Raleigh Saltwater king tourney

[Tuna Taxi]

Bill:
A sneaker head is a remora (the sucker part on their head looks like the bottom of a sneaker). Kind of a cool catch--we usually stick 'em to the side of the boat and had a couple days where they'll ride around with us for hours until we pick up to move...

Sam

Thanks Sam. At first I thought that might be it, but I never heard of them chasing a bait. Then, when noone answered I though I was the punch line of a joke!

I'll have to keep an eye out for them. Thanks.

[hunt4fish]

Alan, they were right between my cool water marks and where you and I talked about Friday night. I saw more than the 2 we raised working the sardine schools.

You gotta love it when you have a plan and stick to it and it works out!!

[Razorback]

The fish that won was caught at your first stop, 4th place fish came from there also.

[Reel Fanatic]

Tunataxi-

Our junior angler had never seen a sneaker head before (ramora) and I had to explain what they do and why they are called that. He didn't believe me so I stuck him to the side of the console. He didn't stick long-several seconds (I guess they do better in the water) but it was plenty long enough to prove I wasn't joking. They are really cool looking fish. We had started to run low on herring when we caught him so I had started making double rigs with small 6" mullet and that's what caught his eye. We boated him and released him completely unharmed.

I have heard that some of the florida guys will play a practical joke on fellow fishermen by sticking them to a buddy's back. Can anyone tell me if there is any truth to that? If so, does it leave a major Reebok looking hickey on the vicitm's back?

[kingchaser]