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October 12, 2005
All hail our new snakehead masters
In Rain's Wake, a Deluge of Snakeheads
The Potomac is now Snakehead Central:
"They're in there by the thousands. You could see them literally coming up along the banks. The ones we caught didn't even put a dent in them," said Hammond, 43, an avid bass fisherman from Florida living here temporarily. "We would throw one in the cooler, two others would jump out and we'd have to chase them through the woods."
I'm pretty sure he's kidding about that last. But you never know, with snakeheads. 80 were caught in Dogue Creek Sunday and Monday, and that's just a fraction of their numbers.
Bowers, Hammond and another friend, Tom Dustin, soon got to work. They didn't need bait. With fishing poles armed with three-pronged hooks, they snagged the snakeheads by the backs. They dipped in nets and pulled out clumps of them. They worked into the evening using headlamps to guide their work, hoping, as they had heard, that someone might be offering a bounty for the predatory species."We're trying to get paid," Bowers said.
I kinda doubt it.
(Thanks to Herman.)
Posted by Mac Thomason at October 12, 2005 02:03 PM
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The Baltimore branch of Bass Pro Shops, along with the Maryland DNR, which kind of has lead jurisdiction over the Potomac, had been offering a snakehead bounty of BPS Gift Cards and hats. At the end of the article a BPS manager explains why these guys won't be getting $4K worth of cards
Posted by: Herman at October 12, 2005 03:28 PM
Yeah, I saw that. I figure if there are that many snakeheads, there's no point in trying anymore.
Posted by: Mac Thomason at October 12, 2005 03:45 PM
They featured the snakehead on Surface the other night. I thought of you.
Posted by: Paul at October 12, 2005 06:58 PM
You watch Surface? I heard it sucked. Also, Lake Bell has the head of a man.
Posted by: Mac Thomason at October 12, 2005 09:10 PM
Dude, I'll watch about anything that doesn't feature bland comedy, overwrought relationships or doctors.
Yeah, it sucks, but it's the only thing on Monday nights worth watching.
Posted by: Paul at October 12, 2005 10:14 PM
Hmm. Yeah. Well, Prison Break is okay, if you try not to think about it and have a high tolerance for scenery chewing, and I like Arrested Development a lot but it's probably dead. Other than that, Monday is pretty much a dead zone. Well, I like Cheap Seats but that's a minority taste.
Posted by: Mac Thomason at October 12, 2005 11:04 PM