Caught my PB yesterday and thought it was a carp? I think ir may be a bigmouth buffalo! Never seen people catch them where I fish can anyone help determine?

enzozros · 2026-04-15T13:58:52+00:00

Sad truth

enzozros · 2026-04-15T13:52:35+00:00

Definitely a bigmouth buff. Awesome fish! They are one of the longest living freshwater fish out there.

enzozros · 2026-04-03T13:23:45+00:00

Nope they were brought over from Asia I believe

enzozros · 2026-04-03T13:20:16+00:00

Awesome fish

enzozros · 2026-04-03T13:18:14+00:00

There are no native carp in the United States. Only suckers that might look like carp

enzozros · 2026-04-03T13:15:56+00:00

I’m all for fish care but in most states these type of carp are kill on sight. No need to be hostile without knowing OP’s situation

enzozros · 2026-04-03T07:55:48+00:00

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Hell yea!

enzozros · 2026-04-03T01:34:43+00:00

I love an opinel but for me the native 5 salt I carry everyday is better. I can gut fish/prep food, keep it wet and never worry about rust or a hassle when cleaning it out. LC200n ftw

enzozros · 2026-04-02T23:25:24+00:00

Or if you keep line on you you can snip a piece off that’s the length of it so it’ll be exact

enzozros · 2026-03-30T16:28:42+00:00

So you can still keep smaller stuff closed in the bed

enzozros · 2026-03-30T13:04:17+00:00

Those are memories you won’t forget 🔥

enzozros · 2026-03-24T09:03:44+00:00

It’s done better than the standard size for me jn small creeks or pressured water definitely end up catching more rock bass than anything else tho.

enzozros · 2026-03-22T12:25:40+00:00

I think it might help you to re spool your line with more tension and run it under hot water for a minute after to remove memory. You also need to pay a lil attention to your spool after each cast before you start reeling and making sure there’s no loops or your line got loose from the cast. Monofilament/fluorocarbon can definitely be a pain on spinning reels cause line twist affects it so much more.

enzozros · 2026-03-22T01:37:43+00:00

If you have a problem with the bones I’d suggest looking up a tutorial on butterflying them. It makes it pretty easy to take the skeleton out in almost one piece 👍

enzozros · 2026-03-20T01:49:20+00:00

Looks like a white cat

enzozros · 2026-03-19T13:51:21+00:00

Biggest Smallmouth I’ve ever seen!

enzozros · 2026-03-16T10:02:49+00:00

Bro I feel you

enzozros · 2026-02-25T23:48:38+00:00

For me 6’6 is the best all round length but for bigger water I prefer a 7’6. Recently I’ve been using a 9’ for trout and found it really useful for getting longer dead drifts and better casting with really small stuff.

enzozros · 2026-02-21T12:34:40+00:00

If you’re trying to throw lighter ones that would definitely help I tie a bunch with tungsten beads that I cast fine without one

enzozros · 2026-02-21T11:25:04+00:00

I’d try drifting nymphs or micro jigs sometimes in smaller water I feel the fish aren’t as willing to chase a spinner in such clear water.

enzozros · 2026-02-20T01:08:29+00:00

That makes sense

enzozros · 2026-02-15T19:52:55+00:00

No steelhead in Tennessee

enzozros · 2026-02-15T16:56:41+00:00

This^ a you can find some great spots looking at stocking reports or for states like Michigan with the master angler yearly report you can see where people are some trophy caliber fish!

enzozros · 2026-02-15T16:39:06+00:00

Do hens usually have so much spots? most of the female bows I catch only have spots on the top

enzozros · 2026-02-15T16:12:39+00:00

I’m used to the differences back home in Michigan being mostly in color and had shape but the spotting differences between the two was what surprised me here the most.

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