Hey guys and ladies,
Just trying to gather information on triggerfish, when I go out I usually target Beeliners and BSB. Do triggerfish generally hangout higher in the water column or do they like to stay toward the bottom as well? Thanks for any help!
Higher
Thanks Foxhunter, I will keep an eye on the depth finder and hopefully I will find them!
Seafox 209 Commander
A few years back Phin posted a sonar schooling on how to identify triggers using your sounder only. It’s worth a search, triggers are delicious. Tons of great information on his posts.
May all your favorite bands stay together…
Thanks 23Sailfish, I will see if I can locate that post!
Seafox 209 Commander
They are bottom dwellers …eat corral, crabs and worms by flapping away sand… They also spit water and sand as a type of sandblaster also use very tough teeth and jaws to take on sea urchins, flipping them over to get at their bellies. Triggerfish wreak such havoc on less fortunate reef dwellers that smaller fish often follow them to feast on their leftovers.
$$$. I have always identified triggers fish by the fish following them.
J. Simmons
captainclayton@yahoo
Need a little help on the Phin post bout sonar. Search is giving me a hard time.
I’m also interested in this video.
Really good article about our very own sellsfish on the topic from the paper a while back
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20090203/ARCHIVES/302039919
Hydra-Sport 3300VX
18 Key West
As a diver and fisherman, I can tell you that triggers cover all levels of the water column. You can definitely catch them right on the bottom, but large schools will often swim right up in the water column to where you can see them from the boat. They inhabit pretty much every piece of structure out there. But, the #1 sign that you are on triggers is a) you are getting your bait stolen and don’t feel the bite, and b) something is eating the gills out of your fin baits. If you are frustrated because something keeps stealing your bait, then you are on good triggers. If you are not catching triggers, chances are you are missing them. Many times, aggressively feeding triggers will actually attack your bait before it hits the bottom. I’ve been diving and seen a double drop squid rig descending. Suddenly in the blink of an eye 3-4 triggers will shoot out of nowhere and meet the bait 15 feet up in the water column, nab the bait, and be gone.