What's the MOST Challenging Fish...

[blaiz]

no offense to anyone who likes them but i wont shoot parrot fish(uhu). They smell way too bad when cut open. Kind of turns me off.

[Marwan]

blaiz, you are the only hawaiian to say this i think

[blaiz]

No doubt about that. Ive had countless opportunities to shoot very large uhu, and unless Ive got a friends baby luau to get fish for I wont pull the trigger. I get a lot of heat for this too. THats ok though, I will leave them for thoughs who like them. FYI Hawaii just passed a law that you can no longer shoot Uhu at night. People used to go out at night while the Uhu were sleeping and bag tons. Kind of an unfair advantage i think. ITs good that our state is finally taking this over fishing thing seriously.

[Coral Sniper]

Night diving is a real killer here too

[Pastor]

I think the most challenging fish to find is a legal sized Bass on Tesco's fish counter!

[settingsteel]

I've done some night lobstering...and can attest that spearing fish at night is...slaughter

[Lockedin]

Most challenging on this side of the world (at least for me) are White Sea Bass. Very skittish (and I'm very amateurish). One fin clicks on the other - they're gone - I've had my ear squeek when clearing, and spooked one out of the kelp.

Some guys (Bill McIntyre on this forum) are good at bringing down the big ones though.

[blaiz]

Originally Posted by Lockedin

Most challenging on this side of the world (at least for me) are White Sea Bass. Very skittish (and I'm very amateurish). One fin clicks on the other - they're gone - I've had my ear squeek when clearing, and spooked one out of the kelp.

Some guys (Bill McIntyre on this forum) are good at bringing down the big ones though.

I have heard that these are a tough fish to shoot. Its got to be pretty creepy hunting them in the kelp beds and listening to them "croak."

Bill Ernst just got the new WR at 93.4lbs

[Erik]

Our .5 lb freshwater Perch are incredibly good sport. Really small, usually skittish, and the big ones always stay at the back of the school. Sometimes the 'next in line' tough one will come up and stare down the spear to show the rest that he's the new boss haha.
Hitting a 'big' one at the back of the school from more than 2 metres is serious good shooting!
They taste great but obviously you have to shoot lots for a meal.

[portinfer]

We don't see alot of large fish here but some of the smaller fish are hard to hit - shooting mackerel requires pretty quick reactions or luck ! Same with garfish (thin). I think that gilthead bream are hard to shoot - don't know of anyone who has landed one with a speargun over here despite a few caught each year on rod and line.

[ickledevil]

I'll throw a vote in for Bream, of all breeds to actually get a shot at, but hardest to land in UK, big congers!

[Lockedin]

Originally Posted by blaiz

I have heard that these are a tough fish to shoot. Its got to be pretty creepy hunting them in the kelp beds and listening to them "croak."

Bill Ernst just got the new WR at 93.4lbs

And he did it in my neck of the woods. I've heard them croaking before, but usually they just laugh at me.

[blaiz]

Originally Posted by Marwan

parrot and napoleon are not shot over here you can basically pet them..but i do realize their behaviour is not the same all over the world, i think the parrot is one of the elusive fish in hawaii..

Not so much, parrots here(depending on where you are) usually come in pretty close. popular dive spots obviously warrent more warry fish. Maybe it cause they know I dont like to shoot them but Im always seeing 8lb plus uhu(parrots)swim right up to me. I just wish I could switch them for an 8lb plus Mu!

by the way, I posted a recipe for a Mu I shot the other day. Check it out. There is a couple of pictures too. Its gutted and scaled but you can get the general idea of what they are.

[settingsteel]

cool gonna take a lokky see

[cubanoperdido]

hey boys (& girls i suppose)

parrotfish....different kinds, but i think they all eat coral, yes?? i went with a local in cape green an he nailed a couple of parrots...took the liver and sauteed it with some oil, then boiled the fish and put some rice all together, damn good! but i ate it thinkin bout "siguatera" (not sure if thats spanish or english), its a problem you can get from eatin fish that eat coral, or even eating fish that eat fish that eat coral, like barracudas. i'm weary of them, but maybe its ignorance on my part. anyone know about this stuff? i even ate a couple of monster triggers there (an kept my fingers crossed), but never had no problem.... anyone know bout this?
happy huntin..
z-ya