Lion fish hunting

Saltwater Offshore Discussion
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Originally posted by Long Enuff

So Sellsfish and Bug Catcher, two seasoned professionals, say they will never go near a lion fish again. Might be a pro tip there. Even with the utmost caution you will probably get popped eventually if you target them. But somebody has to do it. Be careful or man up when they get you.

Pioneer 222 Sportfish
Yamaha 250

Words to live by right there. I’ve eaten Lion fish and absolutely love’em. I’ve had’em fried and I’ve had’em roasted whole (this was my favorite) and both were delicious. That said, every time I’ve had them, we bought them and they were already “de-spined.” My daddy raised ugly kids, not dumb kids. :wink:

“You don’t always know where you stand till you know that you won’t run away.” ~Slipknot

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I’ve been stung more times than I can count.About half the time you don’t get any poison.
We soak the spot in near scalding water til the pain subsides,usually 15 minutes to an hour.
Pain can be pretty bad,worse than just about anything else short of gall bladder attacks I’ve had.
Worse than scorpions,rattlesnakes,bees,wasps,man o wars etc.

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Been a while also. Caught a gag couple years ago, thought he had a lobster jn his mouth turned out to be a lion fish.

What? Speak up can’t here you due to the ringing in my ears.