Spoonbill caught on rod and reel

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brad
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Spoonbill caught on rod and reel
<p>Was fishing at Carlyle Dam today and the first fish I caught when I got there was a spoonbill! And it was fair hooked as well! It weighed in at about 14 pounds. I caught it on a green grub like I usually use there. And spoonbill definitely fight hard. I was impressed by their strength! &nbsp;<img alt="" src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1069971_669091003119072_341185596_n.jpg" style="width: 960px; height: 717px;" /></p>
tdogg
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spoonbill

Great catch!

Congrats

Deftik
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Nice!

Nice!

pmk00001
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Awesome in the extreme!

Did it put up a pretty good fight?  Catch much else?

brad
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Oh yes! Paddlefish fight real

Oh yes! Paddlefish fight really good! Definitely one of the better fighting fish. And yeah I caught a lot more other fish. I caught a 20 pound bighead carp as well and many buffalo. Tons and tons of bigheads were there that day and I think it's because the water is pretty high up and there is a good amount of current throughout there.

brad
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Oh yes! Paddlefish fight real

Oh yes! Paddlefish fight really good! Definitely one of the better fighting fish. And yeah I caught a lot more other fish. I caught a 20 pound bighead carp as well and many buffalo. Tons and tons of bigheads were there that day and I think it's because the water is pretty high up and there is a good amount of current throughout there.

brad
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Oh yes! Paddlefish fight real

Oh yes! Paddlefish fight really good! Definitely one of the better fighting fish. And yeah I caught a lot more other fish. I caught a 20 pound bighead carp as well and many buffalo. Tons and tons of bigheads were there that day and I think it's because the water is pretty high up and there is a good amount of current throughout there.

TonyS
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congrats!  That's crazy!

congrats!  That's crazy!

Hengelaar
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Wow!

Fantastic fish! Man, they're so cool. And I can totally see it happening at that spot. I remember how hard they fight. Unfortunately, the one that I brought in over there was hooked at the wrong end...

Fishn sure is neat

Ali Iyoob
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Wow!!

Insane dude!

GatorGrip
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Super Catch for your Life List!

I have to agree with the others that I am a little envious of that neat catch...Don’t have those here in Florida but that species is on my bucket list. Great Job!