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big eyes
Posted: May 17th, 2022, 5:03 pm
by bead
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
) black fin, and plenty of cats.
Re: big eyes
Posted: May 17th, 2022, 9:26 pm
by onefishtwofish
Smooth Puffer. Started really seeing them in our parts a couple years back. Search smooth puffer on here and you can see pics.
Re: big eyes
Posted: May 18th, 2022, 7:30 am
by bead
Thanks, weird looking fellows.
Re: big eyes
Posted: May 18th, 2022, 9:49 am
by Hit-n-Miss
Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker!
big eyes
Posted: May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
by Red Beard
Hit-n-Miss wrote: Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker!
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.
Re: big eyes
Posted: May 18th, 2022, 2:20 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
Red Beard wrote: ↑May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
Hit-n-Miss wrote: Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker!
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.
But I'll save em for you.
Re: big eyes
Posted: May 18th, 2022, 2:22 pm
by Hit-n-Miss
I hear you can eat Ladyfish too. Hard pass on those.
Re: big eyes
Posted: May 18th, 2022, 9:08 pm
by onefishtwofish
Red Beard wrote: ↑May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
Hit-n-Miss wrote: Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker!
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.
big eyes
Posted: May 18th, 2022, 11:08 pm
by Red Beard
onefishtwofish wrote:Red Beard wrote: ↑May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
Hit-n-Miss wrote: Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker!
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.
Re: big eyes
Posted: May 19th, 2022, 10:54 pm
by doomtrpr_z71
Red Beard wrote:onefishtwofish wrote:Red Beard wrote: ↑May 18th, 2022, 10:16 am
Hit-n-Miss wrote: Send those tackle destroyers to Davy Jones locker!
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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