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kirkdavis
06-19-2017, 05:36 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170620/ee7f489d3007b85715f7ae450bf2c3bb.jpgAnybody know what this is? I wasn't thinking, and grabbed it by the lip to unhook it. Snapped down on my thumb like an alligator. Luckily the teeth weren't too big, and lucky again it only held the grip for about 5 seconds. Had fins like an eel.


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Dave Legacy
06-19-2017, 05:37 PM
Sarcastic Fringehead.
kirkdavis
06-19-2017, 05:39 PM
Sarcastic Fringehead.

But I thought they were more orange instead of yellow....maybe it's a juvenile.
GregAndrew
06-19-2017, 06:37 PM
That is definitely what it is. They are very common and very aggressive. They will strike at baits far larger than they are if they appear injured.
kirkdavis
06-19-2017, 07:16 PM
Sarcastic Fringehead.

I thought you were trying to be funny. I finally looked it up. AKA reaper vampire creature. Nasty little critter.
jorluivil
06-19-2017, 07:42 PM
though this is a bad photo it's definitely a midshipman, check out this pic

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/bottomfish/identification/graphics/plainfin_midshipman_palsson.jpg
jorluivil
06-19-2017, 07:46 PM
Here's a better pic


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Plainfin_Midshipman.JPG/1200px-Plainfin_Midshipman.JPG
makobob
06-19-2017, 07:47 PM
though this is a bad photo it's definitely a midshipman, check out this pic

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/bottomfish/identification/graphics/plainfin_midshipman_palsson.jpg

Kissin Kousins?
Dave Legacy
06-19-2017, 07:55 PM
I thought you were trying to be funny. I finally looked it up. AKA reaper vampire creature. Nasty little critter.

I was afraid that would happen, but I was too busy when I replied to tell you I was being serious!
FullFlavorPike
06-19-2017, 08:13 PM
but, how did it taste?
goldenglory18
06-20-2017, 05:43 AM
Denis!!!!!!!

Hahahaha......
Denis_Ruso
06-20-2017, 07:30 AM
Denis!!!!!!!

Hahahaha......

Lol weird ass fish. That's basically what you caught too.
Mr. NiceGuy
06-20-2017, 07:58 AM
A Fish ID thread has developed at sdfish.com for 22 pages that is pretty comprehensive for anything we might find locally:

https://sdfish.com/forums/t/fish-id.115706/

It starts out with a Midshipman. Kirk, was yours iridescent colors, or plain drab green?

https://sdfish.com/forums/attachments/midshipman2-jpg.3285/
goldenglory18
06-20-2017, 08:02 AM
Lol weird ass fish. That's basically what you caught too.

That has to be what it was. I never got a good look at it, but I remember that really vivid green color inside his jaws...
kirkdavis
06-20-2017, 04:23 PM
A Fish ID thread has developed at sdfish.com for 22 pages that is pretty comprehensive for anything we might find locally:

https://sdfish.com/forums/t/fish-id.115706/

It starts out with a Midshipman. Kirk, was yours iridescent colors, or plain drab green?

https://sdfish.com/forums/attachments/midshipman2-jpg.3285/

Mine was dark drab and with the bright yellow gills, enormous mouth
And attitude when I tried to unhook him, I'm pretty sure it was a sarcastic fringe head.
King Saba
06-20-2017, 10:21 PM
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/showthread.php?t=31376

It's a Sarcastic Fringehead. I caught one today too. The damn thing snapped down hard on my pliers. I knew right off the bat that it would be a bad idea to stick my fingers in its mouth.
octico
06-21-2017, 06:53 AM
though this is a bad photo it's definitely a midshipman, check out this pic

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/bottomfish/identification/graphics/plainfin_midshipman_palsson.jpg

LOL ... midshipman. Sarcastic Fingerhead.