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02-21-2023, 01:54 PM | #1 |
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Fish ID
Caught this off Del Mar in abought 80' of water--beautiful fish. Some kind of grouper I think. Fought very hard, thought I had a halibut or WSB but no such luck. Yes I know the last pic is a Calico.http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/a...1&d=1677019701
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02-21-2023, 02:16 PM | #2 |
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Broomtail grouper. Very cool catch. Protected though.
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02-21-2023, 05:34 PM | #3 |
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Awesome! Not too many anglers can say they caught a Grouper of Del Mar. I would confirm the broomtail if I could see the tail, but it's not visible in the photos. Congratulations!
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02-22-2023, 06:27 AM | #4 |
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02-22-2023, 06:59 AM | #5 |
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Rare catch
First one I've seen on BWE caught in California might be an illegal transplant according to the DFG.
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02-22-2023, 07:36 AM | #6 |
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definitely looks like a broomtail grouper. I was considering gulf grouper or black grouper as well, but the major identifier here is the pattern between the gill plate and dorsal fin.
broomtail = dark oval, with a white oval inside of it. super nice catch!
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02-22-2023, 10:22 AM | #7 |
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I hate when that happens... Nice catch none the less, as is the Calico.
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02-22-2023, 11:53 AM | #8 |
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It would only be a dream......
To have that as table fare in California legally
No world record class either.
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02-22-2023, 04:39 PM | #9 |
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I am way more worried about having the area around Del Mar and Cardiff closed in the next round of MLPA B---S---. I went to the Fred Hall fishing show last week just to join CCA again.
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02-22-2023, 06:54 PM | #10 | |
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That's good of you.
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If they loose Del marsh there will be alot of pissed off surfers 🏄 ect.....
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02-22-2023, 08:05 PM | #11 |
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02-25-2023, 11:21 AM | #12 |
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Many of us are both surfers and fishermen. We have the same goals and anyone with common sense wants real, practical guidelines to keep the resource strong. MLPA and other closures cause as many problems as they purport to solve. CCA is a great resource and we all should be members. Surfrider, I hate to say, has been taken over by extreme environmentalists, far removed form the founding ideal. Just my two cents if anyone cares
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