Fish Id

[FishNDoc]

Fished Sandy Hook Channel in the swell on Sunday and caught a fish I never saw before. Any ideas?

[billfish16]

Fished Sandy Hook Channel in the swell on Sunday and caught a fish I never saw before. Any ideas?

Banded Rudderfish?

https://www.google.com/search?q=banded+rudderfish&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&biw=1366&bih=654&tbm=isch&imgil=YwjaLqtQ0dLCpM%253A%253B88u1jD6RHetkPM%253Bh ttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fjaymanntoday.ning.com%2525 2Fprofiles%25252Fblogs%25252Fthursday-august-14-2014-the-ocean-is-cleaning-up-amazingly&source=iu&pf=m&fir=YwjaLqtQ0dLCpM%253A%252C88u1jD6RHetkPM%252C_&usg=__3oNZD6TMqtzxq0AiJ3E7i9J4k-k%3D&ved=0ahUKEwidn4epu9bOAhWKmx4KHQlXDO4QyjcINQ&ei=PLG7V50Rird6ia6x8A4#imgrc=YwjaLqtQ0dLCpM%3A

[bulletbob]

https://www.britannica.com/animal/pilot-fish

[FishNDoc]

Thanks

[tjd24]

https://www.britannica.com/animal/pilot-fish

Banded Rudderfish

Check out the dorsal fin on the Pilot fish.
Different species.

Don't we go thru this every year?

[Gerry Zagorski]

Yep banded rudder... When the water warms up they show up too. They are usually caught around Buoys and pot line floats.

[JBird]

Oh, my Gawd! It's a beeby wheel, Jay!


Seriously though, it's a banded rudderfish and yes, we do this every year at least once.

[BugEye Chris]

Lol

[shrimpman steve]

Oh, my Gawd! It's a beeby wheel, Jay!


Seriously though, it's a banded rudderfish and yes, we do this every year at least once.

That's funny chit!!!

[Treebeard63]

Oh, my Gawd! It's a beeby wheel, Jay!


Seriously though, it's a banded rudderfish and yes, we do this every year at least once.

Lol.. actually.. I read the title of the post and before I opened the thread, I said to myself.. its a banded rudderfish.. cuz its that time of year.. and we already did sturgeon :D

[jmurr711]

banded deliciousness

[bunker dunker]

marlin bait

[BugEye Chris]

Are we sure it isn't a pilot fish

[Dino]

boom ! there it is, the banded rudderfish fish ID post. late summer is officially here. :D