1. SoniaD
    - Port O'Connor

    Details: Blacktip Shark with a cut mullet

    This catch is NOT mine, but it was caught about 10 minutes before my redfish and I was so jealous!!

    1. SoniaD 0
      @coltonrogers19 It is off an island near POC
    2. coltonrogers19 0
      Poc*
    3. coltonrogers19 0
      Where is that in pic
    4. MrPopular 0
      Congrats! You made it on the popular page on Jun 03, 2014!
    5. SoniaD 0
      Thanks!
    6. tunatoker8910 0
      Nice!
    7. MrPopular 0
      Congrats! You made it on the popular page on Jun 02, 2014!
    8. Jeff Russell 0
      Way to show Enthusiasm!!!!
    9. gr82bstr8 0
      Epic pic lol
    10. SoniaD 0
      Haha thank you :)
    11. Ced1316 0
      Awesome pic chica!
    12. SoniaD 0
      All in a day of exploring!! I got to dissect her too. Not pregnant
    13. yakfish 0
      Lol you r one crazy chick!!!!
    14. Gabe Mitchell 0
      @matt notes taken
    15. KShiley 0
      Great Pic!
    16. Saltyhank 0
      Get em Sonia!
    17. joe cal 0
      Nice pic! @SoniaD
    18. Matt Dobson 0
      Impressed. @MulletHead take notes
    19. Anthony Ynfante 0
      Best pick ever, @SoniaD
    20. Chris Skinner 0
      Haha too funny
    21. Swamp Mafia 0
      Great pose
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  2. SoniaD
    - Port O'Connor

    Details: Black Drum

    The pharyngeal teeth of a black drum, used to crack crustaceans, mollusks and such when they're sucked into the mouth. I'm told they're about 7 pharyngeal ...more slits down, and I'm sure most of the fisherman who catch the drum recognize this structure pretty well. Unfortunately, all of the molar-like "teeth" fell out of mine and now I mostly just have the pad. I still love it though!

    1. Chris Skinner 0
      Very neat
    2. SoniaD 0
      @jruss Anytime!
    3. Jeff Russell 0
      I thought it was a some kind of weird frog too. Lol. Thanks for the info and lesson.
    4. SoniaD 0
      @MulletHead Heck yeah I'm looking forward to it then!
    5. Gabe Mitchell 0
      Ha, took me a second to see the frog. Next you need to catch a sheepshead, a mako and then a stargazer to continue your studies interesting fish mouths.
    6. SoniaD 0
      Everyone has said to me that it looks like a frog though as well
    7. SoniaD 0
      @MulletHead Thanks! A professor of mine who I consider to be a mentor is an ichthyologist & he gave me a little more info on it. I got it at the island from ...more a friend after I caught my first black drum
    8. gr82bstr8 0
      @j_reyes read the description bro
    9. j_reyes 0
      what is that it looks creepy lol from this angle it kind of looks like a frog
    10. littleoak5 0
      @SoniaD how did you get it
    11. Gabe Mitchell 0
      Great info.
    12. SoniaD 0
      @GunnerNewberry I really want to get one on my own! That would be doubly fun
    13. Gunner Newberry 0
      The "crusher"! Very cool picture never seen one not bloody
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  3. SoniaD
    - Calaveras Lake

    Just one more to remember the fun bare-handed catch I had ;)

    1. bad_bass 0
      Well usually only meat eating animals get rabies that's the biggest cause for animals getting rabies is my eating nasty meat
    2. SoniaD 0
      @MrPopular Oh how fun! :)
    3. MrPopular 0
      Congrats! You made it on the popular page on May 01, 2014!
    4. SoniaD 0
      But only warm-blooded animals carry rabies for example, so at least it won't give you rabies! I'm not even sure birds really get rabies, maybe only mammals.
    5. SoniaD 0
      @PKfisherman A diamondback water snake. They're harmless, yes, with the exception of an unfortunate bacterial infection upon getting bitten or something of course.
    6. PKfisherman 0
      What's DBWS?
    7. Swamp Mafia 0
      Yes. DBWS !
    8. SoniaD 0
      @Saltyhank Thank ya. And @SwampMafia it is for sure one? Yeah that would have been a real bummer if it had been venomous or something.. Lol
    9. Swamp Mafia 0
      Its a DBWS.
    10. Saltyhank 0
      Get some rest buddy, or study. Lol. Can't wait for ur next post.
    11. Saltyhank 0
      200? oh snap!
    12. SoniaD 0
      But I heard people are always killing them since they mistake their identity. So, I'm definitely going to catch one and dissect it but then I won't kill ...more anymore lol
    13. SoniaD 0
      @Saltyhank Honestly like if I can't handle the bite then you can handle the bite (right?!), so there's no point in killing it or anything, they're so ...more skittish anyways. And super kewww
    14. SoniaD 0
      When we went out we estimate there were more than 200 just that we saw, and in one spot 4 were laying on each other on a log too. They're everywhere
    15. SoniaD 0
      @amassie I believe it's a diamondback water snake, but I could be wrong. I'm like 89% (?) positive though that it's a type of DB water snake. People ...more mistake them for rattlers & cottonmouths a lot
    16. Saltyhank 0
      Oh heck no. I luv to fish but, can't do snakes. I was kayaking the other day and seen one cruising by about 25 yards from me. Just kept my eye on him but still ...more creepy. That abd spiders....heck no..
    17. mredus8 0
      I had one climb in my friends boat one night
    18. tunatoker8910 0
      Jus a bite or few no big deal huh. Ha. Nice! @SoniaD
    19. amassie 0
      What kind is that?
    20. Swamp Mafia 0
      Yea, I know how that goes.
    21. gr82bstr8 0
      Great pic👍 looks like he gave you a nasty hickey lol
    22. SoniaD 0
      @SwampMafia Lol yes it did. I had to grab a little further down behind its head when it tried to dart off, but I really wanted the snake & it was just a bite ...more or a few so no big deal haha
    23. whitebass_81 0
      Pop page, i'm calling it.
    24. Roger Connolly 0
      Haha, awesome pic.
    25. Swamp Mafia 0
      Looks like it tagged your wrist. That's hardcore grabbin'
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  4. SoniaD
    - Calaveras Lake

    Careful, they'll bite'cha! It's only bacteria ;)... Leaning out of the boat and catching it with my bare hands was worth it though. (I barely grabbed ...more too low past the head since he tried to dart off, but a cleaned bite from a non-venomous snake isn't the worst thing that can happen on a fishing trip. Better that than a hook through the finger any day)!

    1. MrPopular 0
      Congrats! You made it on the popular page on May 01, 2014!
    2. Smok3_All 0
      Ha! Funny
    3. WhiteLightning89 0
      Anytime miss. Stay on the grind and keep doing your thing, ya little heartbreaker @SoniaD
    4. SoniaD 0
      @Smok3_All That's funny, I think I always get closer when I see any type of animal, not further away, & if something touches me in the dark that I can't ...more see & I'm scared, yes I do scream like a beast
    5. SoniaD 0
      We'll thank ya @WhiteLightning89
    6. Smok3_All 0
      Thats cool, went fishing at calaveras last saturday, went walking along the shore in the water almost a mile, ran into tons of those snakes had a buddy scream like ...more a girl each time he felt something.
    7. WhiteLightning89 0
      @SoniaD I don't think you're weirdo at all, the exact opposite actually
    8. SoniaD 0
      @WhiteLightning89 It's just fun, I've always been like this for some reason. A little weirdo
    9. mark mark 0
      thats awesome
    10. WhiteLightning89 0
      @SoniaD So hardcore with the fresh blood
    11. Saltyhank 0
      Just like an earlier post. Sounds like u love what u do. Keep doing it!
    12. SoniaD 0
      Haha ok thank you! @Saltyhank It's definitely fun to catch the snakes. I still haven't dissected one yet but I will! If this is actually the diamondback ...more water snake, they give birth to live young :)
    13. Saltyhank 0
      Got more balls than me!
    14. gr82bstr8 0
      Informative or descriptive information in the post.....lol and sure, I'll let ya know if we can still see your house haha
    15. gr82bstr8 0
      Haha no worries, just wanted you to be aware....The green check marks mean all fields have been filled out. Purple pins mean the exact location have been shared. ...more And the books are awarded by staff for
    16. SoniaD 0
      @gr82bstr8 I'm gonna be honest, I still see pins, and green check marks, on some of my photos and I have no idea what they mean. If someone is still able to ...more kidnap me please let me know lol
    17. SoniaD 0
      Oh crap! Haha thank you! I don't know how the app works yet so I had a feeling I was doing that wrong lol! That's pretty funny and terribly bad..
    18. gr82bstr8 0
      Tough girl haha...btw, make sure to edit your posts & either turn off the location or drop the pin wherever you caught it. You don't want people creepin ...more at your house lol😜
    19. SoniaD 0
      Really?! The place where Satan lives?! That's not even a bad word! Ok I won't use that word anymore I guess lol. Just for the record I wasn't using a ...more curse word!
    20. SoniaD 0
      Oops, I can't say h-e-l-l?
    21. SoniaD 0
      @SwampMafia That was fun as hell I really like to do stuff like that! The bites don't bother me & cuts & bruises lead to fun stories & it's cool ...more to explore the animal up close like that. So I love it
    22. Swamp Mafia 0
      Great catch! I love catching them like that!
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  5. SoniaD
    - Port O'Connor

    Details: Bonnethead Shark

    And here he is again

    1. SoniaD 0
      @JWelch Haha thank you again for the warning!
    2. JWelch 0
      Not a problem, I did the exact same thing when I first got the app so I thought I'd warn you!
    3. SoniaD 0
      @JWelch Yeah that was totally an accident! I removed them now; I didn't know how to use the app so I added those on accident. I appreciate a lot you telling ...more me!
    4. JWelch 0
      Gotta watch out for creepers haha welcome to FS
    5. JWelch 0
      Hey @SoniaD just a friendly head's up, be careful with putting a location on blerts from home because it will show your current location. You should be able ...more to manually pin where you caught your fish.
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  6. SoniaD
    - Port O'Connor

    Details: Bonnethead Shark

    My little bonnethead! This was my very first shark ever

    1. josh bachand 0
      Nice one @SoniaD but your even better
    2. mredus8 0
      Let^^
    3. mredus8 0
      @SoniaD what I mean is if you want to catch a shark that is big key me know and I can put you on one.
    4. SoniaD 0
      @mredus8 What do you mean
    5. mredus8 0
      @SoniaD if you would like to try and catch a big shark let me know. I can hook you up on something. At the least a blacktip.
    6. SoniaD 0
      Thank you!
    7. WhiteLightning89 0
      Nice bonnethead Sonia @SoniaD
    8. SoniaD 0
      Oh and thank you, it was really exciting for me to see I had gotten my first shark! They taste really good
    9. SoniaD 0
      They taste good too I know that
    10. SoniaD 0
      @LuringLips They're different, but they're in the same genus :) Bonnetheads I believe only get to be as big as about 5 ft., if you're lucky, but where ...more I fish I see a lot that are more like 3 ft.
    11. LuringLips 0
      Is bonnet head another name for the hammer head shark or are they different? Also nice catch @SoniaD
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  7. SoniaD
    - Port O'Connor

    Details: Black Drum

    It weighed almost half of my body weight, but I reeled that bad boy in pretty fast. And this is technically off of Matagorda Peninsula Island right off Port O'Connor, ...more about one month ago

    1. MrPopular 0
      Congrats! You made it on the popular page on Apr 30, 2014!
    2. greatness627 0
      Well, "confidence" is your best bait when fishing, it should be that way in everything else you do as well. 😉 💪👊
    3. SoniaD 0
      @greatness627 I'm not so sure! Math is not my strong point, but I appreciate the confidence in me
    4. greatness627 0
      I learned quite a bit from you yesterday. All that studying, and still took the time to respond to a stranger. You're gonna kick butt in chem and physics! 👍✌️
    5. SoniaD 0
      @greatness627 Haha I'm studying my chemistry and physics tonight, so I won't be too much entertainment I'm afraid
    6. greatness627 0
      Got my 📒 and ✏️ ready for your wildlife class tonight. 👍✌️
    7. SoniaD 0
      @bassinboy01 Thank you very much! And yes it was a lot of fun :)
    8. Jacob Breaux 0
      Very nice! Those things are super fun to catch! Welcome to FS
    9. yakfish 0
      @SoniaD Ya I have a little salt running through my veins too
    10. SoniaD 0
      Thanks!
    11. greatness627 0
      That's awesome! Two peas in a pod. Look forward to both of y'alls energetic, informative and magnified blerts. 👍✌️Gracias!
    12. SoniaD 0
      @greatness627 Haha how did you know?! She sure is! She's my precious perfect little buddy. She is tons of fun to go out exploring and fishing with
    13. greatness627 0
      Well you keep doing what you're doing and enjoying every minute of it. I'm assuming @fishkisser is your partner in crime? Y'all are like the dynamic ...more duo! 👍
    14. SoniaD 0
      @greatness627 No I have had longer fights than that. @yakfish The black was really fun to catch though (good workout lol). Deep sea fishing is still one of my favorites ...more always though
    15. yakfish 0
      Nice Black, those r fun to catch.👍
    16. greatness627 0
      That's too cool! I can feel the excitement in your words. You're gonna be a great wildlife biologist. Thanks for the green light. 👍 4-5 minutes the longest ...more fight you've had?
    17. SoniaD 0
      @greatness627 We were fishing right there off the shallow bank and it only took me four or five minutes to reel it in. Then I went & dissected a big stingray ...more on the bank lol. And sure I don't mind!
    18. greatness627 0
      And will there be any of those cool structure pics?
    19. greatness627 0
      I'll bet it was, that's a beast! I get the feeling that I'm gonna learn a ton from you about wildlife. That's being said, I hope you don't mind ...more if I "follow" you on FS?
    20. SoniaD 0
      @greatness627 Thanks very much! That was a really fun one to catch, & I'll just add in that I brought home some pharyngeal teeth that weekend too from a ...more drum. Now that is a cool structure :)
    21. gr82bstr8 0
      Nice big ugly!👍
    22. greatness627 0
      Awesome catch! FishingScout welcomes you! 👍✌️
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  8. SoniaD
    - Calaveras Lake

    Details: Other Catfish

    Ever wondered what the scales of the plecostomus look like up close?? Well under the microscope today we found out they look like this!

    1. SoniaD 0
      @IowaAnglers Oh ok I see, that is nice!
    2. Joe Olsem 0
      My group consist of just me and a friend. We always fishing together so so we just share this account.
    3. SoniaD 0
      @IowaAnglers That's awesome! So does only one person post on FS as an admin but a lot of people are in a group for a specific university or how does your group ...more work?
    4. Joe Olsem 0
      You know it!!! Any chance we get we will be out fishing
    5. SoniaD 0
      @IowaAnglers Heck yeah it looks like you guys have a good ol' time!
    6. Joe Olsem 0
      *hear
    7. Joe Olsem 0
      I here u there. I have had some magnificent smoked carp in my day. Sometimes the reward is worth the work. Big carp are one of my favorite fish to catch too. As ...more you can see from our profile.
    8. SoniaD 0
      @IowaAnglers I agree, & my professor also says they CAN actually be prepared & taste very very good, although it takes work. And trust me he'd know! ...more Plus, it's just an incredibly engineered fish!
    9. Joe Olsem 0
      It is very neat!!! It doesn't matter to me either wether or not a fish is considered a trash fish. "One man's trash is another man's treasure". ...more They all r gems to me. I will catch'em all😊.
    10. SoniaD 0
      Oh and also her ovaries were huge and bursting with eggs so we did do Texas a favor and take them out and look and them under the microscope too, so, no baby pleco ...more from her!
    11. SoniaD 0
      @IowaAnglers Thank you for the invite! Isn't that neat looking? I didn't expect the scale of what everyone calls a trash fish to look so cool up close. It's ...more not a trash fish to me anymore though :)
    12. Joe Olsem 0
      That is almost terrifying. But fascinating at the same time. Cool pic!!! Welcome to Fishing Scout😊
    13. SoniaD 0
      @tunatoker8910 Thank you! I'm pretty impressed by how sweet that looks myself. There will be more to come from the microscope :)
    14. tunatoker8910 0
      Nice!
    15. SoniaD 0
      I never expected for these scales to look so cool, but I should post another photo of the pleco's underside skin under magnification as well. I'm on it!
    16. Swamp Mafia 0
      @txfisherman713 I've never looked at gar scales under magnification. I bet they are cool looking!
    17. SoniaD 0
      Thanks yall, there'll be more to come soon & I'll be getting hold of a gar for dissection/microscopy as soon as possible! My buddy Anne is on here too ...more & she actually got one last night but released it
    18. Chuck LaBruna 0
      Very cool indeed! Lookin forward to more. Welcome to FS!
    19. Txfisherman713 R 0
      Welcome to fs! @SwampMafia tgis is cool! i wonder what gar look like?
    20. fishonflyco 0
      Yep anytime
    21. SoniaD 0
      @fishonflyco Thanks! There will be much more to come :)
    22. fishonflyco 0
      That's awesome and welcome to fishing scout!
    23. SoniaD 0
      @WormDrowner thank you very much, that is much appreciated!
    24. Bruce Sachtleben 0
      Welcome to the scout and kudos for the most unique and unusually cool blert I have seen to date
    25. Bruce Sachtleben 0
      Welcome
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  9. SoniaD
    - Calaveras Lake

    Is anyone able to say if these are some type of thread fin shad or a different species?

    1. Chris Skinner 0
      100% positive on threadfin shad, the warm water at Calaveras and Braunig causes them to have brighter colors, too bad y'all didn't catch any rio grande cichlids, ...more or tilapia too
    2. SoniaD 0
      @bmftom I am totally going to do that, that's a great idea, thanks!
    3. bmftom 0
      If you have a small seine, go to the coast and drag it through the grasses along the shore. We have caught so much awesome stuff there. Pipefish, blennies, sea horses, ...more etc. @SoniaD
    4. SoniaD 0
      @bmftom We just lost our minds when we saw these come up in the cast net. They are so pretty. In our aquatic bio department the 3 grad students and our professor ...more all actually love darters oddly
    5. bmftom 0
      Well at least there are other people that are as weird as me when it comes to fish and fishing. Haha. I could read about shad all day. @SoniaD
    6. SoniaD 0
      They are aquatic biology grad students and are avid fisherman and obviously know a lot on the topic, & my professor has his doctorate in ichthyology so I was ...more torn when we didn't get a positive ID lol
    7. SoniaD 0
      @bmftom Thank you, we looked it up in our book and based on the description we also thought threadfin shad, but yesterday in the lab a bunch of guys & my professor ...more were arguing over the positive ID
    8. bmftom 0
      in their fins and the jaw, but the spot placement and yellowing is a good indication. @SoniaD
    9. bmftom 0
      They look like threadfin. I can't see really well on my phone, but the spot on the side is usually higher on a threadfin than a gizzard shad. There are other ...more small differences in the number of spines
    10. SoniaD 0
      Thanks @gr82bstr8 :)
    11. gr82bstr8 0
      Welcome to Fishing Scout!
    12. SoniaD 0
      @SwampMafia, Thank you for the welcome!
    13. Swamp Mafia 0
      Welcome to FishingScout
    14. whitebass_81 0
      Looks like atlantic bumpers to me @SoniaD
    15. SoniaD 0
      Why thank you! I'm a wildlife biology major so when I go fishing I get really into the science aspect of things as well, and I found these to be particularly ...more interesting :)
    16. christian christian 0
      Good bait right there welcome to fishing scout! :)
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I'm majoring in wildlife bio at Texas State U., & at every chance after classes & on weekends head out to explore the waters w/ my best buddy ...more for the enjoyment of fishing, for science, & for the food!

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