Paddle fish

[Sleep profit]

The local news reported a record 147 pound paddle fish was caught on Cherokee Lake a state record      Cherokee is a huge lake covering 4 counties and 57 miles news stated 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Sleep profit

[Erik88]

I read this is not just a paddle fish record, but the biggest fish ever caught in the state. Impressive. 

 

 

 

[BigK]

I never heard of a paddle fish, so I had to google it. Dang, looks like a shark and a platypus had a kid.

[RED333]

They are hard to catch, they are bottom feeders, move that "paddle" back and forth under the mud to find what ever. Most are caught by snagging.

[peejman]

Wish they'd taken a picture and released it. I bet that fish was old. 

[MacGyver]

There was an interesting podcast on a big investigation that happened at Lake of the Ozarks a few years ago:

 

[Erik88]

47 minutes ago, peejman said:

Wish they'd taken a picture and released it. I bet that fish was old. 

I was at my dentist today and he said the same thing. He was really unhappy that they killed it. I agree. Served no purpose. 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Erik88

[derf]

You can dive with the paddlefish in Athens, TN. Crystal clear water in this 10 acre quarry lake. I did it years ago. Scuba is the ultimate couch potato sport. 
http://lochlow-minn.com/

[Erik88]

2 hours ago, MacGyver said:

There was an interesting podcast on a big investigation that happened at Lake of the Ozarks a few years ago:

 

Imperative Entertainment pumps out high quality podcast material. Thanks for sharing this. 

[MacGyver]

It’s a good podcast on good intentions and how those can morph into overreach.

We’ve had some good examples of that here in Tennessee.

I did learn a lot about Paddlefish.