skimmer fish

[woodchip]

When fishing on bottom .Be careful don't turn your back on your traps or your fellow fishermen. Or the next flag will be a Skimmer fish. They do fight hard and shake terribly .  Most are keepers.

[iusedtocould]

Unless it looks familiar I always cut the leader without taking it out of the water....once or twice and the skimmer-fish have left me alone

[nbg]

lol nothing like hooking a skimmer to your buddys line.     I remember belly crawling under the shack and ripping a jig stick out of a buddys hand....also quite hilarious. lol

[jethro]

Haha, skimmer fish! Very heavy but not great eating! A little bit of a metallic taste...

[kdcon]

Empty Bud Lite can filled w/ water puts up a good fight 

[44 Degrees North]

Unless it looks familiar I always cut the leader without taking it out of the water....once or twice and the skimmer-fish have left me alone

I like that, practice catch and release.

[Anomaly]

Hunted with a guy a few years ago. Last week of muzzleloading. A small buck came right up to him. POP! One of his buddies at camp unloaded his gun for him. The buck just walked away fast.