Just got mine thanks for the heads up.

Got mine too... Great book for da newbie's!

What type of fish is this? I caught it a month ago.

Bermuda chub....pure garbage. No good for bait or eating.

Thanks good thing I threw that fish out after freezing it for three weeks.

Okay i will say it one more time....for all the new guys..
If you catch a fish and don't know what it is....please take a picture of it (if you can)
but turn the fish loose....why you ask?
Well for one you might be breaking the law by keeping a fish that you arent suppose too.
and two....its WRONG!!

Dont know what it is...turn it loose...
thank you

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.

Not completely true...I've caught several nurse sharks on them. Using garbage to catch more garbage.

aaaahhh...the circle of life...

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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

It's a start

This is a snapper? What is the proper name of this snapper and the ones that has red tails and fins?

This is a mangrove snapper, good eating, 10inch to keep. 5 per day/ per person.

Grey Snapper, Mangrove snapper.

Red tail might be a Lane snapper or mutton

That is a mangrove/grey snapper. Same fish that are called different depending on were they live.

The "tasty when fried" snapper.

How good was that fatty you caught in the keys?

Dinner

So this would be a red snapper....also a mangrove snapper? How big can each snapper get?

That's a mutton snapper. The first pic was a mangrove snapper.

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.

Just an FYI: For Mutton-Minimum size is 16 inches, with a daily bag limit of 10 fish per person. That also means an aggregate bag of 10 snapper of any species! (Grey as mention above 5per day)

http://myfwc.com/docs/RulesRegulations/ ... letter.pdf

Where did you get that book?

The sportfish of florida book?

I picked mine up at barnes n nobles a while back.

Thanks I borrowed it from a friend but need to get my owm

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 .

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...