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Originally Posted by beamie
I've seen needle fish in the Guam/Saipan area at the 4 foot mark easy. Nasty teeth, Will try to take a picture next time out that way.
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In the tropics they can get very big. I've heard them called Houndfish in the Bahamas and down in Cabo. Local fishermen fear them. At night they have been known to fly at lights on the masts of small boats and do some serious damage to the crews.
I had a small one swallow a fly one time and had to amputate its head to get the fly back. Just to add insult to injury, the head still managed to clamp its jaws around my finger, even separated from the rest of the body.
Their teeth are very sharp and if you do notice one pecking at your leader, check it very carefully and better still, retie or replace the leader.