r/whatsthisfish • u/Temporary_Good_2190 • Sep 03 '24

What is this thing Identified, high confidence

Caught bottom fishing in about 50 foot of water. It looks like a big sculpin, but I don’t think sculpins get that big

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Cabezon! They are in fact a big ol sculpin. Taste pretty good, the eggs are toxic though so don't eat those.

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u/Temporary_Good_2190 Sep 03 '24

Thank you. We will see how it tastes later to tonight

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u/Traveller7142 Sep 04 '24

It tastes a lot like halibut

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u/gabbagabbawill Sep 04 '24

What’s halibut taste like

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u/xylophone_37 Sep 04 '24

A lot like cabezon