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Atlantic Needlefish
Last Post 22 Oct 2010 04:48 AM by fisherfanatic. 3 Replies.
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fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1504 fisherfanatic
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20 Oct 2010 01:38 PM
    I was reading a list of state records for Tennessee and I saw something that caught my eye.  At the bottom of the list it mentioned the Atlantic Needlefish, a species I had never heard of before. 

    Here the link to the Fishbase webpage about these fish:
    http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spe...Needlefish

    From what I saw in the picture, they look a bit like the (saltwater) Atlantic Garfish.


    Atlantic Needlefish (Google Images)




    Garfish (Google Images)

    Has anyone ever caught an Atlantic Needlefish before and if so, where and with what lure or bait?
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    ralphroxUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:135 ralphrox
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    20 Oct 2010 03:01 PM
    i have gotton some bites from them but never caught one they usualy go for shrimp but they are very hard to hook and if you move the bait A DROP they WILL get spooked so i prefer a bobber size 10 hook wait till it acualy eats the bait to set the hook. i usualy see them in canals and estuaries (salt water)
    fish or not to fish, what a stupid question
    bass or bass?User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1579 bass or bass?
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    21 Oct 2010 08:49 PM

    I used to catch them from the Deerfield Beach Fishing Pier in Deerfield Beach Florida. The best bet for catching them is the frayed rope lure as used for gar fishing. Check the gar forum for my post on how to make this lure.
    These are strictly salt water fish so I don't know what it was doing in stats concerning fishing in Tennessee!
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    fisherfanaticUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1504 fisherfanatic
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    22 Oct 2010 04:48 AM
    Posted By bass or bass? on 21 Oct 2010 09:49 PM

    I used to catch them from the Deerfield Beach Fishing Pier in Deerfield Beach Florida. The best bet for catching them is the frayed rope lure as used for gar fishing. Check the gar forum for my post on how to make this lure.
    These are strictly salt water fish so I don't know what it was doing in stats concerning fishing in Tennessee!

    Check out this fishbase link:
    http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spe...Needlefish

    They can live in brackish water, too.  I don't know where any brackish water would be in Tennessee, though.

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