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     Greg Cummings (Nightfisher)  BOC PALADINUsername: Nightfisher Post Number: 1183 Registered: 12-2003  Rating: N/A |
This is a new one on me. Never heard of this weird critter before. The article that goes with the photo is below it.  The Firewood Catfish aka Shovelnose Catfish is a large catfish that reaches sizes of up to five feet long; however the body is elongated and the fish don't weigh very much compared to their length. They actually look like they are starving. The firewood catfish has a flat head with very very long barbels. Which you can plainly see in the picture above and they are native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. This specimen was actually caught by a fisherman in California. So obviously someone has released a store bought aquarium fish into the wild. This is illegal and various exotic can cause havoc with native species. (Message edited by nightfisher on November 1, 2004) | ||
| jeremy rich (Cats4uandme)  BOC ROYALTYUsername: Cats4uandme Post Number: 2784 Registered: 4-2004  Rating: N/A |
no not good. the oscar and the plecostmous aka alge eater and armored catfish are 2 of the tropical species that are now common in florida and some other southern states from people releasing them. seriously folks is better to just kill them. it sounds bad but you doing more harm to the environment by releasing than ya would to kill them or give them to someone or a pet shop.  if it bleeds !!!!!cookit!!!!!! don't do today what you can put off untill next week. that clears time to fish! | ||
| George W Ostrom (Katfshn50)  BOC EMPERORUsername: Katfshn50 Post Number: 3774 Registered: 11-2003  Rating: N/A |
My first reaction was,"Man ,buy that fish a meal!" LOL! You hit the nail on the head Jeremy,folks just don't know what they are gettin in to. We went through it up here this summer with the snakeheads.  DON'T WRITE A CHECK WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT YOUR BUTT CAN'T CASH | ||
| Josh Allison (Gone_fishin_4_kittys)  BOC KNIGHTUsername: Gone_fishin_4_kittys Post Number: 244 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
Firewood wonder how it got that name give it a meal also Greg i dont think that is the largest catfish in the wells section theres a post that said there is a catfish that reaches 700lbs in the amazon of course Josh | ||
| jeremy rich (Cats4uandme) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Cats4uandme Post Number: 2787 Registered: 4-2004 Rating: N/A |
ya george look what they did to the rivers with those bighead carp (asian carp) not good. hehehe ya can tell it must have been really hungry to bite on a bass lure. (Message edited by cats4uandme on November 1, 2004) if it bleeds !!!!!cookit!!!!!! don't do today what you can put off untill next week. that clears time to fish! | ||
| Greg Cummings (Nightfisher) BOC PALADINUsername: Nightfisher Post Number: 1187 Registered: 12-2003 Rating: N/A |
I reckon they call em firewood since they look like a stick. Sure are some pretty markings on it. Hey josh, Mekong cat is the one your thinking of. Those are some huge critters! | ||
| Danny Neldon (Three_rivers) BOC KNIGHTUsername: Three_rivers Post Number: 282 Registered: 9-2004  Rating: N/A |
Thats one scrawny excuse for a catfish. It makes most gar look fat. lol | ||
| jeremy rich (Cats4uandme) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Cats4uandme Post Number: 2817 Registered: 4-2004 Rating: N/A |
yep.glad there not here, not much meat on them suckers. wouldn't be worth killing. if it bleeds !!!!!cookit!!!!!! don't do today what you can put off untill next week. that clears time to fish! | ||
| John Pryor (Futbalstud42)  BOC SQUIREUsername: Futbalstud42 Post Number: 120 Registered: 11-2003  Rating: N/A |
you guys are right dont think i would want to eat one of those things(im not a big fan of fish bone soup), but they might make a really nice aquarium fish. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you give him a way to get out of the house for a lifetime. | ||
| jeremy rich (Cats4uandme) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Cats4uandme Post Number: 2883 Registered: 4-2004 Rating: N/A |
it sure was neet looking. i believe that would have ended up in a huge aquarium in the house. it is about 3 foot if the size of the lure is what im thinking of. i have a couple like it from when i bass fished. if it bleeds !!!!!cookit!!!!!! don't do today what you can put off untill next week. that clears time to fish! | ||
| Josh Korra (Tubbycat) BOC INITIATE Username: Tubbycat Post Number: 17 Registered: 12-2004  Rating: N/A |
That sure would be a story to catch something so crazy looking! I'd have to get lots of pics of that just because nobody would believe it. | ||
| J.W.Fisher (Dreadnaught) BOC PALADINUsername: Dreadnaught Post Number: 996 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
Why anyone would release a fish that cost that much is beyond me. I bought a 6in tiger shovelnose catfish about 12 years ago and the thing cost me 65.00. He grew to be 28in long and ate 50 goldfish a day,till one day I came home from work and he had gotten hung between the filter tube and the heater and (for lack of a better word)he drowned. But they are a beautiful fish. (Message edited by dreadnaught on February 20, 2005) Dreadnaught  If He ain't invited to dinner ,let him go back home!!! CPR I support the release of all cats over 10lbs | ||
| michael fortner (Forty) BOC INITIATE Username: Forty Post Number: 12 Registered: 3-2005 Rating: N/A |
youd have to cook it on a shish cabob skewer. I wonder what id taste like It ait braggin as long as you can back it up | ||
| dano bailey (Rexrudedog) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Rexrudedog Post Number: 1808 Registered: 3-2002  Rating: N/A |
I agree with Jeremy on more harm than good. I say if you get a pet, fish , dog, bird etc. it's for life. You don't dump em on the side of the road are release them in the wild. Sometimes they have to be destroyed to keep from hurting the environment. How you think those big gators get in the sewers under N.Y. I saw the movie. LOL  This old bottle may be dusty, but its what's inside that counts. "God Bless The American Soldier" | ||
| steven bodie (Stevenbodie) BOC INITIATE Username: Stevenbodie Post Number: 3 Registered: 3-2005 Rating: N/A |
Release any thing you dont want to eat is great. Please help conserve our enviroment for our kids tommorrow. I release pretty much anything I catch. Speaking that I am the only one in the house hold that east fish. But there is a bottom line I was tought at a young age. If the fish looks like it just wont make it or swallowed a hook too deep. Ill keep it for a fish fry with the friends. I try to keep the fish in the water to remove the hook and only keep the out of water the least possible amount of time. Steven | ||
| Linz Tayor (Fshnutz) BOC SQUIREUsername: Fshnutz Post Number: 101 Registered: 3-2005  Rating: N/A |
I wonder if they are any good to eat? Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll eat for life! | ||
| Will Green (Coonx) BOC INITIATE Username: Coonx Post Number: 85 Registered: 12-2003  Rating: N/A |
LOL Linz, the way it looks, it's about 24" and weighs about 3lbs. Might be able to get 2 ozs of filets off of it.
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| darryl carter (Shovelnose) BOC PALADINUsername: Shovelnose Post Number: 787 Registered: 9-2002  Rating: N/A |
thats the fish my screenname was derived from ive had 6 of them in the past 20 years . they are awesome looking in a tank and the mouth is almost invisable until it goes into feeding mode then the mouth stretches open like a snakes mouth then little fish better run and hide LOL ive always traded my fish that grow larger to a local pet store that is not in business anymore they would give me pretty decent cash or trade for credit . that fish does look scrawney but in the tank they look pretty cool thats funny that i just used that lure yesterday evening at least that guy caught a anerexic lookin fish!!!!!!!! <OOooooo< Darryl LOL a bad day of fishing beats a good day at work anytime! | ||
| Bruce K. Staggers (Story_teller) BOC SQUIREUsername: Story_teller Post Number: 197 Registered: 3-2004 Rating: N/A |
my question is? can it be eatten, and if so how would you prepare something soo weird looking | ||
| Bud Still (Bud1110) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Bud1110 Post Number: 2981 Registered: 5-2003  Rating: N/A |
That's a good question... All good things come from above... Keystone5 June 1,2,3 2007 |
