Tag Archives: bowfin fishing

Missouri Teen Sets New State Record with Massive Redear Sunfish

May 9, 2025 | 🪝 Fishing News | Baitshop Kelly

Seventeen-year-old Riley Isaacs of Bradleyville, Missouri, secured a place in the record books by arrowing a redear sunfish that officially became the first Missouri state-record fish of 2025. The panfish, caught while bowfishing Lake Taneycomo on April 18, weighed in …

Baitshop Fishing Tips: Bowfin

January 30, 2020 | 🪝 Baitshop Life | Baitshop Garrett

Dogfish. Grinnel. Mudfish. None of the regional names for bowfins are particularly flattering. That’s not surprising. With that mouth full of teeth, snakelike body, and viciously cold stare, a bowfin sighting conjures an icky reaction for many anglers. Bowfins thrive …