Triple Tail Survey Poll
 

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This is just a survey to see how many triple tail are acutally targeted and caught by anglers across the state of La

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Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) reach a maximum size of 40 pounds although the average size is much smaller. Tripletail, as the name implies, have a body that appears to have three tails. This is actually just the anal and dorsal fins. Tripletail are common in the Gulf of Mexico but are a species that gets little fishing pressure. Most tripletail are caught as an incedental catch by anglers targeting lemon fish or sometime snapper fisherman if they happen to be in the right place at the right time and stay alert.

Tripletail are a curious fish. The are like a mixture of other fish looks and habits. They have the general appearance of a large crappie in body shape, yet have the coloration of a google-eye(warmouth) or a rockbass. Their habits appear to be taken from other fish as well. They swim/float on their side just like a flounder. But they are truely a surface fish, lounging around like a gar. And thats exactly what they do, float around under some sort of floating structure such as sargasmo weed or any trash just waiting for some small fish to come along. Not knowing that the tripletail is a fish and not floating debris, once the small fish, shrimp or crab come close enough the tripletail strikes quickly. This behavior is exactly what gar do.
For years many people wouldn't eat a tripletail if they caught one because they thought that the fish was sick due to its habit of floating near the surface on its side. Tripletail however have some of the best tasting meat of any fish that swims.

I have only seen two during my time fishing on bl. I still have not caught one or ever eaten one. I will if I have the chance though. Lol.

:shaking: But you didn't tell us what the correct answer is?!? :confused:

At this time, the survey shows 65% have never caught a tripletail. I have caught several in Florida but none in LA. I'll be looking for them in Lake Borgne over the next couple of months.

That Triple Tail are not a target and do not need any kind of limit, due to you have about 60 days max a year to catch them in the gulf:p

I know we gave it a shot trying to go offshore and catch them yesterday. Made it 12 miles out and turned around. Seas were a lot higher than forecasted. We could have made it where we needed to go but no way we could have seen the fish in those conditions.

As I can only fish the weekends I have to have the stars align for me to make it out there...

You say 60 days. Where do they go? Migrate?

They migrate to warmer waters in the winter months....they also live their life offshore.....inland 3tail are just a bonus but they are an offshore species

We tried on Saturday and we turned around at the end of jetties. :shaking:

Went Fri outta pecan and did pretty good on the 3tail and chicken dolphin, hooked a few ling but broke off everytime. Pretty good fight wit a 30lb ling on my speck rod. But it was a blast caught one 3tail close to 10lb

I would sure like to get 100 votes on this issue....

Where is the survey?

at the top of thread. 68 so far

Hmm can't see it

you on a phone? or not logged in?

On a phone

might be your problem...yep...i just checked on my iphone and it wasn't on there. The survey may not be compatible with the web browser your phone uses.

Probably have to vote using Internet Explorer, etc... on a pc

why?

:D You will see

"schintific" data

Never caught one and saw my first last sunday.Would like to catch one but my target is always and will always be trout.There are guides here who do tripletail trips.

Really? Who?

61% never caught a 3tail.....Keep voting....lets get everyone who fishes saltwater to vote

capt eric dumas

So who is trying to impose a limit on ttail?? AND WHY??????:shaking:

Cough tree huggers cough cough

nobody. It came up a few years ago and was dropped. This has all been started here on SC and worked up into a froth by CCA bashers.

Well we better start looking @ a real conservation problem, ie Big Lake's oyster bed issue!!! So the triple tail are thick and close this year...how often does that happen?? Not to mention the extreme salinity we are having. The huge #'s of trips being caught is a rare occurrence and the window of opportunity to get out and get'em is very small!! Things have to be perfect to produce those #'s!! Sounds like jealousy or someone needs a reason to whine:cry:!!!!

Well I support the CCA 100% but I know for a Fact some of the local liberals were pissed about the trip them boys had and made some comments to others! So why do they open there mouth about a mans fish??? Why do they tell others that we need to do something and keep this from happing again...This part is not say so..this part is truth

We have a limit on them starting this year in Mississippi. 2 per person with a 17 inch minimum.

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Look...Ive been on dis lake a long time (close to 20yrs)...and that was the first time that I saw an *** kicken on ttail like that ever!! Them boys did absolutely nothing wrong except, didnt bring enough ice!! Someone hears that happened, and they want to change the laws bc it wasn't them!! I've seen Black Fin Tuna covering the floor of a 37 foot contender and that was their second box!! 2 guys thats it!!! No one wanted to change the laws then!! Im telln ya the pissed liberals are jus jealous and that's that!!:shaking:

The bad thing about this, is scientific data does not account for anything in Louisiana anymore. Its all public opinion, so the best thing to do (and I am sorry I replied to this to bump it) is to drop this topic and move on:)

I don't know alot of liberals in SW LA...????

one who started the Idea on a Triple Limit...Biggest one on the Lake...Pushed the 15limit also with the 2 over 25.....Its called make it better for me...

The one that was pissed when some guys posted Hogs on LSM wading and wanted them to take em off the web but then writes a book on wading Big Lake???? HUMMMMMMM

which is the reason why the limit on trout was dropped in big lake.

Thats total BS and you know it!:pissed:

Pass the popcorn this will get good, again.

NO its actually true..I have an email saved an can find it.....John S and Steven L posted some hogs on LSM...This guy called me and asked what are they doing..We have gold mind here and don't need to post that on the web...Waders will be everywhere....Then a Book comes out.....THAT IS NO BS

and who's name was on the leading end of the Triple Tail survey by the CCA???

I do remember when some so called Higher ups put the pressure on John & Steven about posting all the pics of the Big trout

Page 22 read it.....
http://content.yudu.com/A1rzu2/TideM...sources/22.htm

I think I have a few emails saved from that...
Shall I dig them up? :grinpimp:

Pass da corn fool

Shhhhh!!!!! Down in front!!!!

Lmaox10000

I'm not getting into trout....I'm just going to say...don't tell someone to take a post down of big trout wading and let's keep. It a secret... Then make the cover of a trout master. And gives the secrets of wading Big Lake!!!! Don't play one roll and then glorify your self with another!!!!

just vote next time......research before you vote....

CCA should have nothing to do with the limits of fish being changed, and should stay on the bleachers when it comes to that. CCA should focus more on conserving our coast, and the last time I checked, our coast is.....:smokin:

Not bashing, I am a member

Let's get the state to do the research, it would take alot more that 2000 fish caught and tagged with a 200 recapture to make and educated decision on the fishery...I could see something like a 5-10 year study to get info that would represent a clear picture of the fishery. But with all that said, the cca wouldn't go for it. Just as they pushed and got the limits change for BL fo trout, they will do the same for us with fish such as the Triple tail. And yes I don't care for the way that the cca uses it power to regulate .They didn't work with or take the scenetific data for trout from the biologists, even if mr drost thinks they did.

I ain't much for rumors, but IF you or anyone else can show me where CCA had something to do with changing limits on Big Lake I would appreciate it.

Nice fish in that pic!

CCA is good for the state...I mean they have the power to stop things like Gill Nets and Oyster bill(which was passed but not what we wanted)

If you want a limit on something fine....Lets do a study!!!

If you want to throw a limit on a species who never had one..then make it 25 per person..but to go from unlimited to 5 or 3 is just a number someone threw in a hat