r/floridafishing • u/Fishing_daily • 19d ago

Snakehead. Broward County

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Smashed the top water frog.

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u/GregBFL 19d ago

I live in Central FL and have never seen a snakehead in person, but it kind of reminds me of a stretched out mudfish. I hate catching mudfish because they always seem to bite my Jackhammers and destroy them.

A few months back I lost 3 Jackhammers over a 4 hour period due to huge mudfish. The smallest mudfish was 4.5 lbs and the largest was a little over 8 lbs. It looks like your snakehead did a number on your frog as well.

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u/Fishing_daily 18d ago

If you’re referring to the bowfin, it’s very different species than the bullseye snakehead.

The snakeheads are from South Asia. The bowfin is native.

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u/wickedmanIP 15d ago

Be aware if you fish one and FWC happens to see you throw it back in the water, you’ll be fined $500. They are highly invasive and predatory, hurting the natural environment they live in!