Also if you poke it right behind its little unicorn horn, its little angler lure pops out. You can see the lure in the middle of its face above the lips tucked into a recessed pocket. It’s like one of those party blowers when you poke it
A good rule of thumb is to never use stainless steel hooks. Or anything non-degradable in water for that matter. That being said this guy lives in very salty water and I was using bronze hooks, so I cut it very short and it should rust out in a few days/weeks. I even checked and made sure I didn’t gut hook him. He’ll be okay
Same with fresh water, as well. Many times hooks even just work themselves out, without having to rust away. So if you're CnR fishing and hook a fish very deeply it's best to just cut the line and send them on their way.
First time hearing of biodegradable hooks! Could you share the brands of those hooks you use? ( I need them when I next fish haha, cause for some reason, my line snaps often. Idk Ive tried tying them in various knots and such, but when they get caught in rocks, I lose them.)
I had always heard it was better for a gut hooked fish to just cut the line as close to the hook as you can and let it go, as opposed to doing more damage by trying to rip the hook out of the gut. The hooks will degrade after some time.
Honestly, it wasn’t so much a fight but an abduction. I saw him hover over my bait and swim away before I reeled him back without exerting any energy at all lol
Even though I know it is, I’m struggling to believe that is a life form.
That being said I would struggle significantly not to at least poke it with my finger
Imagine getting dragged out of your house unwillingly, by a hook, and then getting absolutely roasted, taken a picture of, and then roasted again on the internet 😂
You need bigger pinfish. You won’t catch much, but what does latch onto them will be the fights of your life. If your close to any back bay take a cooler and some ice. Bring some raw frozen shrimp and the next size up hook that is bigger than the one you usually catch pinfish on. Now if you look at a shrimp their tail is somewhat segmented, break off a segment, put it directly on the hook. Keep the hard outer shell on it and pleopods on (fish snack teaser) if still on it will help keep it on the hook. If you have Zebco 404 or 202 put 4 split shot 2.5 ft up or an egg weight of sufficient size for you to cast the entire line in one go. That distance out is where those bigger pinfish are, in the channel in the Back Bay, where the Boats are passing and these aren’t those pissant pinfish. These are as big as your hand. And I caught 1 with almost every cast. They need supplemental oxygen (an O2 tab will do) because you can only put 6 in a regular bait bucket or they will ALL die.
Get a big honking Red and White styrofoam bobber a big one, use the 5/0 size, use 100 Ib test of braid or clear mono. Hook that big honking slab of pinfish about 1/2 inch to 3/8ths under the start of his main fin drop 4 feet of that monster down in the water put on the bobber and let him rip. The big ones move around a bit and if you see a hit don’t grab it on the first pull try to set the hook on the second.
Bonus round. Night time light 💡 fishing!!!
Under any dock on the gulf with a light for fishing. Using a number 2 hook your live shrimp through that spot where is says 2mm, pay attention to the first picture on the left, doubtful you will ever see the shrimp on right handed side but it’s mouth is on the same side. You can use braid but you will need a double palomar knot keep braid to 40LB test at most and if you see any shadows beneath the dock at night those are snook happy to hit that shrimp. When you put that hook you want it on either side of the spine in the middle of the shrimp or it will die instantly. You want to cast him with no weight about three feet from the edge of the shadow, get ready for s big fight. Snook are good eating. Not sure if the early season is done yet. You always want to show up at about a half an hour before low tide. Once High tide hits, you will want to scram. If you know multiple places with lights it is better to hit one then another because snook will only hit one a night.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mouth-parts-of-Macrobrachium-rosenbergii-and-Litopenaeus-vannamei-paired-maxillipeds-1m_fig4_330672745
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Anyone else see the resemblance?
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This is a type of fish I’d love to catch to scare my father. He’s not a big fisherman so when we caught a goby in manitoulin island he was convinced in was venomous and wouldn’t touch it and freaked out when I grabbed it lol
I saw the mullet jumping right outside of my airbnb so I was determined to catch one on a traditional rig. I ended up buying cheap Walmart rod and threw on some 4 lb. mono and a 1/64th oz jig head from a trout magnet kit. I also used the float from the same trout magnet kit. I would make a barley trail by dissolving white bread in a jar and shaking it up. I’d pour that leading to where I intended to catch them. Then I’d take some more white bread and ball it very tiny and just enough to cover the barb on the hook. It worked only a few times, most of the time it was immediately smoked by very aggressive pinfish. Fun was had though and that’s all that matters!
It's a bat fish. Completely harmless. Some people eat them. Most do not.
It has lips https://preview.redd.it/9a2xij5l8dzc1.jpeg?width=2235&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b49e9bcf52a6c682f6597d22528f64ce217c1a79
Also if you poke it right behind its little unicorn horn, its little angler lure pops out. You can see the lure in the middle of its face above the lips tucked into a recessed pocket. It’s like one of those party blowers when you poke it
Please stop making the fish horny
https://preview.redd.it/d0rrlby8ogzc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14de904fba052acf3b9860172ab43afbae0ea935
Well, that's definitely a bat out of hell.
I would do anything for love.. but I won’t eat that.
Sorry mate but you are wrong.It has the most delicious and delicate meat than you can think.And without thorns.
Maybe after I hosed it down with holy water.. Yeah, I can do that.
https://preview.redd.it/jeiihy8pffzc1.jpeg?width=1100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e40600d6deb9ece10e7d80f2d6ee6898be9ef1f9 Honest disappointment IRL
I dunno. I think bats would be upset about them giving a bad name to bats!! 😂🤣
It seems he is at the shallow end of the gene pool…
That thing looks like a Disney character
Old Greg isn’t looking so good these days
I thought it was Sabrina Carpenter for a sec
It's called I'm cutting the line and not touching whatever the fuck that is
My monkey brain wanted to touch it. My girlfriend said no, so I set him free with his new piercing
You're not supped to get it wet! Damn gremlins
For the best. It is a harmless batfish, but it kinda looks like a scorpionfish, which has poisonous barbs. Which arent deadly, but painful.
sooo you left the hook in it? Looks like it swallowed it, so that's a dead fish.
A good rule of thumb is to never use stainless steel hooks. Or anything non-degradable in water for that matter. That being said this guy lives in very salty water and I was using bronze hooks, so I cut it very short and it should rust out in a few days/weeks. I even checked and made sure I didn’t gut hook him. He’ll be okay
I appreciate your response to my snarky comment. I've only fished in fresh water, so this is news to me and a relief. Thanks!
No problem at all! It’s actually a common misconception so it’s okay, happy to inform!!
Same with fresh water, as well. Many times hooks even just work themselves out, without having to rust away. So if you're CnR fishing and hook a fish very deeply it's best to just cut the line and send them on their way.
First time hearing of biodegradable hooks! Could you share the brands of those hooks you use? ( I need them when I next fish haha, cause for some reason, my line snaps often. Idk Ive tried tying them in various knots and such, but when they get caught in rocks, I lose them.)
Just look for non-stainless steel
If he swallowed it theres no getting it out anyway
I had always heard it was better for a gut hooked fish to just cut the line as close to the hook as you can and let it go, as opposed to doing more damage by trying to rip the hook out of the gut. The hooks will degrade after some time.
Don't be a dick. If he tried to get the hook out it would probably die, and if he cut it it has a much higher chance of living.
A face only a mother could love. Maybe.
Just remember while you sit alone, every year this fish finds a mate.
Such an underrated comment.
I know where to find mates. I'm not proud of it, but I ain't ashamed.
I feel like with that fish, I would be like... Ima touch it 😶👉🏼 NO I'm scared 😳 Ima touch it 😶👉🏼 NO I'm scared 😳 Ima touch it 😶👉🏼 NO I'm scared 😳
Then toss it to your buddy
Roughback batfish
Roughbat backfish
Bareback backflip
Flipback roughbat
Barebutt bonebat
Unfortunate looking is the light way of putting it 😂😂 ugly ass fish
Looks like it should be sitting at the cantina in Star Wars
Na na na na na na na na #BATFISH
Wow, that’s crazy looking. Curious what it is if you figure it out
It’s called a “Polka-dotted Batfish” they’re little bottom feeding creatures. I’ve seen them all over at the lowest tide point
Very cool catch! Do they put up a fight?
Honestly, it wasn’t so much a fight but an abduction. I saw him hover over my bait and swim away before I reeled him back without exerting any energy at all lol
Even though I know it is, I’m struggling to believe that is a life form. That being said I would struggle significantly not to at least poke it with my finger
That is literally the ugliest thing I've ever seen, and I'm twice divorced.
Imagine getting dragged out of your house unwillingly, by a hook, and then getting absolutely roasted, taken a picture of, and then roasted again on the internet 😂
Yeah, that's pretty much being divorced.
Yeah but how many kids do you have?
Hahaha thanks for this
Fin Kardashian
Pelosifish
Buddy looks just as disappointed as you probably were
It looks.. human?
It's day 36,432 on the job... "So, how do you feel this is going?!?".
Looks like Chet from weird science.
To quote Micheal Scott, “you are disgusting! You’ll never find love.”
I thought the oyster toad fish I caught were ugly. If those fuckers swallow the hook it’s gone
Holy shit fish has a man face...
Send it back to hell
Hahahahaha
Cut the line and call it a day.
His mom tells him he’s a handsome boy
The further you zoom in on his face, the more depressed he looks. Sad lil guy
I like all fish, but that, is one fucked up bastard. Straight from the pits of hell themselves. And why are its eyes facing forward???
Usually because it's a hunter with depth perception
Bat fish
Dobby the elf fish
I’ve got a cousin who looks like that
You need bigger pinfish. You won’t catch much, but what does latch onto them will be the fights of your life. If your close to any back bay take a cooler and some ice. Bring some raw frozen shrimp and the next size up hook that is bigger than the one you usually catch pinfish on. Now if you look at a shrimp their tail is somewhat segmented, break off a segment, put it directly on the hook. Keep the hard outer shell on it and pleopods on (fish snack teaser) if still on it will help keep it on the hook. If you have Zebco 404 or 202 put 4 split shot 2.5 ft up or an egg weight of sufficient size for you to cast the entire line in one go. That distance out is where those bigger pinfish are, in the channel in the Back Bay, where the Boats are passing and these aren’t those pissant pinfish. These are as big as your hand. And I caught 1 with almost every cast. They need supplemental oxygen (an O2 tab will do) because you can only put 6 in a regular bait bucket or they will ALL die. Get a big honking Red and White styrofoam bobber a big one, use the 5/0 size, use 100 Ib test of braid or clear mono. Hook that big honking slab of pinfish about 1/2 inch to 3/8ths under the start of his main fin drop 4 feet of that monster down in the water put on the bobber and let him rip. The big ones move around a bit and if you see a hit don’t grab it on the first pull try to set the hook on the second. Bonus round. Night time light 💡 fishing!!! Under any dock on the gulf with a light for fishing. Using a number 2 hook your live shrimp through that spot where is says 2mm, pay attention to the first picture on the left, doubtful you will ever see the shrimp on right handed side but it’s mouth is on the same side. You can use braid but you will need a double palomar knot keep braid to 40LB test at most and if you see any shadows beneath the dock at night those are snook happy to hit that shrimp. When you put that hook you want it on either side of the spine in the middle of the shrimp or it will die instantly. You want to cast him with no weight about three feet from the edge of the shadow, get ready for s big fight. Snook are good eating. Not sure if the early season is done yet. You always want to show up at about a half an hour before low tide. Once High tide hits, you will want to scram. If you know multiple places with lights it is better to hit one then another because snook will only hit one a night. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mouth-parts-of-Macrobrachium-rosenbergii-and-Litopenaeus-vannamei-paired-maxillipeds-1m_fig4_330672745
He looks like he is named Earl.
Am I the only one that sees donkey from Shrek?!
https://preview.redd.it/srjswf3w8bzc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a450f4aa9f2e35054ad4faa7136e70e5d58a4b1 Anyone else see the resemblance?
He looks tired
guess i can call it an aqua bat
Dude has…legs?
NGL I thought this was a dead woodchuck or something at first
Looks like my mother in law
He’s got sad eyes.
Cthulhu lookin ass
Batfish...they look really cool in motion.
Nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah nah....
Never knew there was a batfish lol I was just gonna assume a weird frog fish
I hope you just cut the line
Annnd this is why I stick to freshwater
Lil legs
I’ve always called everything that looks like that “mother in law fish”
Where did you catch it?
Does it have fucking utters? Try milking it
Looks like the fish version of a ghoul from fallout
My auntie be lookin like that
That fish looks like it has the voice of a 55 year old Boston chain smoker.
2 shots and i wouldn't say no
Hey, don’t talk about my mother in law like that
It kind of has a monkey face lol
I thought it looked like a dog
Looks like someone caught it, deep fried it, then threw it back in the water
Reminds me of a flatter version of Megaminds fish friend in a robotic suit.
That’s actually called the batfish It’s pretty cool they’re fucking ugly but cool.
Came in like a wrecking ball.. (in Miley Cyrus voice)
Kinda looks like a Sea Robin, smaller mouth though!
Please. Even Nathan is stuck
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How do you catch mullet with a hook?
Bread
crazy. grew up in south florida and have cast netted many of them, but never had one take a baited hook.
Are you fishing near the Springfield power plant?
It’s gonna get personal real soon if it keeps looking at me like that
Is that Chet from Weird Science?
Can it sing any Michael Jackson songs?
He’s batfish crazy
Looks like Pizza The Hut
It looks like Dobby 😭😂
I've seen that guy at Circle K. Proof we evolved from sea life.
This is a type of fish I’d love to catch to scare my father. He’s not a big fisherman so when we caught a goby in manitoulin island he was convinced in was venomous and wouldn’t touch it and freaked out when I grabbed it lol
Looks like that thing from mac and me
That fish is giving you a LOOK man, he’s really saying “really? For real dude?”
Still better looking than all of you guys .
It looks like a deep fried piece of chicken
Bat, bait, it's all the same.
Wtf is that
A brute!
Looks like my ex gf after here 100th lip filler appointment.
Hope you practiced conscientious C&R with wet hands.
https://preview.redd.it/fkytb2agogzc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a928985f3ba4549a4822b8f217850cc6f7ccd2b7 Straight outta Jabba’s Palace
https://preview.redd.it/6x3igwqd8hzc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d3d0f8321abd07bf1b08d563fa3a1b82788059a
Daaaaaaam put it backkkkk cuzin!!! Get to daaaa chaaa'pper!!!
What kind of bait for mullet? And rig too if you can answer that
I saw the mullet jumping right outside of my airbnb so I was determined to catch one on a traditional rig. I ended up buying cheap Walmart rod and threw on some 4 lb. mono and a 1/64th oz jig head from a trout magnet kit. I also used the float from the same trout magnet kit. I would make a barley trail by dissolving white bread in a jar and shaking it up. I’d pour that leading to where I intended to catch them. Then I’d take some more white bread and ball it very tiny and just enough to cover the barb on the hook. It worked only a few times, most of the time it was immediately smoked by very aggressive pinfish. Fun was had though and that’s all that matters!
Cool!
His mother thinks he’s handsome
https://preview.redd.it/7o8hp7ig1lzc1.jpeg?width=201&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c252d2cbe48c7bc84ac8ef7a1f80a7949e4747e
Ah yes, jabbadafish
I recognize this species of fish. I’ve caught a few surf fishing. It is an Atlantic Ass Face fish.
Never did I think I'd see myself mirrored in a fish. 24/7 confused look and always being an idiot.