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Caught an Orange fish at FPT

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Michael Ducey
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So yeah unfortunately didn't have the mindfulness to take a photo of the fish, but today we were at the tower and my brother pulled up a decent sized orange fish with a massive mouth and a real big head, pretty flat too...It was flame orange with black spots and was bumpy all over...It also got destroyed by a cuda on the way up...It had teeth as well. Sorry for the lack of a picture but I have never seen a fish like this and I have fished the tower many, many, many times.

 
Posted : August 3, 2013 7:49 pm
White LakeBuc
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Hogfish

Did it look like this?

 
Posted : August 3, 2013 8:09 pm
Michael Ducey
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No it was almost prehistoric looking....it had a flat head...the mouth was very wide, probably 3-4 inches wide and was really really bumpy...The black spots were all over it...I know this is a salamander but it honestly had like the head of a salamander almost...I wish I had taken a picture it was one of the weirdest things i'd ever seen salamander_808.jpeg

 
Posted : August 3, 2013 8:42 pm
White LakeBuc
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Oyster toad?

 
Posted : August 3, 2013 9:34 pm
Michael Ducey
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Oyster toad?

It looks a lot like that, although it was more orange than yellow and if it was one it was one of the bigger ones...i'd estimate 18-20"....Looks a lot, lot like an oyster toad...Thanks a lot WhiteLakeBuc

 
Posted : August 5, 2013 12:59 pm
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Hogfish

Did it look like this?

ALRIGHT NOW PETE, QUIT SHOWING OFF! HAHA!!
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Posted : August 5, 2013 1:42 pm
Mike Sasser
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Possibly scorpionfish

 
Posted : September 5, 2013 10:29 am
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Scorpion is my guess, too, have caught them there before.

They come in lots of different shapes and color phases, but roughly like this?

http://mirzacorporationcoltd.com/products.php?product=Red-scorpion-fish-%28Rascacio-{47}-Rascasse%29

 
Posted : October 9, 2013 12:31 pm