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Iflyfish
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Favorite Fish: Pufferfish, used to create Zombies in Haiti, true story. I like it cause of the lore. See The Serpant and the Rainbow penned by a
Harvard Ethnobotanist, yup, there is such a thing. Wish I had thought of doing that! Go out in the jungle, hang with the folks and occasionally blow
your consciousness away with some mind altering plant sitting next to someone dressed in a funny feathered headress spewing rum all over you as you
hallucinate. Now that indeed will leave you hearing voices in your tackle box!
Least favorite fish: The fetid one that slithered under the boat seat and released it's decomposing stench through out the entire garage, "'What the
hell is that smell anyway?" "I don't know dear, it wasn't me"
Iflyfishonoccasionnow
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Favorite Fish: Pufferfish, used to create Zombies in Haiti, true story. I like it cause of the lore. See The Serpant and the Rainbow penned by a
Harvard Ethnobotanist, yup, there is such a thing. Wish I had thought of doing that! Go out in the jungle, hang with the folks and occasionally blow
your consciousness away with some mind altering plant sitting next to someone dressed in a funny feathered headress spewing rum all over you as you
hallucinate. Now that indeed will leave you hearing voices in your tackle box!
Least favorite fish: The fetid one that slithered under the boat seat and released it's decomposing stench through out the entire garage, "'What the
hell is that smell anyway?" "I don't know dear, it wasn't me"
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Wade Davis is the author, he also wrote "One River", one of my favorite books.
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MitchMan
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Got to defend baracudas.
I have caught my share of them in Ensenada and off shore in So Cal. Most people dismiss them. Fact is, the meat is very good, especially if you can
clean the fish not too long after catching. Easy to clean and filet. The meat cooks absolutely white and is flaky and tender, not fishy at all (BTW,
fishiness doesn't bother me in the least), and virtually no bones. A legal sized baracuda (22 inches) gives you four perfectly rectangular sized
filets.
Sautee barry filet over a very low flame in butter and garlic, salt and pepper to taste, and the juice of 1/4 of a fresh squeezed lime. Pull off the
fire just when the flesh goes from translucent to white, and not a second later.
The really great thing about baracuda is that they take smoking really well. In my view, baracudas are a great catch. To me, they are an unsung
hero. Haven't caught any in baja sur. Still hoping to, though.
Favorite fish to catch, Dorado. Favorite fish to eat, raw tuna as sushi, and cabrilla cooked, with pargo mulato a close third. Actually, just about
all fish is great if you can gut them right away after catching (except trigger fish, but they are good for ceviche, fish tacos, and soup).
Man, I am getting peeed! Just now talked myself into a frenzy and I can't do anything about it today. I am missing out on the great fishing in La
Paz. Pompano says that he listens to the voices in his tackle box. My boat and truck are screaming at me right now. Damn!
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Pompano
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I agree about smoked barracuda, Mitchman. Been doing that for years and it is a annual favorite when returning to fishing Baja..especially these days
when the fishing has deteriorated somewhat. Viva barracuda!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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baitcast
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Finally got a pic of this lovely,big head no body,try eating this guy and this meat swells up and looks like some sponge,and there is the mouth!!
And there you have it the Big Mouth Bastard or Jawfish of the Mid Drift.
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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Phil S
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My favorite is the winter steelhead, caught in the North Umpqua River. Then the Brown trout for summer fishing.
Worse would be the chub, found in the South Umpqua River 
[Edited on 4-5-2011 by Phil S]
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fishabductor
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Phil S
My favorite is the winter steelhead, caught in the North Umpqua River. Then the Brown trout for summer fishing.
Worse would be the chub, found in the South Umpqua River
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you ever night fish for browns with mouse and rat patterns?
When I lived in bozeman, we'd fish the east Gallatin after closing the bars. We'd go on moonless nights and creep up to the bank and then wait a 1/2hr
in silence before slingshoting the 5-6" rat patterns into the bushes. we'd them thrash around in the bushes using weedless setups and then let them
fall into the water.
Some of the browns we caught were in the 20lb range, most were over 15lbs. We used 10wt flyrods for this fishing with 25lb handtied flouro leaders. We
lost way more fish than we landed, the fish would dive into the car bodies that were used as erosion protection back in the 50's/60's. The biggest
brown lived in a car hull in the middle of the river. My buddy who turned me on to this fishing hooked him a few times, but never landed him. we
released every one we landed....What fun it was.
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David K
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Most favorite to catch... dorado (mahi mahi, dolphinfish) for fun and food. Corbinas and croakers for food, too... gee most anything is good!
Least favorite... totuava... because you got to let it go!
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Paulina
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My least favorite fish to catch is the one that comes up without a body because it was chomped on by a sea lion just before being brought to the gaff.
My favorite fish to catch is...pretty much all of them, specially the ones that make you work the hardest.
P>*)))>{
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dtbushpilot
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I thought this would be easy when I first read the topic but after reading the posts I can't decide. If I had to only pick one of each category I
would pick yellowfin tuna as my favorite "catching" fish because they are a terrific fighter, they are far from my favorite eating fish though. That
would probably go to the grouper. My least favorite is the needle fish because they really tear up your line and will often cut you off especially
when you are trying out your new $15 lure. They do fight like crazy though.....dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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fishabductor
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Now that I have had plenty of time to think about it...the worse fish I have ever caught has got to be a morrey eel. I basically just cut the line,
leave the hook.
They roll up your line and make huge rats nests, they are nasty, dangerous and they taste like rubber. I catch them at night on calamar cut bait. Not
fun to release in the dark...not one skinking bit.
No wonder you find them thrown up and down the beach after the locals shorefish. They obviously don't like them either!
[Edited on 4-6-2011 by fishabductor]
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pauldurazo
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i hate barriletes
and love to catch a good cabrilla or botete yumm yumm
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mulegemichael
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one time while snorkeling at the north end of frailles on the rocks with my entire family, i was chumming in little fish with crackers and little
pieces of squid...all my kids were out finning around...then, out of nowhere, a big ol moray came a lurching up and clamped on to my oldest sons
swimfin....jake fairly jetskiied across the water up on the rocks and the eel was still holding on...quite the experience!
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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fishabductor
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
one time while snorkeling at the north end of frailles on the rocks with my entire family, i was chumming in little fish with crackers and little
pieces of squid...all my kids were out finning around...then, out of nowhere, a big ol moray came a lurching up and clamped on to my oldest sons
swimfin....jake fairly jetskiied across the water up on the rocks and the eel was still holding on...quite the experience! |
great spot to snorkel when there is a north wind. lots of big fish. I really dislike moray eels, they are like pitbulls with rabies.
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
great spot to snorkel when there is a north wind. lots of big fish. I really dislike moray eels, they are like pitbulls with rabies.
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Years ago I dove all the time and really had some memorable adventures underwater. Jorge, a friend from the old Punto Chivato crew, and I would make a
lot of night dives off Santa Inez. That will make the hair rise on your neck for sure. I have a scar on my left eyebrow put there by a moray eel.
Another time a sea lion mistook me for a harem competitor when I was bugging some rocks in my black wetsuit. He almost got me. His pressure wave
banged me into the rocks twice. Remember when those Mares California air guns first came out? Surprised many a Baja grouper, cabrilla, parrotfish,
bass, you name it, I speared it.
Maybe I will again in the next reincarnation.
Good hunting.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Howard
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Mrs. Fridays beer battered Cod. 
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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bajabass
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My favorite one is the last one that pulled massive drag! Last Sunday, 30-40lb jurel just off Punta Arena. Least favorite, bait stealing, slimy burro,
razor toothed needlefish!
Keep your eyes on the road, and your hands upon the wheel!
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LaloinBaja
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Best has to be yellowfin tuna....And there is bad fish...onle some are better than others!!
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Skipjack Joe
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Good point bajabass.
Favorite fish? Why, it's the one on my line right now, of course.
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Sallysouth
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Fav fish, Yurel, to catch, Cabrilla to eat.Not so fav, needlefish, and Barillete.They wear you out while trying to get to the good stuff!Baracuda is
good smoked, agree w/mitchman.Try brushing a little Yoshida on them while smoking.Edit to include:needlefish are full of worms.Some don't mind that,
but i do!
[Edited on 4-7-2011 by Sallysouth]
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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