Poor man's tarpon? Ha!

[ChrisR]

I don't believe I have ever before taken a picture of a lady fish. Certainly not on a measuring board. Well on any other day, I wouldn't believe it, but for the first Paddle-Fishing Challenge, this picture of a small ladyfish helped me take home some cash.



Along with her dubious friends....







I sure am glad that I re-read the rules on Friday night. I might not have otherwise taken a picture of that ladyfish.

[Todd]

How did you get that ladyfish to stay on the board?

[justabucup]

Quite an accomplishment. Most people need a premade steel leader with an egg weight and piece of squid to make catches like that.

[Rik]

So Chris, I know you have studied hard and put in the hours to become a top notch ladyfisherman. Can you give the rest if us some tips?

[Todd]

Ladyfish are easy, lizardfish are the difficult ones.

[1okbyme2]

Just remember to swallow them headfirst...

[ChrisR]

I'm not sure if I've mastered ladyfish catchin' yet, but I can offer this piece of advice....Bring a sponge for cleanup if you are planning on bringing a ladyfish on board. I was cleaning crap out of the boat for about 10 minutes after I took that picture. I suppose it was worth it.

[dunfly]

Ladyfish, sometimes called snot rockets.

[Blindmullet]

How did you get that ladyfish to stay on the board?

....and not take a dump. I call shenanigans.

[JoeS]

Just curious why were they even put on the board unless of course they were part of the Largest fish criteria....I understood it to be a bonus just for the species so a pic of a hanging Ladyfish outside of the boat would have still been 5 points Correct?????

[Captain Hugh]

The prize is in the POOP.

[Rik]

Just curious why were they even put on the board unless of course they were part of the Largest fish criteria....I understood it to be a bonus just for the species so a pic of a hanging Ladyfish outside of the boat would have still been 5 points Correct?????

Ladyfish were not part of the bonus fish category. Those were jacks, catfish and lizardfish.

The ladyfish could be used as part of the two largest fish, which is what Chris did. MikeB, the overall winner, also used a ladyfish in his two largest fish. I bet they both scored high on reading comprehension when they took their SATs.

If we ever include catfish again, I think we should require that they be in the boat for the pic. Just to amp up the challenge factor.

I kinda think that 14.5 inch ladyfish should be Chris' new avatar

[ChrisR]

Just curious why were they even put on the board unless of course they were part of the Largest fish criteria....I understood it to be a bonus just for the species so a pic of a hanging Ladyfish outside of the boat would have still been 5 points Correct?????

The ladyfish was used as one of my "big fish" so I needed the picture for the length. Jacks and lizards aren't a huge threat to crap all over the boat, and were small enough to sit on the board for an easy picture. Taking tournament pictures proves to have the added security of a canoe in that if the fish slides off of the board, it just slides into the hull, and not into the water. The catfish....well, that thing got its picture hanging over the side.

As far as the ladyfish sitting still, I think it could just tell by the look in my eyes that I am a bad bad man, and not to be messed with. It definitely crapped everywhere though.

[Redfisher]

Ladyfish, sometimes called snot rockets.

Umm...that's not snot.

[TRKpoker]

And this isn't the Way Out There section!