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Old 06-18-2012, 05:47 PM
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Caught this guy in about 200' on a rocky bottom any idea what it might be? Had some kind of spike that would go in and out near its tailImageUploadedByTapatalk1340059596.048137.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1340059608.745806.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1340059620.804629.jpg
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Old 06-18-2012, 05:56 PM
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Ugly did u eat it?
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Old 06-18-2012, 05:58 PM
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Looks like it has a boner
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Old 06-18-2012, 05:59 PM
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That is one crazy looking fish. Never seen one like that ever. I'm interested to know what it is and is it good?
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Old 06-18-2012, 06:08 PM
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Surgeon fish? There are a few different types. I googled it.
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Old 06-18-2012, 06:29 PM
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Brown surgeonfish thanks! I released it I'd a been a little nervous trying to fillet that thing
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Old 06-18-2012, 08:08 PM
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I think he likes you.
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Old 06-18-2012, 08:37 PM
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We did a eletric reel deep drop charter with Ed frekey out of fouchon. Talk about some weird looking fish but man they were good to eat.
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Old 06-19-2012, 07:34 AM
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I think they are called surgeon fish because they have some fins that are as sharp as a surgeons knife.
See allot of them on coral reefs.
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