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  • MigraineMan

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    Rockzilla

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    ahhhh....I was gonna say something like that in my first post in this thread,
    was thinking more on the line of AK47, it works good on other types of "fish" a
    different twist on "catch n release". Fun in the sun....:thumbsup:
    if the boat don't sink...or roll over:innocent0
    just bring your tanks,
    wash the AK off throw some oil on it when done...


    -Rock
     

    ted76

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    If you are targeting them, you may want to use a short braded wire leader, like those used for Musky fishing.
     

    Archeryrob

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    Mar 7, 2013
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    You do not "have" to kill them anymore and many anglers are releasing them now. The DNR would like you too, but there is no law against not killing them any longer.

    Read here The DNR has settled on , they are not going anywhere and hope to kill as many as you can. Fines are a PITA to enforce on them and its just open season on them. No size or creel limits. It's a no guilt catch and kill fish.
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    MD DNR [B]strongly encourages[/B] anglers to harvest and kill any northern snakehead that they catch.


    I have caught them on Top water, spinnerbait, jigs, shakey head jigs and flukes. Minnows are their favorite food and what ever is weedless is best!! I have never bothered with a wire leader and never had a problem.
     

    teratos

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    Jan 22, 2009
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    You do not "have" to kill them anymore and many anglers are releasing them now. The DNR would like you too, but there is no law against not killing them any longer.

    Read here The DNR has settled on , they are not going anywhere and hope to kill as many as you can. Fines are a PITA to enforce on them and its just open season on them. No size or creel limits. It's a no guilt catch and kill fish.
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    MD DNR [B]strongly encourages[/B] anglers to harvest and kill any northern snakehead that they catch.


    I have caught them on Top water, spinnerbait, jigs, shakey head jigs and flukes. Minnows are their favorite food and what ever is weedless is best!! I have never bothered with a wire leader and never had a problem.

    Why would anyone let one go? Those bastards are destructive.
     

    dpgunit05

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    I have video of a snakehead being caught below the lower dam at Loch Raven. Wasn't me the reel, but they'll be everywhere soon enough. Took a screenshot of the video.
     

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    remrug

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    The DNR doesnt know exactly how they got to the Eastern Shore.Either an illegal stocking or they swam across the bay.Either way,they will be here from now on.Look how many places have them and how prolific they are.

    I wonder what the panfish population will be like in the future.
     
    Feb 28, 2013
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    Coupla weeks ago I stopped at the Royal Farms down at the 108mm on 50 one afternoon.

    Watched a fella pull one outta the storm water pond behind it.
     

    Jimbob2.0

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    Why would anyone let one go? Those bastards are destructive.

    This makes no sense, I guess there are two schools of thought. We can accept them as a potential new sport fish and they are certainly not unique in this sense but they will destroy native as well as introduced sport fish populations.

    Two try to hold them back as long as we can. Given their survivability, lack of any suitable apex predator and reproductive rate they probably will be here regardless. These things really are the ultimate freshwater predator.

    I still vote for killing them to slow their spread as much as possible.
     
    Feb 28, 2013
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    This makes no sense, I guess there are two schools of thought. We can accept them as a potential new sport fish and they are certainly not unique in this sense but they will destroy native as well as introduced sport fish populations.

    Two try to hold them back as long as we can. Given their survivability, lack of any suitable apex predator and reproductive rate they probably will be here regardless. These things really are the ultimate freshwater predator.

    I still vote for killing them to slow their spread as much as possible.

    And, they’re good eatin’. Win-win. :D
     

    hooligan82

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    Nov 2, 2011
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    This makes no sense, I guess there are two schools of thought. We can accept them as a potential new sport fish and they are certainly not unique in this sense but they will destroy native as well as introduced sport fish populations.

    Two try to hold them back as long as we can. Given their survivability, lack of any suitable apex predator and reproductive rate they probably will be here regardless. These things really are the ultimate freshwater predator.

    I still vote for killing them to slow their spread as much as possible.



    I think the tournaments make a lot of sense. Teams kill off a bunch of them. They also have people cooking them to show how good they taste. It kind of reminds me of how they approached the lion fish problem in Florida.


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    hobiecat590

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    I'm pretty sure it is all legal except for M-80's and like explosive devices :-)

    I have not caught one in the Pax river watershed yet but when I do it will be cooked or used as crab bait.
     

    teratos

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    Jan 22, 2009
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    This makes no sense, I guess there are two schools of thought. We can accept them as a potential new sport fish and they are certainly not unique in this sense but they will destroy native as well as introduced sport fish populations.

    Two try to hold them back as long as we can. Given their survivability, lack of any suitable apex predator and reproductive rate they probably will be here regardless. These things really are the ultimate freshwater predator.

    I still vote for killing them to slow their spread as much as possible.

    Kill them every chance you get. They are the feral pigs of the river.
     

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