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Old 06-19-2017, 05:36 PM   #1
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Jurassic sea monster?

Anybody 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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Old 06-19-2017, 05:37 PM   #2
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Sarcastic Fringehead.
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Old 06-19-2017, 05:39 PM   #3
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Could be...

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Sarcastic Fringehead.
But I thought they were more orange instead of yellow....maybe it's a juvenile.
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Old 06-19-2017, 06:37 PM   #4
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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.
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Old 06-19-2017, 07:16 PM   #5
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You were serious!

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Sarcastic Fringehead.
I thought you were trying to be funny. I finally looked it up. AKA reaper vampire creature. Nasty little critter.
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Old 06-19-2017, 07:42 PM   #6
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though this is a bad photo it's definitely a midshipman, check out this pic

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Old 06-19-2017, 07:46 PM   #7
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Here's a better pic


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Old 06-19-2017, 07:47 PM   #8
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though this is a bad photo it's definitely a midshipman, check out this pic

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Old 06-19-2017, 07:55 PM   #9
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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!
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Old 06-19-2017, 08:13 PM   #10
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but, how did it taste?
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Old 06-20-2017, 05:43 AM   #11
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Denis!!!!!!!

Hahahaha......
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Old 06-20-2017, 07:30 AM   #12
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Denis!!!!!!!

Hahahaha......
Lol weird ass fish. That's basically what you caught too.
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Old 06-20-2017, 07:58 AM   #13
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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?

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Old 06-20-2017, 08:02 AM   #14
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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...
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Old 06-20-2017, 04:23 PM   #15
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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?

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.
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Old 06-20-2017, 10:21 PM   #16
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http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.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.
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Old 06-21-2017, 06:53 AM   #17
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though this is a bad photo it's definitely a midshipman, check out this pic

LOL ... midshipman. Sarcastic Fingerhead.
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