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Re: Neat Lings
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2009, 04:35:39 PM »
Yeah, it's kind of wierd but the meat is neon green/blue.  Kind of wierd to eat at first.  I've caught them everywhere so it must be a prey species that occurs all over.  You are right about the cabezon too, they are blue as well sometimes.  The mystery continues...

I guess the best guess I've heard so far is a crab type.

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Re: Neat Lings
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2009, 04:41:28 PM »
Man that would have made a neat mount.
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Re: Neat Lings
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2009, 05:01:41 PM »

Does anyone know definitively what turns them blue?    Anyone know for sure?



I was told by NMF bios and observers that the blue/green color comes from eating a lot of crab. Something about the calcium in the shell.




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Re: Neat Lings
« Reply #18 on: May 30, 2009, 08:28:39 AM »
Nice!  I caught a cabazon that had the same blue color.
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Re: Neat Lings
« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2009, 09:21:39 PM »
Interesting thread thanks for sharing

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Re: Neat Lings
« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2009, 09:23:28 PM »
Nice!  I caught a cabazon that had the same blue color.


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Re: Neat Lings
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2009, 09:29:29 PM »
While one is blue, the other is kind of red.  Ergo..

One voted for Obama and the other for McCain... sorry, couldn't resist  :chuckle:

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Re: Neat Lings
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2009, 09:45:18 PM »
By the way, 2 more weekends to get some lings in the sound and San Juans.  I'm hoping to get something big for you guys this weekend...   :ass:

 


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