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Tomtate

Posted on July 23, 2020 at 9:30 am by Charles Walker / Bait in the Tampa Bay Area

Tomtate, Grunt, Spot tail, pain in the a–. The last name is usually what you call Haemulon aurolineatum when you start catching them. They look very similar to the white grunt that we all call “grey snapper” (it sounds better for the tourists than grunt), but they have a spot on the tail….

Spot Tail Pinfish

Posted on July 23, 2020 at 9:19 am by Charles Walker / Bait in the Tampa Bay Area

Spot tail pinfish (Diplodus holbrooki) – I wonder if Diplodus is any relation to Hal? – is also known as porgy, spot, spot-tail porgy, and sailor’s choice. They are similar in appearance to the pinfish, but they have a large black spot in front of the base of the tail. According to the biologists, they hang around in shallow coastal waters and in lower areas of coastal bays and sounds. My experience is that they are most frequently caught in offshore waters around hard bottom and reefs, and they are good baits, cut or alive……

Spotfish

Posted on July 23, 2020 at 9:14 am by Charles Walker / Bait in the Tampa Bay Area

The spot (Leiostomus xanthrus) is similar to the croaker but with a spot just behind the gills. They’re also called lafayette or flat croaker and are good bait for bottom fish. We don’t frequently see them, but be sure and keep them if you do catch a few in your cast net because they are…..

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