First we went offshore fishing which was a first for me and my daughter.
Didn't start off well for her as it was really windy and rough and we got a little wet right off the bat and had to stumble into the cabin...


Once we got to our spot she had a little more fun though...


We only did a 5 hour trip so we weren't into the snappers or anything but we did have a little luck.
Here is my buddies fish as he was hauling it in. Can you guess what it is from this pic??















Yep a Sailfish!


That's my buddy in the middle.


I ended up catching this shark.


Other than our 2 fish, the rest of the boat caught 1 other shark, a kingfish, a bonita, and a 50 lb cobia.

We rented a condo with some boat slips and some submerged fishing lights so I spent a few nights fishing out there. I only caught 4 keeper spotted trout and 2 redfish that were too small but I did catch alot of other weird fish.

Here is a pic of one of the trout and another fish that I caught. Caught these on a red and white spoon. Anyone know what the long skinny fish is??? I was thinking mullet but don't know. I think it is one of those fish that jump way out of the water...


My first ever Redfish. Yeah he is small.


Caught 4 or 5 of these ribbon fish and lost countless others due to their teeth cutting the line. Got real tired of messing with them. This one wasn't even the biggest.


These next 2 are dogfish I think. At least that is what someone told me when I explained these to them. Anyone know for sure????

This one was actually pretty big compared to the other. The fins on the side were about as big as my palm.
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I don't know what the [censored] this is....
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Or this...which I caught a few of.
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Also not real sure what this is. Looked like the trout but had no spots.
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And last is just a great pic of my daughter!
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So can anyone tell me what the fish are that I had questions on??

Not all of the pic came up!!!

That little one looks like a dog fish. I believe that its actually called a shell cracker

The other fish(next to the spec) is a lady fish. They do jump alot, and put up a pretty good fight too. But don't try eating them.

Looks like a fun trip. Thanks for sharing the pics!

See if this works?

I believe the bottom two are a pin fish and a sand trout. Will need conformation on that though.

kill it, the only good fish is a dead fish
nevermind, thought this was another snake thread haha
cute kid, looks like ya'll had fun

here is a link for the oyster cracker or toad fish

Toadfish

just be glad that dogfish didnt fin ya dont hold those

excellent job on the sailfish for your buddy! thats awesome!

ladyfish are fun, and a very oily fish. good sharkbait

great job on getting the little one out there with ya! looks like a blast!


the piggy perch/pinfish is the best bait in the gulf everything will eat em

Great pics and Great Trip! Thanks for sharing!

awesome pics...

great pics looks like the young lady had a good time after the rough water. Yeah I dont think I would be puttin my thumb in those "Shell fishs" Mouths though. They hold on like a pitbull.... Them ribbon fish & pin perch are very good bait as mentioned. Looks like y'all had a great trip congrats & Tight Lines!!!


Rob

wha boat were u on?

Great lookin pics! Looks like you had a ton of fun!

Very good pics. Lady fish (sometimes referred to as skipjack) are good bait as are the pin fish and ribbon fish. Congrats on the sail. That is quite a feat. Not many can say they've done that.

I caught a much bigger version of a fish that looked like the "dogfish" or "oyster cracker" that you have there, and I looked it up and found out it was called a sea robin. I don't know if that's a juvenile or a different fish altogether that you have there, but they sure look alike.

The long skinny fish is a "Lady Fish" some of the best shark bait that swims, next to a barracuda anyway. Works good on Mackerel as well.