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rgfixit

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Holy Sheephead Batman!
« on: Oct 23, 2017, 05:41 PM »
Got this pig on the Canal today.


Sorry it's upside down. Near 27". Big for the Canal.

Got some nice crappies and bass as well. A fun October morning.

Rg
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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #1 on: Oct 23, 2017, 07:18 PM »
nice  fish ole  boy  ...bulldogs  they are
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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #2 on: Oct 23, 2017, 07:20 PM »
How do they taste? Had one once where the fillets were a little rubbery. Maybe not fixed right?
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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #3 on: Oct 23, 2017, 07:43 PM »
A chunk! What fly did it take?  ;D
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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #4 on: Oct 23, 2017, 08:26 PM »

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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #5 on: Oct 24, 2017, 03:31 AM »
A chunk! What fly did it take?  ;D

A night crawler. I was finessing some bass with the light rod and 6 lb test. It hit like a freight train.

How do they taste.......couldn't say. I'll eat the crappies thanks.

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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #6 on: Oct 24, 2017, 03:53 AM »
people  mistake   sheephead  as a  nasty bottom feeder ,it's not true they  do eat a lot of crawfish  but I have  caught them on  minnows  jigs  rapalas and  so  on , I  know  mid western states  love  fresh water drum , I ate a  few   they were  solid  white  flaky   meat ...... they  fight  great  and  are  in numbers ... I  give  them a  thumbs up
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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #7 on: Oct 24, 2017, 05:09 AM »

Nice one RG , tons of fun to catch ,

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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #8 on: Oct 24, 2017, 05:40 AM »
Sweet.....  :thumbup_smilie:
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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #9 on: Oct 24, 2017, 07:07 AM »
people  mistake   sheephead  as a  nasty bottom feeder ,it's not true they  do eat a lot of crawfish  but I have  caught them on  minnows  jigs  rapalas and  so  on , I  know  mid western states  love  fresh water drum , I ate a  few   they were  solid  white  flaky   meat ...... they  fight  great  and  are  in numbers ... I  give  them a  thumbs up

I can't comment on how they taste but I see people keeping them as table fare at the Oswego river.  As a (I guess former) SCUBA diver I can tell you that they do feed heavily on zebra muscles.  I have seen this many times, they go nose down and scrape a mouthful of muscles off the bottom.  This is followed by a very loud "crunch" noise which carries a long ways underwater.  You will also see them expel a cloud of "sand" sometimes after they have digested the shells.  I suppose you can eat them, I like perch.
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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #10 on: Oct 24, 2017, 07:12 AM »
 Rubber baby buggy bumper, rubber baby buggy bumper, rubberbabybuggybumper. 3 times fast!  :P

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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #11 on: Oct 24, 2017, 06:32 PM »
They're definitely shell crushers. The pads at the base of their gullets are lined with rock hard bony bumps.

To me they're a game fish. Catch, enjoy and release. I've made many a summer trip to Irondequoit bay to target them. Get a bucket of crayfish from the creek, pick a point and wear out your tackle.

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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #12 on: Oct 24, 2017, 06:57 PM »
hey they  are  drum  .... pure  brutes 
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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #13 on: Oct 25, 2017, 06:57 AM »
From what I understand you cut them up into chunks and boil. Poor mans lobster. I can not say I have ever ate them. Years ago I caught them at 3 Rivers and always released them.

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Re: Holy Sheephead Batman!
« Reply #14 on: Oct 26, 2017, 10:47 PM »
To trap's reply...they are not a bad table fare...i have eaten many and just like many other fresh and saltwater fish....you have to cut out the red meat along it's lateral line...then i usually cut them into smaller pieces and fry them like any other fish...they taste really quite good. And as a bonus...you can cut out their "brain" stones...quite unique little stones...check them out on youtube.
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