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Haunted by humungous panfish

Few see them. Others either dismiss the sightings as hooey or are cursed to believe but never catch even a fleeting glimpse of one. These, you might call freshwater poltergeists, can be as common as the ghosts of missing mariners on pirate vessels, but still scarcely witnessed. Believers see them. Brian “Bro” Brosdahl sees them, and then catches them like genies in a bottle. Bro is haunted by humungous panfish. They keep him awake at night. Cause him to swerve to the shoulder daydreaming on the way to find them. Difference between Bro and other ghost hunters, though, is his success rate. Bro captures them on hook and on film. And then like any...
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Ladyfish Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Bodianus rufus
Other Fish Species Names: Spanish hogfish, ladyfishes, skipjacks, Jack-Rashes, or tenpounders
Regions Fished: tropical and sub-tropical regions
World Record:
Common Tackle:
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This family is fished, but the body is bony and therefore not edible by humans. However, the fish may be ground down for fish meal.


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