Great white, boat, gannet, shag.

While fishing for red fish in the Sabine Lake, I met a guy while fishing with my daughter. We all three caught and released several bulls. A couple weeks later we coincidentally all ended up fishing together at the same pier. I had a bite (gafftop 🙄) and also snagged a leader someone had lost. It was the guy's custom Houston Astros leader he had lost a few days prior. He was amazed and grateful. I knew it was his based on the weights, hooks and beads he uses.

I once caught a fishing rod, complete with reel.

It was Leslie Dam in Queensland.

Tied for 1st/2nd place: catfish and bat rays (both tasty--cats get deep fried in beer batter; rays get punched into scallops then deep fried in tempura)



3rd place: Sturgeon when fishing for stripers (also tasty and REALLY interesting when I'm using a trout rod and paddling my kayak)



4th place: Carp (the only fish I don't eat--goes straight into my crab/crawfish bait bucket)



5th place: Opa when fishing for tuna.



Weirdest: Shovelnose Guitarfish (tasted like a mix of shark and clams)

      This was a long time back, fall of 1969 maybe. My brother and I (about 14 &15yo) used to fish a small dam site in Constantine Michigan, pan fish, rock bass the occasional catfish or largemouth. Beside the main spill way was a rush of water guess it was called the race way, it was separated from the main dam by a wall about 18" wide, my brother and I would walk down the wall and set on the end to get better access and casting.  Well this day two young brothers, neighbors of ours, showed up to try their luck, the older brother (about 12y.o.) stayed by the pool formed as the water came around to settle while unbeknownst to him his brother(about8-9y,o.) had shimmied down the wall where the older guys were, almost, he made it about 2/3rd of the way down before he splashed down in the rapid water, I caught him by the hood of his coat and helped him back up the wall to his brother who proceeded to whup his lil butt. I shouted that he's probably been through enough, Older brother says "I'm gonna catch hell for him being wet!!"  Later that evening his Dad came over to our house to thank me and tell me older brother didn't Catch Hell. Pretty good catch eh? So, Alls well !