What the HEck Is this THnAnG!?

[FP3]

Ok yall, found this dude in the bait bucket ....? With out sounding ignant .... uuuhh whats this>?
(see attached pics.)

[Mini-x Fan]

Im pretty sure that's a sea lice.

[dbarham]

Re: What the HEck Is this THnAnG!?

Ok yall, found this dude in the bait bucket ....? With out sounding ignant .... uuuhh whats this>?
(see attached pics.)

That critter is a flounder catching machine

[FP3]

That critter is a flounder catching machine

man nothin bit it !

[waitn2fish]

sea lice

[Milkjug]

Mantis shrimp. Those ones will stick you really good if they can. They also have species that have a smashing "hammer". Youtube some vids, pretty cool shrimp.

[coachlaw]

Milkjug is right! Good to see you here bro!

Yep, mantis shrimp. You don't want to handle them when live. They can actually break your finger. I've only ever found them in fish bellies offshore. And I've never caught anything on one when I put them on a hook inshore.

[Ibtsoom]

They suck - I don't know about all of the broken finger stuff though Coach - with the species that we have here anyway - been handling them all my life. Good snapper bait.

[Gulfcoast13]

Them suckers always stick me.. damn them!!!

[coachlaw]

Just repeating what I heard on the busted finger stuff.

[GhostMarine]

That's one ugly dude, one would think it would be good bait.
Guess the fish think it's too ugly to eat, might catch something from it....LOL

[FP3]

Thanks !

[gus12343]

I don't like em!!@#@!

[coachlaw]

Like Ibtsoom said, good OFFSHORE bait. Snapper love 'em.

[Shortystillsurfs]

looks like a chicken boy lure.