by dahlberg » Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:47 am
hi tr,
I love bowfins! Use a slow, steady, wide wobble retrieve that just make a wake on the surface. Lures like an old bass a reno work pretty well fished over muddy shallow flats early in the season before they congest.
I've also done well in reeds and flooded poplar, sight fishing for them "doodle-socking" em with pig and jig. quietly dangle it in front of their nose and they gulp it!
Have fun. They'll give you a better tussle than a largemouth!
best,
L
Larry Dahlberg
The Hunt For Big Fish