Who Knows No. 2 (Page 2): Looks like a Spade fish (bait stealers)...I catch them with fresh dead shrimp. They have strong jaws so I use a tiny hook and cover and works every time.

Ga_Gyrl Loc: Atlanta GA /Jacksonville FL

Gordon wrote:

The first one was to easy. What is this? What bait do you use to catch it?

Looks like a Spade fish (bait stealers)...I catch them with fresh dead shrimp. They have strong jaws so I use a tiny hook and cover and works every time.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Ga_Gyrl wrote:

Looks like a Spade fish (bait stealers)...I catch them with fresh dead shrimp. They have strong jaws so I use a tiny hook and cover and works every time.

I also use small gold hooks. Works for me.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Ga_Gyrl wrote:

Looks like a Spade fish (bait stealers)...I catch them with fresh dead shrimp. They have strong jaws so I use a tiny hook and cover and works every time.

Ga Gyrl, you ever get the spinning reel cleaned and working that you snagged. The Penn 704

Ga_Gyrl Loc: Atlanta GA /Jacksonville FL

Gordon wrote:

Ga Gyrl, you ever get the spinning reel cleaned and working that you snagged. The Penn 704

Gordon, I have most of it cleaned but still more to go. Work and travel has been crazy. I'm hoping to finish this weekend.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Ga_Gyrl wrote:

Gordon, I have most of it cleaned but still more to go. Work and travel has been crazy. I'm hoping to finish this weekend.

We seen the before picture, So if it turns out real good post a pic. Would like to see how it turns out.

Ga_Gyrl Loc: Atlanta GA /Jacksonville FL

Gordon wrote:

We seen the before picture, So if it turns out real good post a pic. Would like to see how it turns out.

Will do....

hemihappy Loc: pawleys island s.c.

It is a spade fish very good eating. We use jelly balls (pieces cut from the large jelly fish in our area S.C.
They come in huge schools and we hang a couple of whole jelly fish on a coat hanger and let it down into the water about 6 feet and when we see the school moving the line around we bait small pieces on small hooks
and let them down. Great fun and if you do it right you can catch your limit in just a few minutes.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

hemihappy wrote:

It is a spade fish very good eating. We use jelly balls (pieces cut from the large jelly fish in our area S.C.
They come in huge schools and we hang a couple of whole jelly fish on a coat hanger and let it down into the water about 6 feet and when we see the school moving the line around we bait small pieces on small hooks
and let them down. Great fun and if you do it right you can catch your limit in just a few minutes.

Yes they are good eating. Check the law on them now. They just changed it last month if Im not mistaken. We go to Capers Reef or 4KI to catch them.

South Carolina saltwater anglers will have a few more fishing regulations to adhere to starting this spring. The South Carolina Legislature has approved a pair of bills affecting Atlantic spadefish and tripletail, with both only awaiting ratification by Gov. Henry McMaster. Bill S-274 puts a first-time minimum size limit on spadefish of 14 inches.

New South Carolina fishing regulations begin in the spring ...

www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/outdoors/article240332346.html
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hemihappy Loc: pawleys island s.c.

Here in S.C. they change the laws in the middle of the season. You could get the regulation book at the beginning of the year and keep it in your boat but can't really rely on it being correct all year through.
My fishing club has a great relationship with S.C.D.N.R and they help us and we help them. If you check out the Paradise Reef 3 miles off the coast of Murrells Inlet we are responsible for most of that. Our coast is very flat
and we need some things put down as cover but man is it expensive.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

hemihappy wrote:

Here in S.C. they change the laws in the middle of... (show quote)

Hemi. Here's another one for you. Starting today. 7/15/2000. You need to have on board a decending device if you fish for snapper of grouper. You have to use non offset, non SS circle hooks also

hemihappy Loc: pawleys island s.c.

All good ideas we have been doing that for sometime. Don't get off shore much anymore but those that do
have been doing great.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

hemihappy wrote:

All good ideas we have been doing that for sometime. Don't get off shore much anymore but those that do
have been doing great.

Its flat Friday and it's Red Snappers last day of the season. Ill be out there.