Published on Jul 18, 2015
Go Pro camera catches Puffers cheerfully mobbing a crab trap in Long Beach Island.
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POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab trap
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr
Easy meal. Very cool!
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr
Lol they just ignore the shrimp... There are a lot of puffs in there!
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr
Fascinating
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr
What kind of puffers are they?
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr
Haha! Love the description: "cheerfully mobbing". They are quick to skip when the trap gets hauled up! Very neat video, thanks for sharing.
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr
Was wondering the same thing... Is it fresh or saltwater?genevieve wrote:What kind of puffers are they?
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr
hadla wrote:Was wondering the same thing... Is it fresh or saltwater?genevieve wrote:What kind of puffers are they?
Long Beach Island is a dune barrier island along the New Jersey coastline in the Atlantic. The southern tip
of the island actually feeds into Great Bay and a very large river. That means salt, brackish, and
fresh water, all mixed in a large bay feeding area. (I.E. lots of crabs & puffer central.)
My guess is that these hungry fellows are Northern puffers.
Sphoeroides maculatus
Very common along the northern east coast on the U.S.,
and often caught by bay fishermen who are using smaller sized hooks for panfish.
http://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/fdagov-pu ... 060337.jpg
Here's a good sized Northern that hit a bucktail lure.
Image source: http://www.onthewater.com/weird-catches-summer-2012/