Snagging Spoonbill Paddlefish

Snagging Spoonbill Paddlefish 2010, Lake of the Ozarks.

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Pets & Animals

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• Snagging
• Spoonbill
• Paddlefish
• fish
• fishing
• lake
• ozarks
• truman
• spoon
• bill
• paddle

[catfishjunky]

Were you guys just speed trolling without jerking? I've seen guys do that with dipsy divers up there and have been wanting to try it, but have always stuck with the traditional ways. That sure does look a lot easier!

[aarongriffin81]

@catfishjunky Actually, We tried trolling for several hrs with no luck. We were in around 40ft water and while trolling we were nowhere near the bottom. After seeing tons of fish on the sonar and no hits we gave up on the easy idea and as we said in the video on the first catch, 'When we saw the fish on the finder, we slowed (way) down and when we felt the weights hit the bottom we jerked and.....BAM, it was ON!' So to clarify, no speed trolling did not work. But now we know what does! :-)

[j0j0barz33]

will they bite on anything? They look like fun to catch! Great video

[aarongriffin81]

@j0j0barz33 Actually, no. They only eat very tiny animals like plankton. So anything large enough to visibly see is too big for them to eat. And yes, they are fun to catch but it is also alot of work. The way we catch them is trolling slowly in a boat and constantly jerking a line with several treble hooks and a large weight at the end of the line. This may take hours before snagging into a fish and gets tiring but its rewarding when you finally get one!

[fishyjo2]

i find snagging the fish inhumane

[aarongriffin81]

@fishyjo2 Noted, I believe in free speech. :-) If your not into hunting or fishing, dont watch hunting or fishing videos. As far as inhumane goes, I eat what I hunt/fish and kill the animals that I eat as humanely as possible. If you find a lure that spoonbill will bite, please let the world know since nobody has invented one yet. Spoonbill eat plankton so snagging is the only LEGAL way to catch them. If you are suggesting any other way to catch them, no thank you.

[j0j0barz33]

@aarongriffin81 Oh ok thanks! I was wondering just because I've recently heard there native in our state. They sound like basking sharks and look alot like me, gentle giants I guess

[fishyjo2]

i love to fish and i eat them and everything but i just don't think snagging is the proper way but i appreciate you not dissing on my comment like other people do