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Posted: 3/22/2015 8:40:40 AM EDT
Got a lionfish yesterday, but I couldn't kill the other 2 because I didn't have anywhere to put them. Has anyone ever made a PVC pipe or any other sort of lionfish hotel? The biggest PVC our Home Depot sells is 4" but the pro-made keepers all seem to be around 7" diameter... And too damn expensive.
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Posted: 3/25/2015 7:45:14 PM EDT
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Cant just spear them and leave them?
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Posted: 3/27/2015 12:20:17 PM EDT
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Depends on how dead they are I guess. I wouldn't want to release a live one and have it survive. But I want them for food, since fish aren't going to eat them. Anyways I made my PVC pipe and posted pics in the scuba forum.
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Posted: 4/4/2015 7:17:07 PM EDT
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I've heard they are tasty fish.
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Posted: 4/4/2015 8:19:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2015 7:03:29 PM EDT
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Just stab the shit out of them on the spear? My buddy (scuba) does all his flounder fishing with a screwdriver.
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Posted: 4/17/2015 7:18:09 PM EDT
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Dunno how to tell you this but.... most don't make real good pets once they've had spears put through 'em. They just kinda float around all belly up.
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Posted: 5/3/2015 1:19:52 PM EDT
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Here some people take a 5 gallon plastic bucket and cut the tops into star shapes.
Push lion fish through bucket lid and pull back. Something like this. http://www.lionfishhunting.com/lionfish-holding-bags-containers-c-13/zookeeper-lionfish-containment-unit-p-47.html |
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Posted: 7/6/2015 11:56:25 AM EDT
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Dunno how to tell you this but.... most don't make real good pets once they've had spears put through 'em. They just kinda float around all belly up. I don't think he wanted to keep it as a pet. OP, I can't believe you can't find any thing bigger than 4" PVC at HD. Maybe try the nearest plumbing supply shops. |
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Posted: 7/15/2015 6:41:14 AM EDT
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Nope, 4" is biggest local. I ended up getting some green PVC from the sewer project with the fittings. I'll try to post a pic.
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Posted: 7/15/2015 7:41:09 AM EDT
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I've heard they are tasty fish. It was The one I had didn't have great texture of flavor, it was just very fresh and in a great sauce. Maybe it wasn't flakey because it was undercooked? |
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Posted: 9/5/2015 9:04:23 AM EDT
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Might have been undercooked, but I've never cooked one myself personally. My wife baked mine in the toaster oven with butter and spices in a tin foil pouch while I was drinking beers. Came out great. I finished the PVC pipe keeper, but I didn't have it with me yesterday. This little lion turned into a huge pain in the ass. I almost said fuckit and fed it to the nurse shark that was chilling with us all day.
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Posted: 9/8/2015 2:51:50 PM EDT
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I had a buddy get stuck with one the other day and his hand swelled up like a balloon. Too many good eating non-poisonous fish in the sea for me to mess with those little bastards.
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Posted: 9/10/2015 4:57:59 PM EDT
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I had a buddy get stuck with one the other day and his hand swelled up like a balloon. Too many good eating non-poisonous fish in the sea for me to mess with those little bastards. That sucks and I hope I never get stung! But I guess for me, I'd rather shoot these invasive bastards than borderline legal hogfish. I wish the Keys had Bahama size hogs, but we'll never see them unless people stop gunning all the 12 inchers they see. |
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