Who here collect's there own fish
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(me in the Marianas Islands, Micronesia)
technoshaman
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Just from dip netting / cast net down along the Texas gulf coast I've caught juvenile pompano, pipefish, sargassum anglers, at least 5 different types of gobies (many of these from salt marsh areas in from shore) , blennies , sergeant majors , diamond killifish etc. When the sargassum moves into the gulf in early summer / late spring you can get tons of neat stuff scooping it up and picking through. Also off the rock jetties with a minnow trap and some bait you can catch peppermint shrimp by the dozens up until autumn.
alikatoes
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A gill net is not the best for the fish, especially smaller fish. You need to find small eyed (1/2") monofilament netting. I have several, one 65 footer, one 35', one 6' (all are 6' high). They are indeed barrier nets and the fish should never get stuck in them. If they are gilled or stuck they will be suseptible to injury and later infections. I made my smaller one and I had a 100' made for me (I later cut it into the 65' and 35'). I think they would be extremely hard to find made on the mainland US. I know our netting source is from Japan. If you are really interested I can try hunt them down again and we can do a group order type thing.
Once you use them you will see that different net sizes have diff. applications, ie depths, species, quantity, etc.
Once you use them you will see that different net sizes have diff. applications, ie depths, species, quantity, etc.
The Fish Finder
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i am going collecting today and i hope i catch something. Is anyone else going collecting this weekend or went this week? What did you get?
Paul B
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I am going out in my boat today. We will be mostly partying but I will make it to shore with a Zodiak boat to some tide pools for some stuff. No fish though, not here. I did find a great place to collect sponge for my moorish Idol though.
Today I will only get sponge, crabs, amphipods and such. Just food type stuff. I will have to wait to go with you for the fish. As you know, in the Sound, collecting fish is useless.
Have a great Fourth of July.
Paul
Today I will only get sponge, crabs, amphipods and such. Just food type stuff. I will have to wait to go with you for the fish. As you know, in the Sound, collecting fish is useless.
Have a great Fourth of July.
Paul
The Fish Finder
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i had a ok trip yesterday. The tropical's are starting to show up now. I caught some filefish, seahorses, pipe fish, goat fish, and puffers. I also ran into anouther collector that caught some spiny box puffers and spotfin butterfly's. Here is a pic of a few of the fish i caught.
The Fish Finder
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Always wondered bout people catching their own fish round world. Each summer we catch tropicals in Sydney that come down the East Australian Current (yes like in nemo) from the Barrier Reef. We get many diff surgeons, naso, chaetodon, angels, lionfish, dart gobies, triggers, wrasse, boxfish, zanclus, etc.. good fun, need a hard to get permit of fisheries though
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