Can someone ID this ?

islandhopper

Caught a few , good bait fish ?  Thanks

CountryBumpkin

Looks like leatherjacket.

Not very good bait due to spines on top and bottom & hurt if they stick you.

https://www.fishbase.se/FieldGuide/FieldGuideSummary.php?genusname=Oligoplites&speciesname=saurus&c_code=084

Frydaddy

x2

islandhopper

Thanks

Lucky Hook II

Leatherjacket or Skipjack

John McKroid

I slow trolled one of those all-day off the back of my kayak last March.  It was a hardy bait, but nothing would touch it.  Meanwhile, I caught Little Tunny, Blackfin, Amberjack, Almacos and King Mackerel on my vertical jig the same time that bait was soaking on another line.

evernic1

John McKroid said:

I slow trolled one of those all-day off the back of my kayak last March.  It was a hardy bait, but nothing would touch it.  Meanwhile, I caught Little Tunny, Blackfin, Amberjack, Almacos and King Mackerel on my vertical jig the same time that bait was soaking on another lin

Fish ain't dumb...those spines sting...A LOT !!!

gogittum

I hear ya all on the spines, but it doesn't make sense.  Many fish - and birds - eat Catfish, grouper, bass, crappie, etc., etc., which all have spines - and some are very nasty.  Can't remember what for sure, but I'm very sure I saw a video of "something" eating a Lionfish.

Yah, found one in just a few minutes:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FulVyFZmIo

fixedrate

god i hate those little fish. 
got stuck a few times, even though i try to avoid those little stupid spines at all cost.

stings for hours for me.

yellowjacket fish.

islandhopper

Yeah I was just messing around after checking my crab pots one morning and ran across a big school of them. Never saw them before. Definitely pointy . 

John McKroid

gogittum said:

I hear ya all on the spines, but it doesn't make sense.  Many fish - and birds - eat Catfish, grouper, bass, crappie, etc., etc., which all have spines - and some are very nasty.  Can't remember what for sure, but I'm very sure I saw a video of "something" eating a Lionfish.

Yah, found one in just a few minutes:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FulVyFZmIo

Finally..... something good to know about Barracuda.  Of course Cudas are infamous for steeling catch off divers spears.  I bet if it was not on the diver's spear, the cuda would not have attempted to eat it.  I have seen videos of a Black Grouper eating a Lion fish.

evernic1 said:

John McKroid said:

I slow trolled one of those all-day off the back of my kayak last March.  It was a hardy bait, but nothing would touch it.  Meanwhile, I caught Little Tunny, Blackfin, Amberjack, Almacos and King Mackerel on my vertical jig the same time that bait was soaking on another lin

Fish ain't dumb...those spines sting...A LOT !!!

They do hurt.  That is the reason why I snipped the spines off the Leatherback.   I guess the fish were not smart enough to see that, or maybe they just saw my stinger rig and decided to pass on that -- LOl

conchydong

I have seen a video of a mutton snapper also eating a lionfish. That’s probably why that decent size Mutton looked interested in it on the video.

evernic1

fixedrate said:

god i hate those little fish. 
got stuck a few times, even though i try to avoid those little stupid spines at all cost.

stings for hours for me.

yellowjacket fish.

Yellowjacket is a bee...LOL...this fish is a leatherjacket...or skipjack in our area

Soda Popinski

i picked up one on a reef out of St Pete and didn't know what it was, handled it 3 times that day and never got stung, and nothing wanted any part of it.  Dumb luck i guess