Most B.A. Fish?

[bobber_down_1979]

So what is the meanest toughest fish that swims our waters in Minnesota? Not what puts up the best fight on a rod. What fish do other fish dare not mess with when comparing fish pound for pound. In other words don't compare a 50 inch ski to a 9 inch pan. Compare them if you like, but it would have to be a 9 inch pan vs. 9 inch ski.

Based on my experience I am going to say dog fish. Pound for pound they are a powerhouse. They have big nasty teeth and are nearly impossible to kill.

[bassmann77]

Catfish

[ac777]

carp

[ac777]

Dumb things should all die

[bobbymalone]

Based on my experience I am going to say dog fish. Pound for pound they are a powerhouse. They have big nasty teeth and are nearly impossible to kill.

I would agree, but there isn't any reason that you need to be finding out how tough they are to kill, unless it's with a filet knife...

[bobber_down_1979]

I would agree, but there isn't any reason that you need to be finding out how tough they are to kill, unless it's with a filet knife...

[thatoneguy]

I would have to cast my vote for a shark riding an elephant. They just bite and trample everything in sight.

[Steve Foss]

So what is the meanest toughest fish that swims our waters in Minnesota? Not what puts up the best fight on a rod. What fish do other fish dare not mess with when comparing fish pound for pound. In other words don't compare a 50 inch ski to a 9 inch pan. Compare them if you like, but it would have to be a 9 inch pan vs. 9 inch ski.

When I saw the first couple sentences, dogfish was my instinctual response. Tough mofos!

[joneshat11]

+1 on catfish. Gots the size and the fight!!

[GotALunker]

I would have to cast my vote for a shark riding an elephant. They just bite and trample everything in sight.

love it! but I prefer to take a page from the Austin Powers story. I prefer sharks with lazers mounted on their heads!

but seriously, I guess I would have to say lb for lb...dogfish is probably a winner

[MN BassFisher]

I also gotta say Dogfish. The lake my cabin is on has a good population of those suckers. When I get sick of chasing pannies and bass, I'll give the doggies a go and they are a riot to have on the end of your line. If you have a lure with multiple trebles and catch one, I would recommend not netting it though, when they get in the boat they just roll and roll and you'll spend an hour trying to get your hooks out of your net. We've caught some 8-9 pounders out of my lake and for the size, I don't think there's any better fight. My family when I was younger used to always remove them from the lakes (not anymore), and they would be flopping around in the woods for around 24-48 hours and I'm not joking.

[jwmiller33]

Lake Sturgeon

[bobber_down_1979]

Here is a couple cool pics I found online. Look at the size of this one. I have cuaght some good size Dogfish/Bowfins, but nothing like this. Also, check out this pic I found of the skelatal structure. That is pretty wicked looking. Their head is pretty wild. It looks very snake like, and looks leathery tough. It almost seems like the are smiling at you too. In a creepy sorta way.[

img]http://fishingminnesota.com/forum/file/userpics/2011/01/full-36415-5005-trophy.jpg

[EBass]

Flathead! I was going to say smallies, but I know Flatheads eat those.

[OnAFly]

As far as ferociousness, definitely bowfin. As far as fight, probably a carp. I've yet to catch a fish that can pull of line like a carp can.

[TruthWalleyes]

My first thought was catfish...But if a sunfish was the same weight as a catfish...I'd have to think that the sunfish would put up a bigger fight...Having said that, that big sunny would still have smaller mouth than...Do we have snakeheads in MN yet

[Juneau4]

Bowfin(Dogfish) I caught one 15 years ago put it in a wheel barrow in about !/2 inch of water- the next morning it was laying on the ground-it had rained the night before and the barrow was about half full of water. I put the fish back in and a half hour later it was swimming around. Show me another fish(If a bowfin is a fish) that can do that.

[solbes]

Dogfish is my vote too. I caught a 29 incher on the opener and man did that thing fight! Doubled over my rod and powered his way under the boat. They are not pretty, but they are fun. They should always be returned as they are pretty rare in a lot of lakes.

I've also heard they can live for hours out of the water, so the story about them swimming off does not surprise me at all.

[Albers]

as far as game fish personally i like the smallie in this fight, i do give respect to the dogfish just a vicous creature. but i would rather catch a 6 lb bronzeback than a 6lb dogfish

[Big-Al]

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I would agree, but there isn't any reason that you need to be finding out how tough they are to kill, unless it's with a filet knife..

It wasn't all too many years ago that if you caught one you had to kill it if you wanted to be legal. And you had to take it home. You couldn't return any rough fish to the water or dispose of on shore or ice.

[mixxedbagg]

Having endured those nasty spines many times during my youth, and their absolutely POWERFUL jaws for their size, I'm going with BULLHEAD. Those things can crush mollusks with their jaws no problem.

[Albers]

crushing mullosks and fightin hard r 2 different stories

[jBohmer]

Ever try pulling in Budweiser can hooked on the tab. Did this to my uncle on LOTW last winter. Thought he had a whopper until it came up.

[JimBuck]

crushing mullosks and fightin hard r 2 different stories

The original question had nothing to do with how hard a fish can fight. I'm going to go with bullies followed by asian carp. It doesn't get much more B.A. than having 3 spines to fend off predators.

[mixxedbagg]

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crushing mullosks and fightin hard r 2 different stories

But that's a small fish! Imagine a 40 lb bullhead squeezin' down on your hand (we are talking pound for pound, right?) I've had small bullheads bite my thumb and couldn't believe the pressure those little buggers are capable of. And, those spines HURT. Even more than catfish spines...plus, they writhe more than cats and create more opportunities to stick you.

Bullheads are no prissies. A 10 lb bullhead would kick the sht out of a 10 lb walleye!