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Heartbreaking when you hook into a big fish and it's not what you're after
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:28 pm
Friday afternoon I was dragging a frog across some grass and a big fish exploded on it. Hook set was solid and it felt like a good one. Got him to the boat ready to celebrate and it was a damn choupique. Same thing happened to me in Toledo Bend a couple months back during the spawn. Got to be one of the worst feelings there is.
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:32 pm to joeytiger
Slam em against the side of your boat so they won't break your heart again.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:33 pm to joeytiger
Last weekend I somehow snagged a 30lb gar. I thought it was a slot red until I brought it up next to the boat. I may have shed a tear or two when it surfaced.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:35 pm to Drunken Crawfish
I was tunna fishing one time and caught a sailfish...... I was pretty happy about that one.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:36 pm to joeytiger
Man, if I had a dollar for every time I've seen/had that happen.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:38 pm to joeytiger
They taste delicious. I wouldnt fret over that.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:47 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Man, if I had a dollar for every time I've seen/had that happen.
Happens to all fishermen, but still stings a little every time.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:52 pm to joeytiger
You kept him, right?
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:54 pm to joeytiger
don't be hatin man......
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:54 pm to Jack Daniel
No, I catch and release 90% of the time.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:55 pm to Jack Daniel
I have never eaten choupique anyway. Is it as good as bass and sacalait?
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:55 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Nothing you can do except shake your head in disgust. And beat the hell out of the choupique with a cypress club
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:56 pm to joeytiger
No. Just no.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:57 pm to joeytiger
Taste the same as mud and feels like sand in your mouth
Posted on 7/18/17 at 4:58 pm to CypressTrout10
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Taste the same as mud and feels like sand in your mouth
This is what I heard. Growing up I was always told it was a trash fish.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 5:09 pm to joeytiger
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I have never eaten choupique anyway. Is it as good as bass and sacalait?
Anyone thats says its trash and taste like mud or sand is either lying or they cant cook worth a shite. Keep it alive, not on ice. Filet it, batter it, and go straight to the grease. I promise its good. In a courtbouillon its good also.
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 5:35 pm to joeytiger
Nothing is as good as sacalait, but it's not bad.
Better than spec
Better than spec
Posted on 7/18/17 at 5:50 pm to Jack Daniel
Sacalait is at the top but there are times when I would trade a whole ice chest of them away to get some choupique. Imo its one of the best eating fish there is.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 5:53 pm to joeytiger
Or when you're reeling in a snapper and the rod gets real fricking heavy. Got damn sharks.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:23 pm to joeytiger
It's better than bass and sacalait but totally different - not apples to apples at all.
It will get mushy if not cooked fresh in my experience though.
It will get mushy if not cooked fresh in my experience though.
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