Can Anyone I.D. This Atlantic Saltwater Fish?
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I'm a freshwater guy, so I have no clue when it comes to the ocean ( except the part about keeping your fingers away from mouths ).
We caught a bunch of these things yesterday on the Stellwagen shelf, a few miles off the coast of Provincetown. They sure are cute!
I have never seen one before. WTF is it???
We caught a bunch of these things yesterday on the Stellwagen shelf, a few miles off the coast of Provincetown. They sure are cute!
I have never seen one before. WTF is it???
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Looks to me like an "Oyster Cracker."
At least that's what we call them in the Delaware coastal areas.
Rick
At least that's what we call them in the Delaware coastal areas.
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One thing is for sure, It has a face only a mother could love!
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Sea robbin!
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What do I get?DVC500_at_last wrote:Yep, its a sea robbin. All bones, not good for eating. We just throw them back.mr1precision wrote:Sea robbin!
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Seriously where's my prize? Hello....anyone there?
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You get my thanks!
.... & this cuddly Sea Robin!
Yeah, they were annoying to catch -- one after the other after the other, & they weighed about 1 lb. No fun there. They all got tossed back.
We got plenty of cod though!
.... & this cuddly Sea Robin!
Yeah, they were annoying to catch -- one after the other after the other, & they weighed about 1 lb. No fun there. They all got tossed back.
We got plenty of cod though!
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The sea robins I have seen and caught seem to have longer pectoral fins than those shown. And most of them are a lot darker in color.
Maybe you bleach them a bit up theah ?????
Rick
Maybe you bleach them a bit up theah ?????
Rick
Yeah, it has variations/diffrences from the more southernly Sea Robbins. It must be a Boston Sea Robbin.Rick 386 wrote:The sea robins I have seen and caught seem to have longer pectoral fins than those shown. And most of them are a lot darker in color.
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Smitty, did it CROAK at you?
Edit: I just searched online, and there are 114 species in eight genera.
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When I was pulling the hook out, they gave off a high-frequency vibration -- like a cell phone or pager with a very dead battery. It was the strangest thing I'd ever experienced! Was expecting an electric shock to follow...
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There were a few caught last year on the fishing trip I was party to. This was right out of Hampton, NH. I and another lucked into Altantic Catfish or Wolffish. About the ugliest thing I've ever seen and darned surely the tastiest as well!
After all day fishing I don't think more than 3 cod were caught, all too small to keep.
After all day fishing I don't think more than 3 cod were caught, all too small to keep.
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This was a hell of a trip! I haven't been on the ocean in over 20 years, but I saw more on this one trip than ever in my life!! We had hundreds of dolphin pods swimming around us ( on the way there across the bay ), & we saw at least 10 right whales. Better than Sea World -- you couldn't buy this!! I was eye to eye with some dolphins playing in the wake. Every time they'd see the boat, they'd come over & play. VERY COOL! We were about 40 feet parallel to a whale & it's calf -- was the size of a bus! We could hear them blowing off all around us while we were fishing. Plus the water was as smooth as a lake!! Z E R O wind -- NEVER been anywhere on the Cape & had no wind!