slayed em today

[Tony gilbert]

What is coming out of the side on the first picture?

nematodes there in every fish

 

[Tony gilbert]

They are outstanding table fare. Flaky white meat, mild on the fishy taste. Its great breaded & fried, baked, on the grill, or stuffed with crab imperial. They are not great fighters on the line though, like how a largemouth bass fights - unimpressive compared to a smallmouth half its size. I've done tons of trolling for them on big poles & reels, my fav way to catch them is on light spinning tackle in the saltwater or freshwater.

i used my beach spinning rods my buddy used his boat rods too easy to catch em on boat rods and im sure you miss maryland i always miss home when i leave for a few days

 

[CatamountRob]

What is coming out of the side on the first picture?

Pretty sure that’s a fish tag, not a nematode…

 

[deermanok]

Pretty sure that’s a fish tag, not a nematode…

I caught a striper once that had a tag on it.
I mailed the tag to the address on the tag with my information and received a certificate and a hat. It was pretty cool.

 

[crazyboutduck]

That’s awesome! Looks like you had a fantastic day of fishing.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Pretty sure that’s a fish tag, not a nematode…

Yep thats a tag for certain.

 

[mnoland30]

Pacific Rockfish are orange. At Lake Powell they're called stripers and there is no limit. They don't want you to throw them back. They overpopulate and wipe out the shad. Back in the 90's, I'd catch some where the head was wider than the body. When they get a school of shad up on the surface, it is a blast. I use Zara Spooks with one hook, and if they miss the hook, they knock the lure 10 feet, and another one hits it.

Pacific Rockfish are orange, so I was surprised to see a picture of stripers listed as rockfish.

 

[Tony gilbert]

Pacific Rockfish are orange. At Lake Powell they're called stripers and there is no limit. They don't want you to throw them back. They overpopulate and wipe out the shad. Back in the 90's, I'd catch some where the head was wider than the body. When they get a school of shad up on the surface, it is a blast. I use Zara Spooks with one hook, and if they miss the hook, they knock the lure 10 feet, and another one hits it.

Pacific Rockfish are orange, so I was surprised to see a picture of stripers listed as rockfish.

Here in Maryland we call em rockfish

 

[jbates]

Pacific Rockfish are orange. At Lake Powell they're called stripers and there is no limit. They don't want you to throw them back. They overpopulate and wipe out the shad. Back in the 90's, I'd catch some where the head was wider than the body. When they get a school of shad up on the surface, it is a blast. I use Zara Spooks with one hook, and if they miss the hook, they knock the lure 10 feet, and another one hits it.

Pacific Rockfish are orange, so I was surprised to see a picture of stripers listed as rockfish.

Actually there are several varieties of Pacific rockfish with various coloring. Red, orange, black, brown, silver Grey and blue to name a few.