TROPHY FISH WITH AIM-N-HIGH!!!!!

[Typical250]

Dont need to say much , but me and freak did DAMAGE!!! and the first HOG sturgeon in my new boat!!
Freak has more pics on his cam , sure he will post also.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish097.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish091.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish087.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish084.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish081.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish080.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish078.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish077.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish076.jpg


Oh ya, and THIS IS THE WAY TO PROPERLY HOLD A REAL CARP!!!

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish082.jpg

[THA4]

Nice Fisheys boys!

[timekiller]

What kind of fish is that in the 5th pic? Some kind of carp? Looks like a good day.

[Typical250]

Asian Carp.... seriously... and they get big!!! we made it to Illinois water by 9 a.m. this morning and by noon my arm was shot from fighting fish!!! UNBELEIVABLE TRIP!!

[muddy]

I hope the sturgeon made it, they're Lake Sturgeon.

I hope you beat the heads of those carp against the Keokuk dam.

[timekiller]

It's mottled color looks like digital camo. I've never seen one before. I'm not much of a fisherman.

[moosehunter]

Awesome fish T

[JakeWym]

WOW...you boys made a haul

[jjohnson]

Sweet. Looks like a blast.

[Shredder]

I drive past that view of the dam every day and have yet to ever fish down there???

Nice to see you had some luck.

[sofakingfast_1]

Muddy-we made sure to get the sturgeon into the water quick. Those are awesome fish. The smaller sturgeon in the picture is a different kind of sturgeon than the bigger one. You can tell by the head of the fish on the pictures. I THINK the smaller one is a "shovelnose" and the bigger one is rubbernose "lake sturgeon". You do alot of fishing research so is that correct?

I go up to Des Moines and Typ250 outfishes me. Then he comes down here and outfishes me at my own game. Thats not right.

We caught 12 different species of fish.

50+ Asian carp. Alot over 25 pounds. Some reaching 40
Lots of buffalo carp
Lots of perch
shad
small channel cats
8 Spoonbill
4 billy gar
3 blue cats
3 sturgeon
1 striper
Then we start joking about snagging a walleye. And what do ya know, Typ250 doubles up with a Walleye and a Common carp on the same rig.

[G6]

Awesome fish guys! I've never seen one of those asian carp before either or a lake sturgeon in Iowa, cool pics. I may have to get AnH to take me sometime. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

[Casper16k]

Nice fish! I caught a paddlefish last year that was huge. I'll put up a pic when I find it.

[Casper16k]

Here it is. I snagged it while fishing for walleye.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/missykay_12/paddlefish.jpg

[muddy]

Aim-n-High, I am 100% certain that both of those sturgeon above are lake sturgeon. The body on the small one is just too thick, the scutes on its back are too large and far apart, the color is way off, and the head is shaped wrong. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif Here's a poor picture of a shovelnose we sampled a few years ago, all my "good" pictures are at work.

http://www.iowawhitetail.com/photopost/data/3151/sn2.JPG

[muddy]

Here's another view of the head on a shovelnose, way more pointed than the small guy up above. Still, it is nice to see younger lake sturgeon out there. That big one is probably older than two of you guys combined... seriously.

http://www.iowawhitetail.com/photopost/data/3151/sn1.JPG

[sofakingfast_1]

Thanks for clearing that up Muddy. It had me confused because you can tell from the pictures that the bigger sturgeon doesnt have a nose like the smaller one does. Must just be from aging or something.

[muddy]

I can see where the smaller fish he posted looks similar to a shovelnose, but it is not uncommon for lake sturgeon's rostrums (nose/beak/etc) to gain a "worn down" appearance as they age.
And after looking at the tails in his pictures and the one I posted you can really see the difference in the body right by the tail. Lakes are very thick and shovels are not.

I stand by my mad photo identification skills. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

I might have to come down and fish now, I'd LOVE to see a lake sturgeon.

[muddy]

Did you snag the lakes? I see the smaller lake has a fish tail in its mouth. They'd hit dead fish like a channel cat would.

If you had a better picture of that cats fins then we could confirm if it's a blue versus a channel. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif Though, below the Keokuk dam I'd buy it being a blue.

[sofakingfast_1]

Ill vow that hes a Blue. We snagged 3 blues. They are almost white. Alot of people catch blues under the dam by drifting shad. Ive caught thousands of channel cats and they look alot different than a blue. Sometimes the channels look blue when they are spawning.

We snagged the sturgeon. Yes, that little one had a shad stickin out of his mouth. I thought they didnt feed on shad but obviously im wrong

[muddy]

They catch the giant white stugeon by rolling cut bait out in the Snake and Columbia rivers. You can catch the Lakes and Shovels the same way.

Color isn't the "best" indicator of a blue cat, though it is fairly accurate. The best way is to look at the fin on the bottom of the body right by the butthole. It's called the anal fin... anyway this will be the end of the biology lesson, but check this link out and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Identification (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/catfish_diagrams.phtml)

[Fishbonker]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: muddy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> anyway this will be the end of the biology lesson </div></div>

Why? I'm learnin somethin here.

Thanks.

The 'Bonker

[SWBUCKHNTR]

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Everything is good except in the bottom corner. Always remember a nice busch is better than anything a bud can give you. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

[deeraddict]

WOW... that looks like that had to be a ton of fun. Thanks for sharing the pics.

[Typical250]

I fell asleep during the biology lesson.... but i did get an Albino blue cat also /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif Don't know if that was in there.

[RageintheCage]

do u guys have a season on spoonbill up there TYP250 just wonderin r hasn't started yet

[Typical250]

Jan 1-april 15

[peterb]

nice photos, keep em coming

[sofakingfast_1]

T250 i told you wrong on the season dates. Someone was telling me it ends April 10th and i think he might be right. Couldnt find it on the Iowa DNR sight though.

[Typical250]

You trying to get me a fine!!! Sneaky!......I plan on b'n spoon'd out by April 1st anyway.... it's on the weekend after the Classic!!

[muddy]

How are you guys preparing the paddlefish once you fillet them out?

[Typical250]

These are some of the steaks i vacuuuuum sealed last night.....tonight i am tak'n 5 steaks and smothering them with garlic butter, black pepper, and honey....Broil till almost done then hit'em with a T250 sprinkle of Parmesan.........DAMN!!!, I should charge for that one:)

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd123/nikkit97/fish101.jpg

[RageintheCage]

r starts March15 thru the end of april we do it on the lake though. we caught 30 keepers last year r biggest was bout 75#

[sofakingfast_1]

I do it the easy way and just fillet them. Looks like T250 did it the right way and pulled out the spinal cord then made good looking steaks.


I Rub the fillet with lemon pepper and dill and some butter. Bake in the oven. I also want to try smoked spoonbill i bet it would be good if i can get it in the hands of someone who knows how to smoke fish properly.

[Typical250]

smok'n 2 this weekend!!

[G6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Aim-n-High</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I do it the easy way and just fillet them. Looks like T250 did it the right way and pulled out the spinal cord then made good looking steaks.


I Rub the fillet with lemon pepper and dill and some butter. Bake in the oven. I also want to try smoked spoonbill i bet it would be good if i can get it in the hands of someone who knows how to smoke fish properly. </div></div> They're real good smoked if the person knows what they're doing.

[Typical250]

K, i JUST ATE MY FIRST SPOON!! They are awsome!!....... but i cant stop drop'n A$$... They make me fart non stop, this is great stuff:)

[sofakingfast_1]

lol thats funny $HIT.......no pun intended

[SaskGuy]

I'd have had some serious fun out there. BIG FISH, beer and smokes. That's my kind of hangin' out.!!

[sofakingfast_1]

Ill trade you a Trophy snagging trip if you let me shoot one of your 1 1\2 year old 180" 6 pointers. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

[antlerfreak]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: G6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Aim-n-High</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> </div></div> They're real good smoked if the person knows what they're doing. </div></div>

One of my friends is smoking a couple fillets for us this weekend. I dont know if hes a world class fish smoker or not so any advice would be appritiated.

[RageintheCage]

I usually get all of the red meat out of them and cut them up and fry them like crappie or catfish. put a little Andy fish batter on ther fry them up good stuff!!

[Skully]

That is awesome! You guys did good. Spoonbill = yummmmmmmmm!

[BrewCrew]

Looks like some fun! What a mixin bowl of fish though, never seen so many species in one outting.

[antlerfreak]

you forgot to include the eye in your pics!!!

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj306/antler-freak/Picture031.jpg

[Typical250]

Saugeye for those who don't know there walleyes...not walleye ,not sauger. Dang, that was a weird day!

[G6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: antlerfreak</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: G6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Aim-n-High</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> </div></div> They're real good smoked if the person knows what they're doing. </div></div>

One of my friends is smoking a couple fillets for us this weekend. I dont know if hes a world class fish smoker or not so any advice would be appritiated. </div></div>I'm not a smoker of fish or for that matter of cigarettes anymore. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif I had a friend that was good at smoking fish and anything else meat. He's since gone so I don't know of anyone anymore. Sure would like some smoked paddlefish or sturgeon again though. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

[sofakingfast_1]

Im gonna pick up some smoked sturgeon down at the fish market before you guys come down next time T250. It goes good with beer and crackers.

[Typical250]

NO limit on the shovelnose sturgeon!! missouri it's 10. Crazy!!

[Tomo]

We call Asian Carp "Bigheads" over here.
http://www.iowawhitetail.com/photopost/data/528/980tomo_bheads.JPG

[BrewCrew]

What kind of bow is that I'm lookin for a good one! Matthews it looks like? howd you get it dialed down? Nice harvest.

[BrewCrew]

Oh yeah.. Aimnhigh everything goes good with beer dude.

[sofakingfast_1]

Ya thats what most people think. Im not much of a beer drinker. Give me a bottle of jack and a 2 liter of coke and ill be just fine and dandy. Ill definitly be bringing those ingredients on the next snagging adventure.

[Kansasdeerslayer]

I think those are silver carp you got there Tomo. Very similar to the bigheads. One thing is for sure, silver or bighead, they all need an arrow in em /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif Nice shooting and nice fish!

[Tomo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BrewCrewOutdoors</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What kind of bow is that I'm lookin for a good one! Matthews it looks like? howd you get it dialed down? Nice harvest. </div></div>

It's a Mathews Outback. Just point and shoot! The trick is to be very quiet as they are extremely spooky. Once you spot them on the surface just float into them and pick one out.

Tomo

[DannyBoy]

Hope I get in on one of those trips...those steaks look amazing!

[sofakingfast_1]

Me and my cousin went on the river today. Caught my first flathead. Not sure of the weight didnt have a scale. Im pretty proud of her though. She pulled us around the river for a while.Caught and released

http://www.iowawhitetail.com/photopost/data/500/my_catfish.jpg

Not sure whats up with my facial expression. I guess the fish was heavy? /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

[Skully]

Nice fish! Flathead.......yummmmmmmmmmm. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

[Typical250]

Girl.... he looks like a solid 40!! I dont wanna see anymore pics till this wknd!! Matter fact, stay away from the spoons til i get there /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cry.gif

[sofakingfast_1]

Were hitting it hard again tomorrow and wednesday. If the ice is off spring lake Thursday were gonna run up there and try to catch a mess of cold water crappie. Im using my week vacation for nothing but fishing, fishing, and more fishing.

[THA4]

lots of great pix fellas!

[turtlshell]

Caught and released...That's awesome for a fish like that, hope lays a bunch of eggs.

Good job on a heck of a good flathead. They're one of my favorites.