I was fishing at Oceanview Pier near VA Beach this weekend with my boyfriend and we caught this crazy fish. I don't know what it is and no one around us did either. He tried to get the hook out of it and this thing was biting down on the pliers and sounded like had hed some monstrous teeth or something. If you know what it is please help!
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2007-06-11 01:32:49 · 8 answers · asked by luvinmykevin 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
Oyster toadfish
2007-06-11 08:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by george a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like an Oyster Toadfish. You catch them also on Long Island by the bulkhead of local parks.
2007-06-11 11:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by mac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think i know what you are talking about i caught something similar to that in florida, it had teeth that you couldnt see but when you put pliers in its mouth to get the hook it was almost like beaver teeth coming out of nowhere. i was told it was a toad fish or something like that. the one i caught was about 8 inches long
2007-06-11 08:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by redneckin 24/7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like a Sculpin ,member of the rockfish.Dont worry about the teeth worry about the spines.
2007-06-11 18:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by hunter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sort of looks like a baby Black Grouper? I'm really not sure i'm sorry but it could be a grouper, Nice Catch!
2007-06-11 08:38:54 · answer #5 · answered by RP12' 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That looks like you hooked you a baby monkfish! Your boyfriend is lucky he got to keep all his fingers!
Did you throw it back? They are extremely good eating!
2007-06-11 18:39:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an oyster-cracker..they use those jaws to open shellfish and crush crusteceans..and of course, remove fingers.
2007-06-11 13:10:22 · answer #7 · answered by Duke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a toadfish. A pretty good sized one at that.
2007-06-11 13:03:56 · answer #8 · answered by Adam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋