NEW FISH TO ME

[captbent]

[captbent]

when they where alive they where a sky blue and deep yellow

[captbent]

in the belly of the bigger fluke

[captbent]

remember this is in RI at the mouth of the bay

[TheTinMan]

Originally Posted by captbent

Banded Rudderfish. ;)

http://www.usm.maine.edu/gulfofmaine...ishes09_27.htm

[captbent]

THE TOP FIN LOOKS WORNG AND THE BLACK V OVER THERE HEAD

[TheTinMan]

Here's a better pic.

[captbent]

you are right thanks

BANDED RUDDERFISH
(Seriola zonata)
OTHER NAMES: Slender Amberjack
RANGE: All Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean.
HABITAT: Unlike the pelogic Pilotfish, the Banded Rudderfish is more coastal and prefers reef habitat. May also be found around navigation aids and in deep
channels.
DESCRIPTION: Easily confused with the Pilotfish because both have dark vertical bands, but the Banded Rudderfish is a small type of Amberjack as evidenced by the dark line through the eye, which the Pilotfish does not have.
SIZE: Usually a foot or less; grows to perhaps 2 feet.
FOOD VALUE: Excellent, particularly if large enough to render small fillets.
GAME QUALITIES: Typical of its family, the Banded Rudderfish is aggressive and will strike with abandon. Its battle is much like that of a Blue Runner tough for its size.
TACKLE AND BAITS: Seldom targeted, but if action is slow and a school presents itself, the angler can try very light spinning, baitcasting or fly outfits, with small jigs, spoons or streamer flies. Rudderfish will also take any live baitfish of suitable size, as well as live shrimp and small strips of squid or cut fish.
FISHING SYSTEMS: Drifting; Still Fishing.

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[captbent]

and i got them in RI under a nav aid at 70 feet with live bait on the up reel at about 10-15 feet

[captbent]

ok and now what about the fish that was in the belly of the fluke