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cuda · Pony Mullet Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 132

has any one caught any blue fish in the surf? i was fishing the surf this sat. and caught a fish that i had not seen (live)befor so i went home and checked mi fish id and just as i had thought it was a blue fish . i was using live finger mullet .it was only about 15"long but still it was a bluefish.any one els seen anything? CUDA

Tuna · Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 5:27 pm Post subject:

Yep, we caught three bluefish today at the sticks, I'm about 99.9% positive on the ID.
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cuda · Pony Mullet Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 132

were there any size to them?and what did you catch them on ?CUDA

Tuna · Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 7:13 pm Post subject:

they were all about 15"-18", all caught on live mullet. We also noticed that about 3 out of every 8 mulet we caught in the net had chunks taken out of them. There were lots of toothy predators in the surf this afternoon.
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cuda · Pony Mullet Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 132

yea i seen alot of mullet cut in half still swimming and bites in them. sounds like we had the same kind of trip.lol thanks for the input.------CUDA-----------

Bullshark · Mud Minnow Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 47 Location: corpus

I caught a 2 bluefish sunday. One on a topdog, and one on cut whiting that went 20in.

kostya · Mud Minnow Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 30 Location: Austin

We caught 2, in the 16"+ range. Didn't know what they were, so we just took pictures and threw 'em back... They looked nice and edible, but I didn't want to take any chances....

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GoinCoastal · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:13 am Post subject:

Tyler and I found bluefish Saturday evening just south of BHP. That was my first time to see a Bluefish. Very toothy little guys!!!!
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RodBreaker · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:53 am Post subject:

am3 · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:14 am Post subject:

this is the blue fish

Guest · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:30 am Post subject: Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

Once did an assignment on ol' Pomatomus saltatrix. It's distributed all over the world in temperate seas, but varies a lot in maximum size from one region to another. On the US East Coast it can be as much as 40 lbs, but at PINS I have seen nothing bigger than about 3, and usually only about half that. On the East Coast, they'd call our size of bluefish "snappers," which describes what those trianglular, razor-edged teeth will do to tackle and bait pretty well. Their MO includes cutting finger mullet neatly in half, so you often have to thread the hook length-wise to get a few. They're deadly on shiny swivels, too.

Yes, they're an oily lot, just like Spanish macs, so they do far better on the smoker than in the frying pan, but don't hold that against them. In fact, if I weren't about to put a bunch of pompano in there right now, I'd be more than happy to apply the pecan smoke to a couple of grill-fulls of blues and macs. If you don't have pecan trees in the front yard dropping limbs like manna all year long, save your pecan shells when you crack 'em and use a couple of wet handfulls the next time you get a chance to smoke something. Laughing

Vern · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:15 am Post subject:

I did not see mention of kings, but they seem just as oily. I have some from a trip with offshore adventures that I fried and it didnt turn out too good, but then I threw some on the old grill and was surprised what a difference it is.

SurfRunner · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:08 am Post subject:

We always get small ones each summer on the upper coast. I actually caught one while fishing for trout at Matagorda.

I have caught them on PINS up to 4 or 5 pounds, but it has been several years.

Crhfish · Finger Mullet Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 68 Location: SA

Small one from 1 to 2 lbs are great to eat. I love them.
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rio nueces · Mud Minnow Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 16

Here is a photo of +\- 12 lb. bluefish that my nephew Ross Buschang caught on our trip to Maine this summer. I have caught them up to 18 or 20 lbs up there. These fish are terrific fighters and voracious feeders. The locals don't really prefer to eat them since they get oily and strong. This one hit a live mackeral that was about 12 inches long. We were fishing for stripers up against the rocks on one of the many islands that dot the coastline.

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