Smallmouth Buffalo, that is one fish I would love to hook into. I may try a bit this year, they look very much like a carp, but are not really related to them at all. This is a native species to the US and unlike the carp is highly prized for its flesh.
They are sometimes confused for Drum all though they look nothing alike, buffalos can get huge, like up to 70 or 80 Lbs, in OH the state records are in the 50 range, and they normally come from Hoover. They have really tiny mouths, and will pick at their food, guys who fish for them normally use very small baits, and they pack it with dissolving doughbaits that are very sweet. Normally the are very hard to cath, the rule of thumb is you have to jerk the rod back at the ticks, and you have to time it just right. You will hook one out of every 7-15 jerks if you are doing it right.
Most people do not even know the exist, one sure bet to look for is the eyes, these fish have very dark eyes, they look like big black beads, I have never seen a fish with eyes like this. As you can tell I have been researching them greatly, this is suppose to be one fun fish, hopefully I will get one this year.
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Sorry I couldn't find you a how to page on Smallmouth Buffalo fishing, there really aren't many out there. The guys who fish for these are pretty sercretive about their ways.