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| Date: | 5/19/2013 11:53:04 AM |
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Yellow Belly Bullhead
Anglers have spread bullheads all over the country, because they like to fish for them. They’re easier to catch than most fish. That’s why you see them used in those Kid’s Fishing Contests. Once bullheads start biting, they rarely give up the bait. Bullheads can often be pulled out of the water without even being hooked.Use a pair of pliers to flatten the barb on your hook when fishing for bullheads. Unhooking an armed bullhead may prove hazardous to the health of your hands. The spines in their side and top fins can royally impale you in the unhooking process. Those spines are also venomous. They won’t kill you, of course, but they throb for awhile.
Bring extra hooks and a fingernail clipper to snip off your hooks. Why? Half the time, the piggish little bullheads swallow your hook and bait so far down, you gotta rip their guts out to save your hook. Cut your hook off. Using a long-shanked hook also helps. State records may say 18 inches, but in the wild a one-footer deserves a wall plaque. Most bullheads crowd out then max out around six inches. And once a school of them find your bait, they will not leave it alone
Most catfishes work the night shift unless food is involved. When you toss food in your bullhead tank, they will search for it until they can’t eat any more. Day or night.Since they live outside, you know bullheads can handle life underneath the ice. Do not try this at home. Bullheads can catch ich from sudden temperature changes just like most fishes. Since they have no scales, careful with your ich cureAny fish with long whiskers should be considered a predator. Bullheads work poorly in your average community tank. They love fish fins. Or the whole fish if it fits in their mouth. Better? Mix them with American cichlids. They get along fine with our native sunfish which act like cichlids. Think of them as spunky little scavengers in your oscar tank Sometimes bullheads like to hide. Caves and plastic plants make good cover. However, once you toss food in the water, security becomes a moot point. |
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