Catch and release

Nice.... hey! We want photos! Easy, one handed fishing, it's more sport!!!

Please do not release needlefish !

I really get tired of catching the dang things when I want something else for tacos !
Just casting a Krok or jig and the dumb things would race it and get snagged anywhere !
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Mine usually release themselves.
If they don't, I refuse to fillet them. Give 'em a kiss and send them on their way.
I've been criticized by "real" fishermen for actually targeting needlefish, although I confess they are not one of the great gamefish, like the barrilette. Barrilete and bonito rule!

Not a whole lot better than smoked bonita....slurp

Catch and release as chum.

Needles...

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Originally posted by Diver Please do not release needlefish ! I really get tired of catching the dang things when I want something else for tacos ! Just casting a Krok or jig and the dumb things would race it and get snagged anywhere ! .

Un beso

All kids love needlefish. Mine's no different.

Needlefish

Quite a few years ago, we traveled to Isla Bocas del Torres,Panama. There was no sport fishing operation at that time. There was a teacher,called "Bola",who would take the day off, to take us fishing. We would catch Spanish mackerel,which I would take to a Chinese restaurant across from the hotel. One day, I got an eight pound needlefish,while trolling. The hook was right in the corner of the mouth. Took the needlefish,plus a few small lobsters to the restaurant. When they saw the fish, their eyes lit up ,like Ted Kennedy at a kegger! It was a lovely presentation,needlefish and tails with a black bean salsa. The hotel was on a small bay,and had a porch/dock. Just before sunrise,needlefish would start to arrive. The first to arrive, were schools of smaller ones,a little later,the larger models would start cruising. I fished off the porch every morning that we didn't go out in the boat. Tried about every kind of bait that was available(live bait,dead bait,chicken,pork),would get bitten every day,but no go. Even had one open a snap swivel on me! Finaly, the last day of fishing,I got the hook set on one of the largest. We were having blast,then a sport boat got between me and the fish. Slack! The nephew of the owners told me,he knew I wouldn't get that fish,because,all the years he had been coming there,and watched people try an fail.

Heck! I'm ready to fry up a needle fish or two.

Pompano, Looks sorta like a needlefish.

Hey, I catch those too!