First day of "fishing" in Florida

Bazinga

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Jmart159;4083976; said:
Looks like an awesome time fishing. I wish I caught more fish like those. What is the fish in the very last photo?
green terror
 

Nemesis

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What part of FL are you fishing? Those Dovii look great.
 

Modest_Man

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Bazinga;4083986; said:
green terror
No, it's a G. brasiliensis.



You're keeping all the dovii? And trying to sell them? What happens when they don't all sell or acclimate well to a tank or ship well? Back into the canal or euthanized or what?

I tried my hand at catching and selling feral green terrors in Hawaii and the large older fish never acclimated well; I had trouble getting them to eat and not spook and kill themselves in tanks. Shipping was out of the question and I quickly gave it up. Small fry on the other hand...acclimate readily and ship like a breeze.

What's the size on the largest dovii? Those in the photo look like what, 14-15"?

Makes me wish I was back in Hawaii where you never knew what you were going to pull in...
 

fishticuffs

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HOW HARD DOES A GT OR DOVII FIGHT?
 

Modest_Man

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Pound for pound (or ounce for ounce) the gt's, red devils, jags, convicts and pbass I caught fought just as hard if not harder than largemouth bass. Oscars not so much.
 

Ctrl_Alt_Dlt

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how many texas type cichlids did you all catch? The dovii looks crazy along with that brasiliensis.
 
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