scel Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 So, first of all, I thought that I had snagged the bottom. But then the bottom started swimming. It was a burbot. Seriously, the last fish that I thought that I would catch. Thankfully, my partner had the wherewithal to grab a phone picture. In the scramble to get it to shore to remove the hook, it got away. The line snapped just above the hook. It guess the fish was heavier than 7 lbs. I could not even fit half the fish into my 16" net. The last (and only) burbot that I caught was 30 years ago. Has anyone ever caught a burbot nymphing? Quote
Fishslayer74 Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Yup I ended up getting my first one a couple of weeks back and I'll tell you there bizzare looking. The one I caught actually gave a pretty decent fight. Quote
EveretteD Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 never caught one..but i did manage another creature today i haven't caught in a couple years.. a sucker.. Quote
scel Posted July 11, 2012 Author Posted July 11, 2012 never caught one..but i did manage another creature today i haven't caught in a couple years.. a sucker.. I caught one this winter. I know that every animal has its place. There is something creepy, but beautiful about the burbot: cool tail, huge mouth, neat teeth, awesome camo. I guess that the sucker has nice...lips. <shudder> Poor sucker. I see that people have caught pike. How often does that happen? Quote
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