Huge Bighead on the Mississippi

fishngame · 06-10-2007, 01:50 PM

This was in Jeff Lampe's column in the Peoria Journal Star today.

Commercial angler Tim Vice of Oquawka netted a 74.3-pound bighead carp recently on the Mississippi River above Lock and Dam 18.

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/061007/JEF_BDET502I.068.php

Mikey

Bulzeye · 06-10-2007, 04:30 PM

Nice!
I'd like to shoot one of those with a bow.

deer_predator · 06-10-2007, 07:18 PM

Here is the link and a pic of the huge big head.....Nice find Mike!

http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/Giant_fish_caught_01

JRW · 06-10-2007, 07:27 PM

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ORIGINAL: Bulzeye

Nice!
I'd like to shoot one of those with a bow.

I'd like to see you shoot one of those and try to land it in your boat. I think I'd have to tie it off to the front of my canoe and wait until it got tired of pulling me around.

Bulzeye · 06-10-2007, 08:42 PM

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I think I'd have to tie it off to the front of my canoe

Yeah, even that 26 pounder of mine took me for a bit of a spin (about 20 feet), and then almost brought me me in with him. He flipped real hard just as I got him clear of the water. It's like he knew I was in the worst possible position leaning over the edge.