Sucker Clarification

[NOTTA STEELER]

In my last post I had a few pics of suckers that T.C. caught in the Notty and refference was made to the fact the Ontario record for White sucker was 5 lbs..
After careful study , I came to the conclusion that the suckers in question were NOT White suckers at all . They are known as " Silver Redhorse Suckers " with the Ontario record being in the 8.8 lbs. range and world record being 11.4 lbs. . Their average length are 15.7 inches , the Ontario record was 27 inches and the world record was 29.1 inches .
The colouration of these fish is so silver and the fight is so strong that it is sometimes difficult to tell if you have a steelhead on or not . The one I caught while fishing with troutchaser felt like a very heavy steelie , head shakes and a long screaming run to the other side of the river . I began to think that it wasn't a steelhead and troutchaser was willing to bet me 20 bucks that it was ... I should have taken the bet ... it was indeed a Silver Redhorse sucker . They have a really large dorsal fin , which we nic named them " sail backs ".
So you see ... a sucker ... is not always ... just ... a ... sucker .

What kind of suckers does your fave fishing spot hold ?

 

[point defiance]

Honestly dude, that first pic is beautiful. Makes me want to go catch some suckers lol

 

[salmonfisher]

i have a question can you find suckers in lake ontario tribs?

 

[pop-vlado]

i have a question can you find suckers in lake ontario tribs?

You can find suckers anywhere. Put some worms on your hook and you'll catch a sucker before anything else right now. I catch tons in the Grand. I've noticed the warmer water this year has given them a lot of energy so they put up great fights (as is the case with all other fish).

 

[getin]

How do you get their slimes off your hands :wink: I once had my line wrapped around one of these and the line got a thick layer of slime on it that could not be removed so i retied another leader ....

 

[getin]

How do you get their slimes off your hands :wink: I once had my line wrapped around one of these and the line got a thick layer of slime on it that could not be removed so i retied another leader ....

 

[Knuguy]

i have a question can you find suckers in lake ontario tribs?

Must be lots of them out there---they say there's 1 born every minute! :roll:

 

[NOTTA STEELER]

Must be lots of them out there---they say there's 1 born every minute! :roll:

Ha-ha-haha-ha !!!!! Good one , I need a laugh today . Thanks Harold.

 

[NOTTA STEELER]

How do you get their slimes off your hands :wink: I once had my line wrapped around one of these and the line got a thick layer of slime on it that could not be removed so i retied another leader ....

Only certain suckers produce that slime , I know what you mean it just won't come off no matter what . The Saugeen suckers are prime for that , it's like glue and snot mixed together.
:blink:

 

[Rain-Bow]

I might have heard somewhere they fight as well as steelhead. The suckers I've caught before didn't seem very strong like that.