Odd surf catch yesterday...

We caught them in the Sound kind of near the Narrows from a charter boat back when I was in high school. 
Really deep water.

Ugly as sin with creepy green eyes. 

Be careful messing with those things, they have a couple needle sharp stickers on the back like a dogfish only longer and much sharper. It has a pretty nasty poison on those stickers, if you get stuck it will be a real screamer, you would think a bunch of hornets got you and it can infect badly so be careful...warf

Be careful messing with those things, they have a couple needle sharp stickers on the back like a dogfish only longer and much sharper. It has a pretty nasty poison on those stickers, if you get stuck it will be a real screamer, you would think a bunch of hornets got you and it can infect badly so be careful...warf

I've been reading the same thing, now that I'm doing more research on them.  The one I caught had a huge sticky-sharp spine on its dorsal fin.  The fin doesn't "fold" down either, leaving the spine sticking straight up.  It looked extremely painful.

The mouth of the fish was also a trip.  Really chompy plate/incisor like teeth.  Every time I put my finger near them he'd chomp down.  So watch your fingers near their mouths too!