trophy room with some big bears and a lot of nice antlers gets more questions about the 3' gar pike with a fishing arrow sticking through it than all his other trophys combined.

Bob Urban