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FishLady · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject: catching RIBBONFISH??????

An offshore trip is in the making and was wondering...where to go to find and how to catch ribbon fish for bait.
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mickeyd · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject: Ribbonfish

I was thinking about picking up some frozen ones for Saturday. I guess great minds think alike.
I PM'ed a member or two but no advice forthcoming. I will check AP on my way over on Saturday AM for some frozen....maybe at HEB.
If you find a source and want to split costs....let me know.
Mike
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topdog15 · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: catching RIBBONFISH??????

Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

If you want to catch them yourself then TD is right Lake padre is the place.
But if you want to get some frozen and package up by the dozen, Clem's Bait stand has them. I watched the package up 500 dozen the other day.

Mike

FishLady · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:14 pm Post subject:

How do you catch them, cast net? fish trap?
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Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

rawlbay · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:24 pm Post subject:

I see them a lot in the canal lights. But they freak me out. Big toothy wolf headed snake beasts. Blegh. And when you fight them they do this weird curley q thing. Did I mention blegh? Dead and frozen is OK by me!
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topdog15 · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject:

Capt Mike Singleterry · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2728

rawlbay · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:11 pm Post subject:

LOL Mike. At least I'm not the only one. Any port in a storm back in those days!
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jebsays · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:20 pm Post subject:

Bait?? Why not eat them! Shocked

http://www.chinese-food-menu.com/fried-ribbonfish-20110527.html

NaTon D · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:40 pm Post subject: haha

That looks tasty......if I didn't know what they looked like. My buddy caught a 5'+ ribbonfish in lake padre at night, it was a bigone, probably several pounds.

Johninaustin · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 1113

Lake Padre? That's a new one on me that I've never heard of. We always caught them under the lights at Red Dot. bobber and a dead shrimp.

Rich9395 · Pony Mullet Joined: 28 Apr 2010 Posts: 55

Caught a bunch during the daytime trolling a small Yozuri crankbait in the main canals in the older portion of Padre. First canal south of Snoopy's used to work well.

huntnetime · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:29 pm Post subject:

small spoons at night under the lights in the canals...