reghunnicutt
Contributor
I'm headed to St Croix again where lion fish abound. Over the past few years we just shoot and remove the fish off the barbed point and leave them for eels or reef sharks. Usually with the aid of a dive knife.
I have noticed, at least last year, that the lion fish are bigger, and the sharks are on deck for the recovery. Bigger lion fish with long spines with an anxious shark waiting nearby can make removal from the barbed point difficult and stressful. My knife is not long enough to kill/remove the fish and avoid a sting. I have used my fins but hear the spines can penetrate the fin thereby stinging my foot.
I was thinking about filing off the barbs from my trident point for faster removal.
Do you think this will accomplish what I'm after....deliver a fatal wound, free me from struggling with removal of the lion fish from the barbed point, and assist getting out of the sharks dining room ASAP?
Ideas appreciated.
Reggie in NC
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I have noticed, at least last year, that the lion fish are bigger, and the sharks are on deck for the recovery. Bigger lion fish with long spines with an anxious shark waiting nearby can make removal from the barbed point difficult and stressful. My knife is not long enough to kill/remove the fish and avoid a sting. I have used my fins but hear the spines can penetrate the fin thereby stinging my foot.
I was thinking about filing off the barbs from my trident point for faster removal.
Do you think this will accomplish what I'm after....deliver a fatal wound, free me from struggling with removal of the lion fish from the barbed point, and assist getting out of the sharks dining room ASAP?
Ideas appreciated.
Reggie in NC
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