Identify Fish Correctly.
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Re: Identify Fish Correctly.
What type of fish is this? I caught it a month ago.
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Bermuda chub....pure garbage. No good for bait or eating.
Dreaming the dream that one day I can be as good as some of the boatless pros and catch some 12 inch mangrove snapper.
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Re: Identify Fish Correctly.
Thanks good thing I threw that fish out after freezing it for three weeks.
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whatever you take home you should eat, in this case it doesnt apply but for future reference. Its bad fishing karma. jetty's advice is solid as well.
Don't know it...throw it or touch it for that matter.
Don't know it...throw it or touch it for that matter.
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Not completely true...I've caught several nurse sharks on them. Using garbage to catch more garbage.fishnfool73 wrote:Bermuda chub....pure garbage. No good for bait or eating.
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aaaahhh...the circle of life...PhishingPhanatic wrote:Not completely true...I've caught several nurse sharks on them. Using garbage to catch more garbage.fishnfool73 wrote:Bermuda chub....pure garbage. No good for bait or eating.
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When out today and got my special book. No more problems for me, I'm covered.
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that book is great I read threw it but havent got one yet but will soon the one I have is also great it cost fifteen bucks as well but gives you tips on how to catch and where to catch and gives families of the fish and food value and very precise pics its called sportfish of florida it has over two hudread species in it this is the pic
When out today and got my special book. No more problems for me, I'm covered.
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that book is great I read threw it but havent got one yet but will soon the one I have is also great it cost fifteen bucks as well but gives you tips on how to catch and where to catch and gives families of the fish and food value and very precise pics its called sportfish of florida it has over two hudread species in it this is the pic
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Re: Identify Fish Correctly.
It's a start
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Re: Identify Fish Correctly.
This is a snapper? What is the proper name of this snapper and the ones that has red tails and fins?
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This is a mangrove snapper, good eating, 10inch to keep. 5 per day/ per person.
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That is a mangrove/grey snapper. Same fish that are called different depending on were they live.
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The "tasty when fried" snapper.
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Dinnerscuro wrote: What is the proper name of this snapper
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So this would be a red snapper....also a mangrove snapper? How big can each snapper get?
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That's a mutton snapper. The first pic was a mangrove snapper.
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This is a mutton snapper. A complete different species from red snapper and mangrove snapper. The biggest snapper I believe is the cuberra which can grow over 100lbs.
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Where did you get that book?
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The sportfish of florida book?Jsfishnguy wrote:Where did you get that book?
I picked mine up at barnes n nobles a while back.
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Thanks I borrowed it from a friend but need to get my owmJordanConnorSharp wrote:The sportfish of florida book?Jsfishnguy wrote:Where did you get that book?
I picked mine up at barnes n nobles a while back.
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BABY SWORD FISH!!!
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strizile wrote:Jwright1 wrote:
BABY SWORD FISH!!!
What did you do there? Trying different hook placements?
Do not forget to clean up the floor after that and remember you need heavy gear for the swords
those things look ready to be troll .
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Since it seems to be all the rage to dig up old post lately I though I would dig up one.... but a important one to many of us...
It is that time of year when there are a large amount of juvenile kings being caught and kept as Spanish because they have yellow spots....
quite a few fishermen including many with years of experience do not know how to tell the difference so here is another old post that has some great info....
http://forshorefishing.blogs.theledger. ... l-easy-id/
The quick and short version is this.... if the fish shakes like crazy ( I know all fish tend to thrash when they are being lifted up to the pier ) but a juvenile king goes ballistic and shakes like mad even after he hits the deck.... this is my clue to very carefully check the lateral line...... it takes a very sharp dip on a king and just slopes down on a Spanish....also the Spanish tend to have a black dorsal and a king has a grayish one but the lateral line is a sure thing
so be careful and let the small kings go so we can have large ones to play with later...
It is that time of year when there are a large amount of juvenile kings being caught and kept as Spanish because they have yellow spots....
quite a few fishermen including many with years of experience do not know how to tell the difference so here is another old post that has some great info....
http://forshorefishing.blogs.theledger. ... l-easy-id/
The quick and short version is this.... if the fish shakes like crazy ( I know all fish tend to thrash when they are being lifted up to the pier ) but a juvenile king goes ballistic and shakes like mad even after he hits the deck.... this is my clue to very carefully check the lateral line...... it takes a very sharp dip on a king and just slopes down on a Spanish....also the Spanish tend to have a black dorsal and a king has a grayish one but the lateral line is a sure thing
so be careful and let the small kings go so we can have large ones to play with later...
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Re: Identify Fish Correctly.
Man next to me caught a Striped Mojara. I never saw one before. Looked like a striped pinfish. Lines like a Striped Bass. Is it uncommon to catch them in the Siesta Key area?
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I caught them on the flats the one time I ever waded for bonefish...and the pair of majaras I caught that day were the only two fish I caught (Bahia Honda Park)...I did see one bone and my consolation prize was that I didn't spook it on the cast (which I hear is almost always an automatic when casting to your first ever bone) - instead it just had no interest in what I was throwingccb wrote:Man next to me caught a Striped Mojara. I never saw one before. Looked like a striped pinfish. Lines like a Striped Bass. Is it uncommon to catch them in the Siesta Key area?