On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:13:43 +0000, Euclid Uranium wrote:

>> They run up to about 60#, and are a member of the shark family. The
>> Monkfish is also known as the Angel Fish and (as previously noted) also
>> called Poor Man's Lobster. I read about a group that tagged some, and
>> they all noted the "aggression" of the Monkfish AFTER it had been placed
>> on the deck of the boat. I'd guess the head on a 60# one would be about
>> 8-10" across, so yes, you could probably put both hands in the mouth.
>> About any fish can bite, I definitely remember the day my buddy, Big
>> Jim, grabbed an 24" Northern out of the live well to show it to me. I
>> spent about ten minutes butterflying the poor guys fingers.<grin>
>> Nonny
>> Rick F. wrote:



Of course it can bite. Anything with a mouth that big is gonna Bite.
Hell anything with a mouth can bite. Just may not hurt.



RagingChef (Aka Ben)