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Fish ID

Frank - 11-28-2005 at 06:23 PM

Caught @ Mag Bay making bait. Huge mouth and no teeth. Any ideas?

comitan - 11-28-2005 at 06:27 PM

spotted bay bass

Frank - 11-28-2005 at 06:35 PM

I know its not a spotty.


[Edited on 11-29-2005 by Frank]

woody with a view - 11-28-2005 at 06:36 PM

not a bass. dorsal fin and tail are all wrong.

comitan - 11-28-2005 at 06:39 PM

Yellow Mouth Lingcod; :O:O

Frank - 11-28-2005 at 06:39 PM

Big mouth bast@rd? but it has no teeth..

comitan - 11-28-2005 at 06:48 PM

Morphed Ling Cod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frank - 11-28-2005 at 07:19 PM

Found it. Fine Spotted Jawfish, same family as the Big Mouth Bast@rd.
http://www.mexfish.com/fish/fsjaw/fsjaw.htm

jaw fish

fishinrich - 11-29-2005 at 02:46 PM

I have caught more of those slimey mushy things than I care to think about in while bottom fishing in bola. They do fight all the way to the surface and if you can stand to clean them they are not to bad eating but I would rather have a nice golden spotted bass. fishin rich

chino - 11-30-2005 at 03:19 PM

I've never eaten one but we saved some fillets in the cooler and the next day it was mush, we thought it would be close to northern ling but no luck, I've heard 'em called "cabbage head"

PabloS - 12-1-2005 at 08:56 PM

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Big mouth bast@rd? but it has no teeth..


You must have fished LA Bay with the ol-timers :lol:

Frank - 12-2-2005 at 12:16 AM

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Originally posted by PabloS
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Big mouth bast@rd? but it has no teeth..


You must have fished LA Bay with the ol-timers :lol:


I wish I had the chance to of done that. I just try to be a sponge, and soak uo everything I can.
So much to learn and so little time. But its the journey, right? Sometimes when I get down there, I start chasing my tail trying to do everything I can in the time I can afford to be away from work :lol:

Taco de Baja - 12-12-2005 at 08:32 AM

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Originally posted by Frank
Found it. Fine Spotted Jawfish, same family as the Big Mouth Bast@rd.
http://www.mexfish.com/fish/fsjaw/fsjaw.htm


Nice link to fish descriptions.
Thanks