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Strangest Fish I Ever Caught
Caught this off the jetties in Panama City. Out of four of us, I was the only one that caught anything. I had to ask the guy at the bait shop what it was. He called it a lookdown fish.
Species:
Other Saltwater Inshore
Where: Florida
Method:
Artificial Lures
When: August 26, 2008 at 07:30 am
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Strange fish is a perfect description of that odd...thing. Never heard of a lookdown fish, I guess I'll have to do some research.
cool fish!
Thanks! I had never heard of it either! I thought it was an angelfish at first, but it was pretty cool!
It's hard finding a good lady that likes to fish. Great catch!!
I am pretty sure that's an African Pompano. Notice the more rounded face and extremely long fins. A lookdown fish has a much sharper slope to its face and shorter fins.
Thanks! Do African Pompanos live off the coast of Florida? That's where I caught it, but I will look that up. Thank you!
That fish Is weird looking!
Great photos!!!!!!
"Do African Pompanos live off the coast of Florida?"
They live off Southeast Florida.......
Excellent posting.....
If you ever get a chance to see lookdown's feeding you will notice that they swim upside down hence lookdown. They're good eating too just take the top fillet with no bones and you get lots of what we call blackened fish chips. The guy is right tho it has a shap down slopped face that one is rounded off
That is a young African pompano. The fins will get shorter as they get older. vtbluegrass is correct, Look down fish have a steeper slope of their head and have much shorter fins than a young african pompano.
Yep, African Pompano. Look downs have a much sharper profile.
Nice Catch!
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Strange fish is a perfect description of that odd...thing. Never heard of a lookdown fish, I guess I'll have to do some research.
cool fish!
Thanks! I had never heard of it either! I thought it was an angelfish at first, but it was pretty cool!
It's hard finding a good lady that likes to fish. Great catch!!
I am pretty sure that's an African Pompano. Notice the more rounded face and extremely long fins. A lookdown fish has a much sharper slope to its face and shorter fins.
Thanks! Do African Pompanos live off the coast of Florida? That's where I caught it, but I will look that up. Thank you!
That fish Is weird looking!
That is a young African pompano. The fins will get shorter as they get older. vtbluegrass is correct, Look down fish have a steeper slope of their head and have much shorter fins than a young african pompano.
Great photos!!!!!!
"Do African Pompanos live off the coast of Florida?"
They live off Southeast Florida.......
Excellent posting.....
Yep, African Pompano. Look downs have a much sharper profile.
Nice Catch!
If you ever get a chance to see lookdown's feeding you will notice that they swim upside down hence lookdown. They're good eating too just take the top fillet with no bones and you get lots of what we call blackened fish chips. The guy is right tho it has a shap down slopped face that one is rounded off
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