View Full Version : Exotic at the wall!
FarmerK
07-02-2007, 05:42 PM
Went out Saturday with a couple of buddies in my tin can. It was the usual wall action with calicos and sandbass on 3-4" swimbaits.
My friend Dave put on a piece of squid and this is what he ended up with.
Trigger
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/Trigger.jpg
Beautiful looking fish. Dave gave it a kiss and off it went.
K
Fisherman57
07-02-2007, 05:45 PM
:shock:
one_leg
07-02-2007, 05:49 PM
Very interesting, but I wouldn't get my lips anywhere near that thing. Triggerfish crunch coral with whatever it is they call those things near the front of their heads. Teeth, beeks, ????????
One_Leg
jplee3
07-02-2007, 06:02 PM
WHOA! Nice!!! Must be the warmer waters :) Never seen anything like that caught around here! Good job!
vanillagurilla
07-02-2007, 06:03 PM
i caught a parot fish in dana point last summer.
FarmerK
07-02-2007, 06:06 PM
Very interesting, but I wouldn't get my lips anywhere near that thing. Triggerfish crunch coral with whatever it is they call those things near the front of their heads. Teeth, beeks, ????????
One_Leg
Unhooking the sucker was no easy task. He had that beek firmly on the hook. If the pliers got close, he would snap at it.
K
one_leg
07-02-2007, 06:08 PM
i caught a parot fish in dana point last summer.
My mistake, Parrotfish are the ones that crunch coral.
I guss I'd kiss it after all.
One_Leg
SanDimasLMB
07-02-2007, 09:00 PM
i caught a parot fish in dana point last summer.
My mistake, Parrotfish are the ones that crunch coral.
I guss I'd kiss it after all.
One_Leg
LOL, just like Rowland Martin huh? :lol:
JapanRon
07-02-2007, 09:37 PM
Hi FarmerK,
Now there's a cute little guy!! Yes ... and snappy too! Japanese school children have a number of animals and fish they consider both 'cute' and having personalities. They think of these guys as being a comical and friendly fish!
JapanRon
surf204z
07-02-2007, 09:53 PM
I caught two triggerfish last summer in San Clemente. My Pacific Ocean Fish Guide says that Triggerfish are suppose to be good eating. That is a Triggerfish and not a Parrot fish but both do eat coral with their crazy looking mouths.
one_leg
07-02-2007, 10:14 PM
I caught two triggerfish last summer in San Clemente. My Pacific Ocean Fish Guide says that Triggerfish are suppose to be good eating. That is a Triggerfish and not a Parrot fish but both do eat coral with their crazy looking mouths.
I'd kiss it if it were roasted in garlic and butter with a little dill and taragon!
One_Leg
seanyboi
07-02-2007, 10:30 PM
Nice catch!! i caught one of those at Catalina on the green pier i thought it was a halibut when it came to color fought kinda hard too.
i caught a parot fish in dana point last summer.
My mistake, Parrotfish are the ones that crunch coral.
I guss I'd kiss it after all.
One_Leg
So do Trigger fish. Most of them. In the aquarium world you cannot have a Trigger in a Coral reef aquarium. They will chew up the corals and smaller fish.
ThanksKK
07-02-2007, 11:48 PM
Last time i caught one of those was around 1980 at Redondo Pier. Looks like it's gonna be an interesting summer.
troutdog
07-03-2007, 12:43 AM
Last time i caught one of those was around 1980 at Redondo Pier. Looks like it's gonna be an interesting summer.
Funny you said that because when I first started reading this post I was thinking about the time I went out of on the City of Redondo and they decked a few. Can't wait to hit the salt again!
TD
BakoBassin
07-03-2007, 07:25 AM
They must be moving into the area. I saw that people have caught a few on another board here recently.
Cabodude
07-03-2007, 10:37 AM
Nice fish. I caught one of those at Irvine Lake! :lol: JK!
StoughtyRods
07-03-2007, 04:22 PM
Triggers are caught in the SMB & Redondo area often.
Should of kept that guy..........it makes great ceviche!!!!
smokehound
07-05-2007, 04:47 AM
sweet.. too bad its inedible.. Yup, theyve got some nasty teeth as well.. A few large forms are capable of killing humans.
ironshrimp
07-05-2007, 11:00 AM
interestingly enough a few spearo buddies of mine recently tagged a few triggers locally....it's on bebeh..... :twisted: :twisted:
Albeit a tasty fish, they are NOT kosher....don't ask me why...so If I catch any while out with any of y'all it's up for grabs!!!
mcdaddy1111
07-06-2007, 04:05 AM
nice..... :lol: