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Scientific Name: Arius Felis
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Common Names: Hardhead
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Comments : Generally considered pesky trash fish. Very common around jetties and in the surf. Handle with care. Stabs from fins can be very painful. Someimes used as shark bait.
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Ladyfish |
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Scientific Name: Elops Saurus
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Common Names: Ladyfish...Skipjack
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Comments : Generally caught while trout fishing. Will hit the same type of live bait and lures as trout. Not of any real food value. Larger members of the family will make hard runs and leaps from the water like their cousins, the tarpon.
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Pigfish |
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Scientific Name: Orthopristis Chrysoptera
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Common Names: Pigfish...Perch...Pig Perch...Piggy...Piggy Perch
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Comments : Caught near the rocks with small hooks and pieces of dead shrimp or squid. Use for live bait to catch large Redfish, Tarpon and Kingfish. Can also be used as cut bait.
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Pinfish |
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Scientific Name: Lagodon Rhomboides
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Common Names: Pinfish...Perch...Pin Perch
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Comments : Caught just off the rocks with small hooks and small pieces of shrimp or squid. Use as live bait for Tarpon, Kingfish and other species.
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Ribbonfish |
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Scientific Name: Trichiurus Lepturus
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Common Names: Cutlassfish...Ribbonfish
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Comments : Occasionally caught with live shrimp. Best used as bait for species such as Tarpon, Kingfish, Sharks and other offshore species. Can also be used as cut bait.
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