Sheepies and Toadfish 4.24-4.26 Morehead City, NC: Figure I'll post it in the main since that's where ALL of my threads get moved to. If this one moves I'm done because I don't want to...

UncleRob Loc: NE Maryland

Figure I'll post it in the main since that's where ALL of my threads get moved to. If this one moves I'm done because I don't want to be that guy posting in the wrong forum. Been a moderator and admin on dozens of sites, but this one takes the cake.

Fished with urchins, clam, mussel, shrimp and sandfleas, urchins were what the Sheepshead were after. Got 9, 3 were tagged and released, 2 were shorts and 1 was 22". One of my friends just started doing research on Sheepshead. Also got 3 giant Oyster toads from 13-15". Not much meat on toadfish, but they're pretty tasty.

NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey

Nice 👍

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

You should have shown the teeth on the Toad Fish. LOL They are as bad as Blue Fish, IMO.
I heard that they were also called "Poor Man's Lobster". Don't know as I never had one big enough to clean or cook.

UncleRob Loc: NE Maryland

audigger53 wrote:

You should have shown the teeth on the Toad Fish. LOL They are as bad as Blue Fish, IMO.
I heard that they were also called "Poor Man's Lobster". Don't know as I never had one big enough to clean or cook.

Even with the 3 big ones we caught, there's not a whole hell of a lot of meat on them. They're very good and easy to clean. Those 3 will make 1/2 a meal for M and I, we'll supplement it with some frozen White perch from last year.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

UncleRob wrote:

Figure I'll post it in the main since that's where... (show quote)

Nice post and oics Rob. Caught plenty of oyster toadfish but never eaten one.

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

UncleRob wrote:

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Wow, great pic of the teeth. They look human. [they say we did come from the ocean, lol]
Always wanted to catch one. Caught too many toads already. Man they do not make a Mama proud.

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

audigger53 wrote:

You should have shown the teeth on the Toad Fish. LOL They are as bad as Blue Fish, IMO.
I heard that they were also called "Poor Man's Lobster". Don't know as I never had one big enough to clean or cook.

Them and monkfish too. Caught a big one off the NJ shore in deep water....eeewwwggly!! Did cook it up tho. Not bad

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

kandydisbar wrote:

Them and monkfish too. Caught a big one off the NJ shore in deep water....eeewwwggly!! Did cook it up tho. Not bad

Monkfish is very good

ncduck Loc: North Carolina

I hope they get it together so you keep posting Great Pixs

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

UncleRob wrote:

Figure I'll post it in the main since that's where... (show quote)

The way I understand it is: Questions about a place and pre trip announcements go in "Location Specific". Post trip report and pictures go in "Main".

ncduck Loc: North Carolina

So if we have pictures from our fishing trip the post should be go in the specific location. FYI I always put NC in the Main title so it goes to the NC section.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

ncduck wrote:

So if we have pictures from our fishing trip the post should be go in the specific location. FYI I always put NC in the Main title so it goes to the NC section.

Pictures from your trip go in main.
You don't have to add it Duck. If NC is your location, it goes there automatically. The rest of the country sees it in the main section.

UncleRob Loc: NE Maryland

Fredfish wrote:

Pictures from your trip go in main.
You don't have to add it Duck. If NC is your location, it goes there automatically. The rest of the country sees it in the main section.

I put it in the location specific with the location and it gets kicked to the main which breaks the link I save which pisses me off to no end. Like I said, never saw a forum like this one and they way it does that is terrible.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

UncleRob wrote:

I put it in the location specific with the location and it gets kicked to the main which breaks the link I save which pisses me off to no end. Like I said, never saw a forum like this one and they way it does that is terrible.

If you're posting about a future trip put it in Location Specific. If you're posting after your trip, with pictures and report, put it in main.
That's where they will move them to anyway.

Seacat Loc: Swansboro, N.Carolina

Good catch UncleRob, are you cutting the urchins in halves most of the time? I've fished with everything else you mention except urchins.