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What are the big eyed white bellied fish on the flats at St marks? About a foot or more long. Caught 3, plus 4 keeper trout (should have been 6 :D ) black fin, and plenty of cats.
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Smooth Puffer. Started really seeing them in our parts a couple years back. Search smooth puffer on here and you can see pics.
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Thanks, weird looking fellows.
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:smt011 Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker! :smt004
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Hit-n-Miss wrote::smt011 Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker! :smt004
They are actually good eating. Like all pufferfish if you avoid the gallbladder that holds the poison (or avoid all the guts in general) your good to go.
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Red Beard wrote: May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
Hit-n-Miss wrote::smt011 Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker! :smt004
They are actually good eating. Like all pufferfish if you avoid the gallbladder that holds the poison (or avoid all the guts in general) your good to go.
I'll pass on eating them. :o But I'll save em for you. :-D
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I hear you can eat Ladyfish too. Hard pass on those. :smt078
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Red Beard wrote: May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
Hit-n-Miss wrote::smt011 Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker! :smt004
They are actually good eating. Like all pufferfish if you avoid the gallbladder that holds the poison (or avoid all the guts in general) your good to go.
Gall bladder AND liver right? I have no idea, just what I have read.
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onefishtwofish wrote:
Red Beard wrote: May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
Hit-n-Miss wrote::smt011 Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker! :smt004
They are actually good eating. Like all pufferfish if you avoid the gallbladder that holds the poison (or avoid all the guts in general) your good to go.
Gall bladder AND liver right? I have no idea, just what I have read.
I’ve heard both myself. I just stay clear of the guts in general. If I puncture anything I scrap it. Treat them like mullet with roe; go easy around the belly.

They have a white meat.
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Red Beard wrote:
onefishtwofish wrote:
Red Beard wrote: May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
Hit-n-Miss wrote::smt011 Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker! :smt004
They are actually good eating. Like all pufferfish if you avoid the gallbladder that holds the poison (or avoid all the guts in general) your good to go.
Gall bladder AND liver right? I have no idea, just what I have read.
I’ve heard both myself. I just stay clear of the guts in general. If I puncture anything I scrap it. Treat them like mullet with roe; go easy around the belly.

They have a white meat.
Funny thing is I've wanted to keep some to try this year and haven't caught the first one, I had one destroy a mega bass dark sleeper but zero have made it to the boat this year.

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