Sex ratio of
ribbonfish, Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier, 1829) from Karwar waters, Karnataka.
* A fisherman friend of Ayeshea has since identified the strange looking creature as a
Ribbonfish.
Age and growth of
ribbonfish Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus.
It also has a set of detailed specifications to be followed by Indian processors for IQF shrimp and prawns, block-frozen shrimp and prawn, and frozen fish such as red mullet,
ribbonfish, grouper, shad, sea bream, eel, pomfret and mackerel.
Marys shipping channel with large
ribbonfish off Cannon downriggers.
Live pogies and
ribbonfish are what most kingfish pros will tune up for tournament season with, but big live mullet are not to be overlooked.
A kite will keep a big goggle-eye or small blue runner near the surface, two downriggers will be deployed with a
ribbonfish and a big blue runner, and a freelined big blue runner will be off the back of the boat." The team runs with 600 Accurate reels, spooled with 30-pound mono.
Smart ones will also have a
ribbonfish dancing seductively on a downrigger.
Alternately, dead cigar minnows,
ribbonfish, Spanish sardines or even frozen menhaden will do the trick.
Mackerel baits that are effective for the downrigger cycling mode include live blue runners, menhaden, silver mullet, pilchards and dead pre rigged Spanish mackerel, mullet and
ribbonfish. Also do not overlook the effectiveness of the MirrOlure 113 MR or other similar plugs In the Spanish mackerel color pattern.
"Down here in Florida, we are using goggle-eyes,
ribbonfish, tinker mackerel, blue runners and few others.
Goggle-eyes are a great deep bait, as are blue runners and
ribbonfish. In Greaton's case, the winner was pinned to a 5/0 J-hook with a 3/0 stinger tucked in the tail--fairly standard rigging for kings.
"Back in the 1970s, I caught a 4-foot-long
ribbonfish on a paddle-tail jig, in the North Fork of the St.
Elsewhere, snook are along the beach, Spanish mackerel are in the surf and just beyond it and night fishing in the rivers and near their bridges always holds a few surprises like moonfish, mangroves,
ribbonfish and tripletail, along with the regular suspects of nice seatrout and snook.
In the winter, we fish more "fish" baits like tinker mackerel, mullet, horse ballyhoo and
ribbonfish. That is due to that fact that more bait-fish like tinker mackerel pass through the sword grounds in the wintertime and that is what they are keyed in on.
