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02-11-2011, 12:57 PM
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AFAIK, no one has figured out a way to catch them on hook & line.They are a lot closer than you would think, the draggers catch them just a little south of Block Island and Montauk.
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02-11-2011, 01:38 PM
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Mike,
I knew you might chime in on this. This seems like an potential untapped rec fishery if you can figure it out. References say they eat worms/small crustacians/shrimp. I could see head boats having half trip for cod - half trip for flounder trips. I also remember "snowshoe" flounder trips on headboats advertised many years back - were they just extra large winter flounder?
DZ
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DZ
Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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02-11-2011, 05:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DZ
Mike,
I knew you might chime in on this. This seems like an potential untapped rec fishery if you can figure it out. References say they eat worms/small crustacians/shrimp. I could see head boats having half trip for cod - half trip for flounder trips. I also remember "snowshoe" flounder trips on headboats advertised many years back - were they just extra large winter flounder?
DZ
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Yep the "snowshoe" flounder were just big blackback flounder. Yellowtail flounder have very small mouths, so small hooks would have to be used. May be worth some experimenting, we have caught gray sole while fishing on Cox's ledge. OTOH the cunners would drive you nuts fishing with small hooks and soft bait on Cox's. |
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02-11-2011, 05:44 PM
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i've snagged a few while codfishing - windowpane too
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my 1st wife didn't like me fishing so much
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02-11-2011, 06:03 PM
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Not Jack
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While yellows and winter have comparable sized mouths (winter a little bigger), I've only ever seen small amphipods, gammarids, polychaetes etc etc inside yellows, while winters often have very large worms, shrimp etc inside of them... Seems like they have an appetite for larger food. Could be one explanation for why they're rarely caught.
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02-12-2011, 03:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JackK
While yellows and winter have comparable sized mouths (winter a little bigger), I've only ever seen small amphipods, gammarids, polychaetes etc etc inside yellows, while winters often have very large worms, shrimp etc inside of them... Seems like they have an appetite for larger food. Could be one explanation for why they're rarely caught.
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Good observation! that indeed could be the reason. |
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