POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab trap

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POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab trap

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Published on Jul 18, 2015

Go Pro camera catches Puffers cheerfully mobbing a crab trap in Long Beach Island.

( Jump to the 2:40 and 5:40 edit points if you're in a hurry. )


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Easy meal. Very cool!
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Lol they just ignore the shrimp... There are a lot of puffs in there!
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Fascinating
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr

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What kind of puffers are they?
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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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genevieve wrote:What kind of puffers are they?
Was wondering the same thing... Is it fresh or saltwater?
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Re: POV camera: Puffers raid Long Island fisherman's crab tr

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hadla wrote:
genevieve wrote:What kind of puffers are they?
Was wondering the same thing... Is it fresh or saltwater?


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

Image

Here's a good sized Northern that hit a bucktail lure.

Image source: http://www.onthewater.com/weird-catches-summer-2012/
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