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General => Fish Talk => Fish ID sub-forum => Topic started by: NowhereMan on October 19, 2015, 06:48:25 AM

Title: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: NowhereMan on October 19, 2015, 06:48:25 AM
At the fishing derby in SC yesterday, I hooked into something heavy---definitely the biggest thing I've ever had on the end of my line. It broke off after about 20 minutes, before I could see it. I suspect it was a shark, since a couple of them (smooth-hound, I believe they said...) were caught nearby, and I also hooked something that sliced thru my 30# mono leader just a few minutes before.

Here's a brief video of the first minute or so after the fish hit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPJAl2uyS9E

The way it fought was very distinctive, and unlike anything else I've caught. It's probably not noticeable from the video, but usually when it made a run, there was a strange high frequency component, almost like catching a mackerel on light tackle, but with a heavy weight behind it. There were no acrobatics or long horizontal runs, so I don't think it was a thresher. It definitely did not fight like a halibut, ray, lingcod, etc.
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: Weimarian on October 19, 2015, 07:24:31 AM
GWS, Seal, Big Jim,??? probably never know.
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: Malibu_Two on October 19, 2015, 07:37:53 AM
The hardest part is not knowing. I've been there!
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: Rock Hopper on October 19, 2015, 07:46:11 AM
Definitely a BFT!!  :smt002
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Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on October 19, 2015, 08:07:08 AM
Humboldt Squid ....how deep were you?
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: FishingForTheCure on October 19, 2015, 10:37:22 AM
Doubtful it was a Humboldt.
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Post by: sonoramike on October 19, 2015, 10:40:17 AM
A baby wheel for sure.
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: FishingForTheCure on October 19, 2015, 10:41:28 AM
A baby wheel for sure.
  :smt005  Never gets old!
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: FishingForTheCure on October 19, 2015, 11:41:46 AM
Couldn't have been Big Jim he was running in SF ,maybe Andy though :smt002
Andy doesn't go out that far.   :smt002
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: polepole on October 19, 2015, 12:51:36 PM
The way it fought was very distinctive, and unlike anything else I've caught. It's probably not noticeable from the video, but usually when it made a run, there was a strange high frequency component, almost like catching a mackerel on light tackle, but with a heavy weight behind it.

That was the shark rolling on you.

-Allen
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: Sin Coast on October 19, 2015, 05:12:17 PM
Or the line rubbing across a bayray's wings...
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: RHYAK on October 20, 2015, 03:56:42 PM
Had to be a Merman... Only logical guess.
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: NowhereMan on October 21, 2015, 05:10:30 AM
Definitely a BFT!!  :smt002

This!
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: Cabeza de Martillo on October 21, 2015, 05:19:09 AM
Or the line rubbing across a bayray's wings...

Or the line rubbing against the merman's.......  :smt044
Title: Re: ID this fish based on how it fights?
Post by: Empty Pockets on July 21, 2016, 10:41:04 PM
It's the worst when u don't know what it is


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