ND Record Burbot

[CatDaddy]

Sorry for the Facebook link - it's all I can find right now (so it must be true )

 

[lunkerslayer]

Where do you guys think that burbot was taken?

 

[Twitch]

Pretty sure that’s the front door to Scott’s in Pick City so I’ll go waaaaaaaaayyy out on a limb and say tailrace

 

[Vollmer]

Pretty cool. Good for him.

 

[Twitch]

Even if that’s not Scott’s I’d guess tailrace, and that’s a bunch of poor man’s lobster. Congrats to the angler

 

[svnmag]

The Wingwalls are a good place for diehards who love to fish.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Ive never fished the wingwalls much, but Im guessing youd need more than a 5 gallon bucket tied to a rope to pull that one up. Whats the best rig for hauling fish that might be large up to the top?

 

[Bfishn]

Do you mount a state record Ling?

 

[BrokenBackJack]

One ugly looking sucker.

 

[Davey Crockett]

Do you mount a state record Ling?

After taking a long hard look at it, I would. I bet it would look good too

 

[SupressYourself]

One ugly looking sucker.

Yep, but they're delicious.

 

[VDAWG]

Do you mount a state record Ling?

I sure as heck would! Might be ugly, but it's an incredible memory and incredible catch!

 

[Allen]

Burbot define what it means to be so ugly you're cute. And I too would guess it came from the tailrace. Back in the 80s and 90s they were really common to catch through the ice from at least New Town on up through the Williston area. Not sure how true that is anymore though, and I never caught one bigger than 8-10 lbs. Which is still quite the thing to have wrap around your arm when you pull it out of the hole.

 

[svnmag]

Ive never fished the wingwalls much, but Im guessing youd need more than a 5 gallon bucket tied to a rope to pull that one up. Whats the best rig for hauling fish that might be large up to the top?

Used to use a hoop net made from a 30in bike rim and a laundry net.

 

[JayKay]

Ive never fished the wingwalls much, but Im guessing youd need more than a 5 gallon bucket tied to a rope to pull that one up. Whats the best rig for hauling fish that might be large up to the top?

Used to be that you could only fish the first wingwall, so once you had it on the surface, you could walk it around to the west, and have somebody hold the rod, while you ran down on the rocks and landed it.

I used a buck too, with holes drilled in the bottom, and a couple of rocks to make it sink. I caught a big sturgeon there one time, that I couldn't get into the bucket, so had to walk it to the rocks.

 

[Shockwave]

Neat. I've only caught one in my lifetime and at that point I had no clue what the heck it was. It scared the crap out of me and I cut the line. A guy fishing close to me saw it and came over to educate me on what it was and how good they are to eat. If I ever catch another one, I will probably keep it and eat it.

 

[KDM]

Wow!! Congratulations the the angler!! What a catch!

 

[svnmag]

You know, I've never agreed with the ugly opinion. I think their markings are cool. The ones I've caught off the walls were mottled green. They'd be a good pattern for clothes and wetsuits.

 

[Captain Ahab]

I've come to enjoy the Burbot over the years. They're actually a pretty cool fish.

 

[701FishSlayer]

Even though I know what they are and look like I think i'd still shit myself when one come up the ice hole.