We caught 3 sandtiles in 160 feet of water. Maybe it’s normal but only tile fish we have ever gotten have been much deeper. Also we caught a blackfin snapper…? I argued my arse off with my group that it wasn’t an ARS and tossed it in the box. All I know is that an ARS doesn’t have a black spot on its pectoral find and a yellow edged tail. Turns out I was right. We found it to be said fish on the DNR website. Anyone else ever gotten one of these fish…?
Yes - I used to fish some spots that had blackfin snapper. Those places are in an MPA now. Blackfins don’t eat as good as ARS. Sandtiles are in 60- 200’ . They can bite the crap out of you!
I once ate an SC record sand tile 
I ate the crap out of the sandtile tonight and it was delish. I gave the snapper to another fisherman. Filets looked great.
Good catch on the blackfin snapper! I Filleted a 29 pound (world record) yellow eye or silk snapper. Only to notice a few days later in pictures that it was a yellow eye!
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PROUD YANKEE
Oyster Baron
NMFS = No More Fishing Season
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
We are pretty certain we fileted the state record Queen trigger a few weeks back.
I did that once with a king:face_with_head_bandage:
Never caught a blackfin snapper though 
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
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Originally posted by SchoolsOut1I once ate an SC record sand tile
What is the SC record for sandtile?
Thanks,
NN
Tilefish always reminded me of Muddy Mudskipper on Ren and Stimpy…
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