Fish of a lifetime!
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From: Beav
06-May-16
My son arrowed a fish of a lifetime yesterday! A 48" inch gold bighead. He is pretty pumped.
From: Russell
06-May-16
WoW! That's pretty awesome. Congrats to your son.
From: Skippy
06-May-16
That is way cool, congrats to him!!
From: GhostBird
06-May-16
Nice... congratulations to the young man!
From: HUNT MAN
06-May-16
Now that's a fish. Way to go . Hunt
From: Butternut40
06-May-16
Wow, ugly but pretty at the same time. Congrats.
From: wild1
06-May-16
Awesome !! Well done !!
From: Brotsky
06-May-16
That's awesome Beav! What river was that out of? It wasn't the Missouri was it? Don't think I've ever seen a gold colored bighead before! Congrats to your boy!
From: trkyslr
06-May-16
Awesome fish!
From: Beav
06-May-16
Brotsky it was the Missouri R..
From: Brotsky
06-May-16
Beav, have you guys ever tried for paddlefish? I've thought a few times about getting a paddlefish archery license and giving it a go!
From: Joey Ward
06-May-16
Cool! That's a hoss!
Find a nice frame to go with it.
From: tradmt
06-May-16
Cool! I have never heard of nor seen such a fish. We shoot some big large mouth buffalo in the Missouri up here as well as paddle fish.
From: stoneman
06-May-16
wow!
From: Medicinemann
06-May-16
Are they good eating?
From: LBshooter
06-May-16
Is that a jumping carp? Hate to have that one hit me lol. Beautiful fish, is it going in the wall?
From: Shug
06-May-16
Wow....I hope he's getting mounted
From: WV Mountaineer
06-May-16
That's really cool. God Bless
From: Beav
06-May-16
Brotsky we go for paddlefish every year with archery. Medicineman yes they are very good eating. They are a plankton feeder. They have very white and firm meat. I am checking into mounting him but it could be extremely expensive so not sure yet.
From: Ken Taylor
06-May-16
Wow... looks like it's from another planet... or a cartoon.
Congratulations!
From: Shiras
06-May-16
Harlin, tell Zach congrats! That is an incredible fish! If you don't mount him I look forward to eating him at the next banquet. :)
From: snapcrackpop
06-May-16
What fun! Congratulations to the shooter!
From: arlone
07-May-16
That's a beauty!! Congrats to your son! I'd be pumped too and looking under the couch cushions for the taxidermy money. Great picture.
From: BULELK1
07-May-16
Good lord!!
How cool is that
Congrats
Good luck, Robb
From: Bou'bound
07-May-16
yes you should mount him he would look great in the family room
From: Matt Rehor
07-May-16
Congrats to your son, that's really cool!!
From: Phil/VA
07-May-16
Wow!
From: Mark Watkins
07-May-16
Beav, Congrats to your son! Another vote for getting it mounted!
Mark
From: Habitat for Wildlife
07-May-16
Wow! Congrats, cool picture as well.
From: Bigpizzaman
07-May-16
Damn! Congrats!
From: Bowboy
07-May-16
What a fish!
From: woodguy65
07-May-16
Very cool!
From: Trophy8
07-May-16
That is way cool! Congrats!
From: jims
07-May-16
Wow, wild colors on that fish! Did you put a scale on it! Looks like mobie dick!
From: Longbow91115
07-May-16
He's off to the start of a darn good year already!
From: Beav
07-May-16
He weighed just under 42 lbs but wasn't weighed for 24 hours. I shot at the fish at the same time but my son was the lucky one. I think I was happier that he got it. Went through the gill plate on the opposite side. He dove under the boat after an epic fight so we didn't even get another arrow in him. When I felt the arrow I reached down and found his gills and stuck my arm out through his mouth and brought him in the boat. We just all looked at the fish in awe!
From: Zbone
12-May-16
Wow, way cool, congrats to your boy...
Don't have bigheads around here (that I'm aware), and curious - Are those gold colored bigheads common, or a rarity? ...Thanks
From: Beav
12-May-16
Zbone, I have been bowfishing them for 20 years and this is the third one I have ever seen.
From: T Mac
12-May-16
Beautiful fish and love the muzzy sticker on the boat....classic! Congrats to your son!
From: Zbone
12-May-16
Cool Beav, thanks for the info... Added pic to my rare critters files...8^)
From: Smtn10PT
20-May-16
wow, that's an awesome trophy!
From: krieger
26-Jul-16
Do you have the mount back yet?!? ;)
