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fivestring
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 Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:33 am Post subject: Bluefish Nicknames and Size Classification |
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So, we've all heard the many nicknames for our friend, the bluefish. Would anyone care to venture a list of exact sizes (in weight) for the many nicknames? Trying to figure out what nickname size class my first bluefish of the year falls into. The Names I've heard (feel free to add any I forgot):
Snapper
Cocktail
Tailor
Harbor
Chopper
Gator
Gorilla
I usually just call them by their size (10 pounders or whatever). When my eel comes in all mangled, I have a different set of nicknames for them.  |
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fish4ever
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| Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:08 am Post subject: |
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| never heard of a cocktail blue. |
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Crest Daddy
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what no TIDERUNNER ??!!!
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JimiChanga
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Michael will have all the names/sizes for you.
Just wait a few. 
John. |
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iversonbaby
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| Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Snapper=YOY anup to a pound
Cocktail=1-3lbs
Taylor=1-4lbs
Harbor=3-6lbs (inshore caught)
Chopper=5-8lbs
Slammers=8-10 lbs
Racers=4 to 8 pounds but long and thin by the end of that season they will become choppers
Gorilla/Gator/Monster/Pig= any blue over that 11 pound mark
Some of these overlap but it is becasue they are terms used in other parts of the east coast |
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Michael
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| Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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Snapper= >1 pound
Snarbor/Cocktail = 1 to 3 pounds
Taylor= 1 to 6 pounds
Harbors= 4 to 8 pounds
Choppers= 6 to 9 pounds
Speed Demons= 10+ pounds
Gators= 10 to 20 pounds
Gorillas= 20+ pounds |
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Michael
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fivestring
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Thanks for everyone's input. My post was more a joke than anything, to illustrate how silly and undefined the nicknames are, and how the sizes change by the person. That said, my first bluefish this year was a slammer/racer hybrid by iverson's list, and a large chopper by Michael's list. 9 lbs, long and skinny 
Now, what would be considered a "cow" striped bass?  |
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Redneckangler
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| Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Now, what would be considered a "cow" striped bass? |
Depends how long the angler's arms are and how close the camera is held to the fish!
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madkey
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Micheal those are some great videos!
while fishing off the south side of Fishers Is. i saw a 15lb blue grab my live bunker right on the side of the boat,shake it once and it was bit clean in half.
I love those big chompers!!
Rich
Redneck- great reply
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Crest Daddy
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| fivestring wrote: | Thanks for everyone's input. My post was more a joke than anything, to illustrate how silly and undefined the nicknames are, and how the sizes change by the person. That said, my first bluefish this year was a slammer/racer hybrid by iverson's list, and a large chopper by Michael's list. 9 lbs, long and skinny
Now, what would be considered a "cow" striped bass? |
40lbs +
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Michael
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| Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| madkey wrote: | Micheal those are some great videos!
while fishing off the south side of Fishers Is. i saw a 15lb blue grab my live bunker right on the side of the boat,shake it once and it was bit clean in half.
I love those big chompers!!
Rich
Redneck- great reply |
Your sighting from the boat reminds me of some videos and stories striper trollers have put up.
Trolling tube and worm in June as bluefish are getting thicker in the waters. They get a hit and feel it's a smaller striper. As they get it closer to the boat the see huge swirls behind the fish. Right as they get the striper to the boat, a gator blue grabs the striper by the tail. |
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