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Whats This??

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09/11/12 10:20 AM

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I know the pic isn't the best but no-one wanted to touch the thing. The spikes stuck through the fish rag we were using. We caught it Sunday while blowfishing, it's Green, yellow stripes, dots, flat face, with the eyes pointing forward. First one I have ever seen up here. Saw a similar looking one in Florida once but it was mostly gray.

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#166308 - 09/11/12 10:28 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: Capt. Bill]
Applejacks Sponsor Registered: 10/25/08 Posts: 842 Loc: Barnegat, NJ	Looks like a star gazer to me..... _________________________ Some people are like slinkys. Pretty much usless but still fun to push down a flight of stairs!!
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#166310 - 09/11/12 10:32 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: Applejacks]
Capt. Bill Captain Registered: 06/28/06 Posts: 1779 Loc: Waretown/Hamilton	No I have caught lots of them. Some kind of porcupine blowfish. _________________________ Capt. Bill Amy Marie Waretown Fish Tagger: ALS
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#166311 - 09/11/12 10:33 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: Capt. Bill]
tombro Captain Registered: 06/20/05 Posts: 1067 Loc: South Brunswick, NJ	That is a burrfish. I got a rather large one this summer and have caught them in the past. _________________________ Tom 'Full Circle' http://photobucket.com/albums/e127/lanoka/?
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#166316 - 09/11/12 10:58 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: tombro]
srl First Mate Registered: 04/22/11 Posts: 563 Loc: LBI	Yea, striped burrfish: http://www.uamont.edu/facultyweb/manning/StripedBurrfish02.jpg _________________________ Stuart Tidewater 220 CC
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#166318 - 09/11/12 11:07 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: tombro]
warenfish First Mate Registered: 07/26/12 Posts: 380 Loc: NJ	Striped burrfish we caught one in the bay two weeks ago. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/ccd/species/pages/burrfish1.html Google Image Results _________________________ Lucky Day 31' Pursuit
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#166320 - 09/11/12 11:20 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: warenfish]
Barry Captain Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 1728 Loc: Waretown/Hainesport	Glad to know as I have caught a couple myself _________________________ Sea Angel II 24 ft. Aquasport w/a cuddy Waretown,NJ
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#166324 - 09/11/12 11:40 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: Barry]
John's Joy ... Registered: 06/14/12 Posts: 4545 Loc: Toms River, N.J.	is this an ink blot test??? LOL _________________________ Capt. Paul Starnes USCG 100 Ton Master 1989 27' Tiara SL2 Fish Hawks - Forked River, NJ Atlantic Salt Water Flyrodders - Seaside NJ
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#166330 - 09/11/12 12:17 PM Re: Whats This?? [Re: John's Joy]
Lacey Marine Sponsor Registered: 03/27/02 Posts: 5471 Loc: Forked River, NJ	Def a striped burrfish _________________________ Dan Tholen Click here to sign up for the BFH Discount! Visit our online store - https://laceymarine.com/ Make sure to like our Facebook page WE ARE A DEALER FOR ALL MAJOR ELECTRONICS, WE WILL MATCH ANY PRICE! PM ME FOR MORE DETAILS!
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#166354 - 09/11/12 06:58 PM Re: Whats This?? [Re: Lacey Marine]
Capt. Bill Captain Registered: 06/28/06 Posts: 1779 Loc: Waretown/Hamilton	Thanks all I googled everythig I could think of and came up empty. _________________________ Capt. Bill Amy Marie Waretown Fish Tagger: ALS
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#166366 - 09/12/12 07:38 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: Capt. Bill]
Blue Runner Active Member Registered: 10/01/10 Posts: 263 Loc: Forked River, N.J.	Looks like a Burrfish to me. _________________________ Chad 24 CC Forked River
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#166596 - 09/16/12 01:09 PM Re: Whats This?? [Re: Blue Runner]
Cptbunkerhead First Mate Registered: 05/15/08 Posts: 304 Loc: NJ	how did it taste? you caught that off the dock??
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#166716 - 09/18/12 11:11 AM Re: Whats This?? [Re: Cptbunkerhead]
Capt. Bill Captain Registered: 06/28/06 Posts: 1779 Loc: Waretown/Hamilton	Taste....I wouldn't have eaten that if you paid me. Nothing that ugly can be edible It's not a dock, thats the deck of my friends 37 foot, 1965 Egg Harbor. The first mate wanted a little more room for fishing so she could lounge around on deck chairs. _________________________ Capt. Bill Amy Marie Waretown Fish Tagger: ALS
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