Same fish, different name!

[AdictedBassTard]

Looking through all the threads, it struck me how the same fish have different names around the world. What's so amusing about this is it gives a perfect illustration on how a communication gap can exist in a few English Speaking countries, even though the language and dialects are virtually identical.
Here is a simple illustration between South African names and US names:
US "bluefish" = SA "shad"
US "shad" = SA "mullet"
US "grouper" = SA "brindle bass"
US "red rockfish = SA "red snapper"
US "red snapper = SA "red scrat"
US "bocaccio" = SA "rockcod"
US "cabezon" = SA "spiny dogfish"
US "spiny dogfish" = sa "silky"
US "snook" = SA "salmon or silver salmon"
US "black drum" = SA "black steenbrass"
US "crevalle jack" = SA "yellowtail kingfish"
US "mahi-mahi" = SA "dorado"
US "grey reef nurse" - SA "ragged tooth"
US "bullshark" - SA "Zambezi" or also a "bullshark".

-ABT-
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[snook.hooker]

So you're in S. Africa, and you have snook there? I may just plan a trip!

Interesting post!

US: snook.hooker (SA: silver.salmon.hooker)
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[tubeN2]

Thanks for the interpretation. It alway comes in handy to find out what some of the common species are called in other areas.[cool]
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[AdictedBassTard]

In South Africa snook are mostly fished for by an ethnic group called the Cape Malays, who populate the Cape Province. They go out in "snook boats":

There are usually 6-8 guys per boat, and the fish are caught using handlines rolled around "line axels" - a 10" metal pipe with a flange four inches in from each side of the ends. The line is wound around the pipe between the two flanges.
In use, a ladder trace with 2 (sometimes more) hooks and a 2lb weight are tied to the line. The sinker sitting at the very bottom and the hooks above it at about 3 foot intervals. The fishermen wearing leather gloves, drops the weight overboard, holding the "axel" on one end and pointing the other at he ocean, allowing the line to peel off as the trace and weight sink to the bottom. Hooks are set and the fish is hauled in by hand, hand over hand.
Various baits are used, but I believe a combo of squid and sardine are the most popular.

PS: I was born and raised in S Africa, but have been living in the US now since '97.

@TubeN2
I have been called full of sh** on more than one occasion for saying I had nailed a "whatever" fish of "x weight". When in fact, in South Africa the fish has a different name and is a large fish, whereas elsewhere a different fish with the same name, never grows bigger than "x weight".
LOL.

-ABT-
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[Dryrod]

[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 4]Hi there AdictedBassTard and thanks for the info. At times I too have been as to which species one was making reference. Even in this country the same species has a different name depending on where one lives.[/size][/green][/font]
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[snook.hooker]

ABT - that's very interesting stuff about fishing for snook/salmon in South Africa. That would make for an interesting trip, tho!

I think I'll stick to my bucktail jigs, shallow minnows and ladyfish baits here in FL.

Paul
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[2nakiller]

Here's one that even the states don't agree on,
Florida = Dolphin
California & Mexico = Dorado
Hawaii = Mahi-Mahi.

Can't we all just get along?
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]It is always fun to learn the differences in the same language, as spoken in different countries. Fishing is a prime example of how differently fish can be named.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of my favorite examples is the term "Knock me up". In the UK, it means to come knock on my door. In the US it means...well, something different.[/#0000ff]
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