What the..............!?

Dyas · 08-09-05, 12:43 AM

I caught this fish today and I and I have not a clue what it is. It looks like a carp but its fins are further back and has a wide faned tail........ I would apreciate some help........Before I go and eat it..... Thanks.......

Chiefnuts05 · 08-09-05, 01:04 AM

So are you looking at big mouth full of rows of teeth? Im thinking its a bowfin, i caught one of these back in October or so and by the time i realized how mean this puppy was i had already lipped it only to nearly lose my thumb........and if it is a bowfin, i wouldnt eat that thing.

Bass_fishing_girl · 08-09-05, 01:17 AM

You have a picture of it?
Sandra

Dyas · 08-09-05, 01:31 AM

No its not a bow fin i catch those all the time................. It looks like a bow fin but just shorter and wider............... I dont have a pic..........

BassAddict · 08-09-05, 07:56 AM

If I didn't know what itwas... I sure wouldn't eat it! Not sure what that thing is without a picture.

Eric

H2O · 08-09-05, 08:37 AM

Any way, which kind lure did you use to catch this fish? topwater lure, or spinnerbait?

Rodman_Rob · 08-09-05, 10:26 AM

could it be a perch? what kind of water body did you catch him out of? depth, condition, lure, that might help us determine what he is.

454ss · 08-09-05, 11:46 AM

Maybe its a new breed lol then theyll name a fish after you

Dyas · 08-09-05, 01:22 PM

I caught it on live worms in a pond. The owner calls them Tilapi or somwething like that aand say they are goo to eat................

Dyas · 08-09-05, 03:24 PM

This is is it.................

Its suppose to be a fish from Africa or Asia.................

Dyas · 08-09-05, 03:26 PM

The one I caught was a lot lighter than that cause it was in a muddy pond...............

KenDammit · 08-09-05, 03:27 PM

is that it?

bassfisher02 · 08-09-05, 03:28 PM

yup, the golf cooarse ponds around here are loaded with those guys......they are very good to eat, but i wouldnt eat nothin outta a golf coarse pond...lol. they are plant eaters....your lucky he took the worm.

KenDammit · 08-09-05, 03:28 PM

ahh, didn't see your post til I posted mine

KenDammit · 08-09-05, 03:29 PM

apparently Tilapia is raised on farms to be eaten.

Dyas · 08-09-05, 03:32 PM

Actually my aunt caught 5 on worms and I caught one..... Caught more of them than we did catfish................

bassfisher02 · 08-09-05, 03:33 PM

there not native species to north america, but they arnt an evasive species because they pose no threat to other species of fish in the water.......like you said they came from africa or somewhere over there. i have seen them in all the golf coarse ponds, and some other ponds that i have fished......they dont get very big.

Dyas · 08-09-05, 03:34 PM

I think the reason they bit worms so good is that it is a clay bottom pond ans there aint no plants in it....................

bassfisher02 · 08-09-05, 03:39 PM

now that i think of it....there is one species of tilapia that will eat other things then plants......thats probally what is is.

Dyas · 08-09-05, 03:40 PM

Probably..............

Fishie · 08-09-05, 03:43 PM

Bass down in Mexico lakes eat those things so they probably eat the Juvees on your lakes too!

Dyas · 08-09-05, 03:46 PM

The guy said he put 100 bass in there 4 years ago so probably..........

Raul · 08-09-05, 06:48 PM

Bass in Mexico grow fat feeding on them, they are the most abundant panfish in mexican waters, depending on the species they are herbivorous and/or detritophagous. They are native to central africa and are raised for human consumption and animal consumption. Most probably you have eaten them without noticing, they are sold filleted and labeled as "white nile fish" in places like SamÂ´s and Costco.

zooker · 08-09-05, 06:49 PM

round here we have something that will remove them from the water and eat them by the truck loads. they are called mexicans. lol jk

zooker

JB · 08-09-05, 08:00 PM

I wonder if a fingerling got mixed in with some bass stocking,

The shape and general apearance is like a crappie, however the skid and some other snout diferences ,

Hell name it and see how often it bites lol

08-09-05, 12:43 AM	#1
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	What the..............!? I caught this fish today and I and I have not a clue what it is. It looks like a carp but its fins are further back and has a wide faned tail........ I would apreciate some help........Before I go and eat it..... Thanks....... __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 01:17 AM	#3
Bass_fishing_girl BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 1,383	You have a picture of it? Sandra __________________ Texas Give us this day our daily limit :D

08-09-05, 01:31 AM	#4
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	No its not a bow fin i catch those all the time................. It looks like a bow fin but just shorter and wider............... I dont have a pic.......... __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 10:26 AM	#7
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	could it be a perch? what kind of water body did you catch him out of? depth, condition, lure, that might help us determine what he is. __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

08-09-05, 01:22 PM	#9
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	I caught it on live worms in a pond. The owner calls them Tilapi or somwething like that aand say they are goo to eat................ __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 01:04 AM	#2
Chiefnuts05 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 27	So are you looking at big mouth full of rows of teeth? Im thinking its a bowfin, i caught one of these back in October or so and by the time i realized how mean this puppy was i had already lipped it only to nearly lose my thumb........and if it is a bowfin, i wouldnt eat that thing.

08-09-05, 07:56 AM	#5
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	If I didn't know what itwas... I sure wouldn't eat it! Not sure what that thing is without a picture. Eric

08-09-05, 08:37 AM	#6
H2O BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 369	Any way, which kind lure did you use to catch this fish? topwater lure, or spinnerbait?

08-09-05, 11:46 AM	#8
454ss BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Glennville,GA Posts: 615	Maybe its a new breed lol then theyll name a fish after you

08-09-05, 03:24 PM	#10
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	This is is it................. Its suppose to be a fish from Africa or Asia................. __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 03:26 PM	#11
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	The one I caught was a lot lighter than that cause it was in a muddy pond............... __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 03:27 PM	#12
KenDammit BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond, KY Posts: 691	is that it?

08-09-05, 03:28 PM	#13
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	yup, the golf cooarse ponds around here are loaded with those guys......they are very good to eat, but i wouldnt eat nothin outta a golf coarse pond...lol. they are plant eaters....your lucky he took the worm. __________________ Good Fishin'

08-09-05, 03:29 PM	#15
KenDammit BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond, KY Posts: 691	apparently Tilapia is raised on farms to be eaten.

08-09-05, 03:32 PM	#16
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	Actually my aunt caught 5 on worms and I caught one..... Caught more of them than we did catfish................ __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 03:33 PM	#17
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	there not native species to north america, but they arnt an evasive species because they pose no threat to other species of fish in the water.......like you said they came from africa or somewhere over there. i have seen them in all the golf coarse ponds, and some other ponds that i have fished......they dont get very big. __________________ Good Fishin'

08-09-05, 03:34 PM	#18
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	I think the reason they bit worms so good is that it is a clay bottom pond ans there aint no plants in it.................... __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 03:39 PM	#19
bassfisher02 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 4,765	now that i think of it....there is one species of tilapia that will eat other things then plants......thats probally what is is. __________________ Good Fishin'

08-09-05, 03:40 PM	#20
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	Probably.............. __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 03:43 PM	#21
Fishie BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,145	Bass down in Mexico lakes eat those things so they probably eat the Juvees on your lakes too! __________________ Kick some Bass

08-09-05, 03:46 PM	#22
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	The guy said he put 100 bass in there 4 years ago so probably.......... __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

08-09-05, 06:48 PM	#23
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	Bass in Mexico grow fat feeding on them, they are the most abundant panfish in mexican waters, depending on the species they are herbivorous and/or detritophagous. They are native to central africa and are raised for human consumption and animal consumption. Most probably you have eaten them without noticing, they are sold filleted and labeled as "white nile fish" in places like SamÂ´s and Costco.

08-09-05, 06:49 PM	#24
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	round here we have something that will remove them from the water and eat them by the truck loads. they are called mexicans. lol jk zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

08-09-05, 08:00 PM	#25
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I wonder if a fingerling got mixed in with some bass stocking, The shape and general apearance is like a crappie, however the skid and some other snout diferences , Hell name it and see how often it bites lol

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