challenge: write up the ribbon fish

ecoyne · 08-23-2008, 10:10 PM

Just returned from pier fishing with my children in Caswell, N.C. We were there with my Dad, their grandad – they were learning to fish from him just like I did as a kid. I haven't been in a while and boy have things changed. We caught toad fish, ribbon fish, small shark and one small blue – in other words, a bunch of bait. (We also saw over a dozen newly hatched sea turtles swimming under the pier, the kids and I just LOVED that!)

I had to wiki the ribbon fish when I got home. One of you sportsfishermen are going to have to set things straight on Wikipedia. Check out their entry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_fish

In the meantime, can anyone explain what in the world is going on?!? I never saw anything like a ribbon fish or a toad fish for that matter when I was a kid. Where did these things come from and what brought them to the NC coast?

tunatamer4 · 08-24-2008, 08:51 AM

What you actually caught was a CUTLASSFISH. They are called ribbonfish because they resemble the ribbonfish.
wiki the cutlassfish and you'll see the fish you caught. Just one of those things.

08-23-2008, 10:10 PM	#1
ecoyne #1 Lurker Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Credits: 804.3	challenge: write up the ribbon fish Just returned from pier fishing with my children in Caswell, N.C. We were there with my Dad, their grandad – they were learning to fish from him just like I did as a kid. I haven't been in a while and boy have things changed. We caught toad fish, ribbon fish, small shark and one small blue – in other words, a bunch of bait. (We also saw over a dozen newly hatched sea turtles swimming under the pier, the kids and I just LOVED that!) I had to wiki the ribbon fish when I got home. One of you sportsfishermen are going to have to set things straight on Wikipedia. Check out their entry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_fish In the meantime, can anyone explain what in the world is going on?!? I never saw anything like a ribbon fish or a toad fish for that matter when I was a kid. Where did these things come from and what brought them to the NC coast? Last edited by ecoyne; 08-23-2008 at 10:14 PM. Reason: corrections

08-24-2008, 08:51 AM	#2
tunatamer4 Crab mustard is good Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: wilmywood, nc Posts: 651 Credits: 5,229.8 Best Catch: my wife, how cliche' Occupation: does it matter?	What you actually caught was a CUTLASSFISH. They are called ribbonfish because they resemble the ribbonfish. wiki the cutlassfish and you'll see the fish you caught. Just one of those things. __________________ tunatamer4 Make something idiot proof and they build a better idiot.

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