My biggest grover to date

amacsnook · Post by **amacsnook** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:07 am

Closely related snapper, like dog and schoolmaster, can hybridize... this fish has characteristics of both so who knows.

diggin4grouper · Post by **diggin4grouper** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:13 am

Zebco wrote: Except that it isn't a Schoolmaster.

good guess but your wrong , dog snappers dont have stripes , sorry to bust your bubbles

THIS IS A DOG SNAPPER

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:43 am

It is a Dog. The easiest way to tell Dogs and Schoolmasters apart is by the white triangle under the eye, Dogs have them, Schoolmasters don't.

http://indian-river.fl.us/fishing/fish/snapdog.html

gdm phil · Post by **gdm phil** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:45 am

I'm on my way to singer now high tides in 2.5 hours let's see what I come up with today If I get both I'll snap a side by side

CubanExpress · Post by **CubanExpress** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:21 am

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT!

diggin4grouper · Post by **diggin4grouper** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:07 am

PhishingPhanatic wrote:It is a Dog. The easiest way to tell Dogs and Schoolmasters apart is by the white triangle under the eye, Dogs have them, Schoolmasters don't.

http://indian-river.fl.us/fishing/fish/snapdog.html

even the link you posted dont have stripes .....

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:10 am

Stripes are not a reliable source of ID for fish. Look at his picture, and you will notice the white triangle under the eye. Only Dog snappers have that, schoolmasters do not. Many snapper species will develop different color variations as they mature, which would explain the stripes, however the white triangle under the eye is unique only to dog snapper.

Lomax aka ZEBCO · Post by **Lomax aka ZEBCO** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:55 am

PhishingPhanatic wrote:Stripes are not a reliable source of ID for fish. Look at his picture, and you will notice the white triangle under the eye. Only Dog snappers have that, schoolmasters do not. Many snapper species will develop different color variations as they mature, which would explain the stripes, however the white triangle under the eye is unique only to dog snapper.

I think you and I are wasting our time trying to tell them.

CubanExpress · Post by **CubanExpress** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:30 pm

Phil's fish has the white band.

GO4EM · Post by **GO4EM** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:31 pm

I say dog.
Better than grovers in my opinion esp. if cooked fresh.
Nice catch either way.

PhishingPhanatic · Post by **PhishingPhanatic** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:01 pm

rare wrote: Never had a dog before.

Ask Bolo.

gdm phil · Post by **gdm phil** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:00 pm

Limited out on grovers in a matter of an hour. Caught some snappers that were very colorful but with a spot on the tail

gdm phil · Post by **gdm phil** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:06 pm

Looks like they were small lane snapper

bolo · Post by **bolo** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:39 am

rare wrote:
PhishingPhanatic wrote:Ask Bolo.
*LOL*

I knew someone was going to say that! Special menu not for us round eyes

Meat is very lean and have to cook it like a stew to make the meat tender. Has a little gamey taste.

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