Buffalo, another name for son of a bachelor?

Question

Are buffalo the smartest, wiliest, most arrogant fresh water fish?
Here in Missouri we have a bunch of them. The big ones love to patrol right in the middle of streams and lakes. Then they jump right in front of you, I cast out, they go up/down stream for exactly 37 seconds, come back and jump 2 and 1/2 inches from bait. Then like a skater doing a double, jump again, in case I wasn't paying attention, and look me right in the eye. I've even gone into shallow water in summer to try to punch one out and it squiggles right under my legs and hid in a mocison hole. How do you catch them?

Answer 1

Description
Ictiobus and bubalus are both Greek words meaning "bull fish" and "buffalo", respectively. The back and sides are light brown or otherwise dark with a coppery or greenish tent. The belly is pale yellow to white. Smallmouth buffalo scales are large, and the species sometimes be confused with common carp by the novice. However, buffalo lack the barbels of carp. Smallmouth buffalo, as opposed to bigmouth buffalo, have a distinctive sucker-type mouth, oriented downward.
Life History
Although the life history of smallmouth buffalo is not well understood, spawning seems to occur in the spring when water temperatures reach 60-65°F. Eggs are broadcast over weeds and mud bottom, hatching in one to two weeks. This species is primarily bottom feeding which is why insect larvae, algae, detritus, and sand often make up significant portions of the fishes' gut contents.
Distribution
The native range of the smallmouth buffalo includes larger tributaries of the Mississippi River from Montana east to Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The species is also found in Gulf slope drainages from Alabama to the Rio Grande River drainage. In Texas, smallmouth buffalo are found in most large streams, rivers, and reservoirs exclusive of the Panhandle.
Other
Although some anglers consider smallmouth buffalo to be a rough fish, in many areas the species is highly prized. Specimens in excess of 82 pounds have been landed by rod and reel anglers, whereas the trotline record is 97 pounds in Texas. Buffalo will sometimes take doughballs made with cottonseed meal, and when hooked provide exceptional sport. Many people may be unaware that smallmouth buffalo is quite a food fish. It is the number one species sold by commercial freshwater fishermen.

Answer 2

Buffalo Carp. lmao
This link has a real nice picture of one about 1/3 of the way down on this page. http://www.quadcityarts.com/literature.html

Answer 3

Wad of worms on a 3 prong hook or dough bait fished on bottom.