How Big Was the Biggest Fish You Ever Caught?

[HeavenlyOne]

Ok. This is weird. There are locals here who have never heard of bowfins. LR and I went fishing and just returned. She caught 6 bluegill/sunnys, and I caught a bass, a bluegill, and...a bowfin!! LR has been fishing here for many years, minus the time she was in Memphis, but has never caught, seen, nor heard of these fish until she caught her's. Mine wasn't quite as big as her's, but about 18 inches long. I took the hook out of his mouth and let him go, since we don't know if they are edible or not.

Hasn't anyone else heard of these fish? I'm not learning much online about them either.