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Old 02-21-2023, 02:54 PM   #1
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Fish ID

Caught this off Del Mar in abought 80' of water--beautiful fish. Some kind of grouper I think. Fought very hard, thought I had a halibut or WSB but no such luck. Yes I know the last pic is a Calico.http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/a...1&d=1677019701
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Old 02-21-2023, 03:16 PM   #2
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Broomtail grouper. Very cool catch. Protected though.
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Old 02-21-2023, 06:34 PM   #3
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Awesome! Not too many anglers can say they caught a Grouper of Del Mar. I would confirm the broomtail if I could see the tail, but it's not visible in the photos. Congratulations!
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Old 02-22-2023, 07:27 AM   #4
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Awesome catch!

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Old 02-22-2023, 07:59 AM   #5
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Rare catch

First one I've seen on BWE caught in California might be an illegal transplant according to the DFG.
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Old 02-22-2023, 08:36 AM   #6
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definitely looks like a broomtail grouper. I was considering gulf grouper or black grouper as well, but the major identifier here is the pattern between the gill plate and dorsal fin.

broomtail = dark oval, with a white oval inside of it.

super nice catch!
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Old 02-22-2023, 11:22 AM   #7
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Fought very hard, thought I had a halibut or WSB but no such luck.
I hate when that happens... Nice catch none the less, as is the Calico.
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Old 02-22-2023, 12:53 PM   #8
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It would only be a dream......

To have that as table fare in California legally
No world record class either.
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Old 02-22-2023, 05:39 PM   #9
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To have that as table fare in California legally
No world record class either.
I am way more worried about having the area around Del Mar and Cardiff closed in the next round of MLPA B---S---. I went to the Fred Hall fishing show last week just to join CCA again.
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I am way more worried about having the area around Del Mar and Cardiff closed in the next round of MLPA B---S---. I went to the Fred Hall fishing show last week just to join CCA again.
Think I heard some one say, if you don't join CCA your part of the problem.
If they loose Del marsh there will be alot of pissed off surfers 🏄 ect.....
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Old 02-22-2023, 09:05 PM   #11
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Think I heard some one say, if you don't join CCA your part of the problem.
If they loose Del marsh there will be alot of pissed off surfers 🏄 ect.....
It won't affect the surfers, in fact, SurfRider was one of the supporters of the original MLPA closures.
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Old 02-25-2023, 12:21 PM   #12
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Many of us are both surfers and fishermen. We have the same goals and anyone with common sense wants real, practical guidelines to keep the resource strong. MLPA and other closures cause as many problems as they purport to solve. CCA is a great resource and we all should be members. Surfrider, I hate to say, has been taken over by extreme environmentalists, far removed form the founding ideal. Just my two cents if anyone cares
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