New "State Record" Paddlefish

[jfiscus]

We've been doing a good amount of bowfishing recently so I wanted to share some pics.
We went to Barkley/KY spillway a few weeks ago and did great on all kinds of fish. On our last night the spoonbills were really running all over.

We all got a couple that weekend, but near daylight my wife got a large one and right afterwards my daughter shot her monster. We knew it was a big one but didn't know that it was in the state record category. We had a tape measure and it measured out to 62.5" long and had a stubby paddle. She said it weighed about the same as a 50# feed sack (we didn't own a scale to weigh it on). She had trouble even holding it up for the photos, had to put both arms up through the gills to get it vertical.

We took some photos and the cut them up and headed out. After we drove home we looked up the record and were surprised. She's determined to beat her own "record" now!

http://bowfishingassociation.com/state_record/paddlefish-4/

 

[Meatstick]

That's awesome. I love that place

 

[1wildcatfan]

We've been doing a good amount of bowfishing recently so I wanted to share some pics.
We went to Barkley/KY spillway a few weeks ago and did great on all kinds of fish. On our last night the spoonbills were really running all over.

We all got a couple that weekend, but near daylight my wife got a large one and right afterwards my daughter shot her monster. We knew it was a big one but didn't know that it was in the state record category. We had a tape measure and it measured out to 62.5" long and had a stubby paddle. She said it weighed about the same as a 50# feed sack (we didn't own a scale to weigh it on). She had trouble even holding it up for the photos, had to put both arms up through the gills to get it vertical.

We took some photos and the cut them up and headed out. After we drove home we looked up the record and were surprised. She's determined to beat her own "record" now!

http://bowfishingassociation.com/state_record/paddlefish-4/
View attachment 80262 View attachment 80263 View attachment 80264 View attachment 80265 View attachment 80266 View attachment 80267 looks like the paddlefish came from below Barkley. The Cumberland has been much better for shooting this summer.

 

[jfiscus]

It seems you just have to go around and find where the fish are every day. Some days they're hot at KY and some days Barkley. Depends a lot on the turbines, etc.

 

[Nock]

Nice. One thing I haven’t shot yet.

 

[1wildcatfan]

It seems you just have to go around and find where the fish are every day. Some days they're hot at KY and some days Barkley. Depends a lot on the turbines, etc.

We were on the Ohio for three hours Tuesday night and quit. Saw 15-17 fish and three of them were jumping. Slow would be an understatement. One silver jumped across a 8' wide boat.

 

[Rod S.]

Tell the ladies a fantastic shoot!! The Ohio around Lou. can sure make you scratch your head. Lower you can stack the silvers & gar. Upper 1 night you know the bigheads next night ideal conditions & nothing.