Really Strange Fish!

[Possum Head]

Wow, had no idea they got that big. When the water is it's clearest do ya'll work them over pretty good?

[Dave Bowers]

crazy looking

[LBR]

The canal around Lake Okeechobee is loaded with them, or at least was.  I haven't been there in a few years.  I could have filled a truck bed with them.  Saw some that would go well over 1#, but never saw one close to 6#.  Can't imagine grabbing one that big...they are incredibly strong, and those scales will cut you.  I snagged a few, had to have a glove to handle them.

Originally posted by Possum Head:
Wow, had no idea they got that big. When the water is it's clearest do ya'll work them over pretty good?

The biggest one I shot the other night was probably about 2#, or so.

I've only been there twice. The first time was a couple years ago. The water was crystal clear and there was 2 of us shooting, and we shot about 100 of them in about 4-5hrs.

The other night, the water was horribly dirty, and I only shot 4 in about 2.5hrs. I saw a lot, but the water was so dirty that I could not tell if they were plecos or catfish, so I could not shoot.

Bisch

[starshooter]

Sorry I meant to say they looked like a snakehead which is another invasive species. But yeah I saw that you said plescos. My bad . Man they are are a strange looking fish.