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Hoplo catfish. (Hoplosternum thoracatum) .
Aka: Armored catfish check them out! [inline "hassa (8).JPG"]
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Trippy looking cat's

How big are they, it's hard to tell? How big do they get?
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Thanks! The biggest wuz 8 1/2" 6oz ,170 grams []
about as big as they get but you never know..

My first time ever seeing one was in the stomach of a Bass..[shocked]
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Where can I fish for these brown hoplo catfish?
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Typically when the water gets low in the FL Everglades these small cats make their way into the canals, you'll see them surfacing all over.
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Really? I usually fish the canals along alligator alley (i75) and hwy 27 for bass and have never seen them. I would like to catch a few of these fellas and try them out, I heard they are good eating. Do you know a canal where I can go fish for them? Also what bait do you usually use?
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We caught them just under the NEW one mile bridge on Tamiami canal 8 street "west side"

The Army corps of engineers removed a one mile section of the south levee which I believe caused these invasives to have access to this canal.
First time ever seeing them here,I went back to fish for them with a Sabiki but didn't see any...

You can see them surfacing in this video and soon I'll post the cast net video when we caught 8


[url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-9baix8DXU"] 1:39 [/url]

[url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-9baix8DXU"]Hoplo catfish surfacing [#FF0000]VIDEO LINK[/#FF0000]
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Thanks for the tip! I'll check it out sometime. Tight Lines!
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Invasive catfish video "Hassar" Brown Hoplo catfish

[url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUYjTxx9bY"] 13:48 [/url]

[url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUYjTxx9bY"][#FF0000]VIDEO LINK[/#FF0000]Hand-made Hemp Cast Net Guyana Hassar [/url]

Using a hand made Hemp castnet, traditional Guyana net..
Caught these Hassar kitty's under the new one-mile bridge
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They look like a cross between a Cockroach and a cat fish. Kewl!
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Thanks for putting up the vid!! That was awesome, Let me know next time you catch some more.
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