GOTTOG Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Spade fish? Team Goats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluke Jr Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 yea that looks like a spadefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 absolutely! they catch it today on your boat? Is it too much to ask to just breathe, be able to walk and go fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTTOG Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 My boat? LOL I'm captaining my desk, that's about it They caught it today on the Sea Hawk. Mate sent me the pic asking and I thought it was spadefish, just wanted to confirm it. Thanks Team Goats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabass Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Looks like he hit with a gaff too . --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTats Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Cool looking fish, never saw one of them before. Has a similar profile to a triggerfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickrazz Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Is it good to eat? The Magnificent Presence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly By Nite Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Is it good to eat? Looks like it would fit perfectly in the pan. What isn't good to eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy 40 Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Looks like he hit with a gaff too . Looks foul hooked to me. "the internet is the greatest platform for people who don't know anything, to tell people how much they don't know, to people who don't know anything and believe everything they read." -Billy 40:16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob snowhite Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Atlantic Spadefish for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echopeus Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 -- just found it on the web -- When ingested by humans, the Atlantic Spadefish, Chaetodipterus Faberis, has been associated with ciguatera poisoning, which is caused by ciguatoxins in the flesh of tropical marine fishes. Ciguatoxins, produced by marine dinoflagellates, grow on algae and are ingested by herbivorous fishes. Larger fish also accumulate the toxin by feeding on smaller herbivorous fishes, and become reservoirs of toxic levels of ciguatoxin. The poisoning can last for several weeks and is diagnosed by signs and symptoms that include gastrointestinal problems, weakness in the arms and legs, and trouble distinguishing between hot and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 My boat? LOL I'm captaining my desk, that's about it They caught it today on the Sea Hawk. Mate sent me the pic asking and I thought it was spadefish, just wanted to confirm it. Thanks That's what I meant by 'your boat' They are very rare up here, matter of fact that's the first I have ever seen up here, especially this late in the year. They used to be all over the Diamond Shoals tower when I'd fish it with my dad as a kid. Damn things would not eat anything we through at them, then we learned they love cannonball jellyfish. Dice them up on a small hook and they pull like hell! Is it too much to ask to just breathe, be able to walk and go fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoholic Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 -- just found it on the web -- My dad got ciguatera poisoning from a red snapper before. It almost killed him. He refuses to eat any FL reef fish anymore (ie snapper,grouper, cuda, etc..) It laid him up for weeks. Crappy thing is he was actually in cuba and the hospital was pretty nasty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael P Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 My dad got ciguatera poisoning from a red snapper before. It almost killed him. He refuses to eat any FL reef fish anymore (ie snapper,grouper, cuda, etc..) It laid him up for weeks. Crappy thing is he was actually in cuba and the hospital was pretty nasty... While you can get ciguatera poisoning from most any reef fish, the most likely since you mentioned it, is the 'cuda. They eat all the critters on the reef and their flesh is such that it holds the toxin well. You can send his snapper and grouper my way Is it too much to ask to just breathe, be able to walk and go fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bido Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 A guy I fished with in St. John got ciguatera from a cero mackeral. He said it was the worst experience of his life..half paralyzed. he is still not right, and feels pins and needles. The problem with it is that if you are exposed to just a little of it after getting it bad it can come right back. "Where is my mind? Waaaaay out in the water see it swimming?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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