:helpsmilie:Went to my pier last night to cast for some rockfish in my lights and 1st cast pulled in a nice fat 22" fish. Back he went. My buddy Larry made a few cast and we watched the rock hit his bait but no hook-ups for him(HAHA). My next cast I started my retrieve and quickly realized I had snagged probably some grass, but this taint no grass. This thing stretches out to be around 18" long. It has a mouth part that it can extent out about another 10" or so looks like a tube. Little help here folks on what the heck this thing is called.:helpsmilie:
What is this?????????
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Phylum Pogonophora - Bearc worms.
Key Characteristics - body tripartite, elongate (protostome, mesosome, metasome) body enclosed in secreted sand shell, faint segmentation. small tentacles with adhesive glands, no digestive system, closed circulatory system. Respiration and digestion through tentacle
Phylum Pogonophora - Bearc worms.
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Pan down almost half way down the page. That is my best guess.
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Key Characteristics - body tripartite, elongate (protostome, mesosome, metasome) body enclosed in secreted sand shell, faint segmentation. small tentacles with adhesive glands, no digestive system, closed circulatory system. Respiration and digestion through tentacle
Phylum Pogonophora - Bearc worms.
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Pan down almost half way down the page. That is my best guess.
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i seen a bunch of those floating around in the light lines at the cbbt one time about 12 years ago when i was alot younger fishing with my buddys dad. boggled us, too.
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Second vote for bait!
I caught several of those at the high rise back in December put one on a hook and struck out. We brought one home to see what it was so I put it on the table wnet to get my camera and I think a stray cat ate it so I did not get a picture. I hope this thing did not wiggle over to my pool but I sure would like to know what it is. I have asked several people if they have ever saw one and no one has. My brother thinks it is some type of ocean leech, When I was trying to un hook it felt like it was grabbing my hand. I also thought it was grass, now I dont touch anything with out lights.
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For future referance, be very leary of touching worns that you dont know exactly what thy are. Bristle worms, while not common here this time of year, are here in the summer...and they can pack quite a punch. there are several hundered diffent species found world wide, and most of them are toxic. Some you wont even notice, and some that can put you into shock in a few short minutes with a toxin that attachs brain cells. They have many different shapes and colors, and just becuse you dont see "bristles" dont think it cant be one. Have you even seen the stinging cells on a jelly fish?
Ches bay bristle worm info
Bristle Worms - Bay Field Guide - Chesapeake Bay Program
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Ches bay bristle worm info
Bristle Worms - Bay Field Guide - Chesapeake Bay Program
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Good info capt. Danny thanks for the heads up:thumbup:
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Yep looks like bait
I snagged something like that with a mojo last week near cape henry. Looked like a 2' squid tentacle, when i touched with a knife it contracted to about 1'. Wasn't sure what it was but i wasn't going to touch. I thought it was probably some kind of parasite.
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