New Minnesota State Record Burbot
by TBC Press on 12/22/16
No matter what you call them – burbot, eelpout or lawyers – the fish is one of a kind. In fact, in the cool waters of the north where the burbot roams, they are caught almost exclusively through the ice. The vast majority of burbot (eelpout) caught by winter anglers happen by mistake, as was the case for Minnesota fisherman Brent Getzler, who was... READ MORE
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