It looks too big and the body’s too deep for a Pin Fish, I would guess it’s a “Sea Bream”.

Most Pin Fish are 3 - 6 inches
Sea Bream are 8 - 12 inches

It looks like a “Sailor’s Choice Grunt”.

It’s called a Bar Jack. Great fighters. Lots of meat for the size. The meat is dark red and very tasted when fried.

It’s a Bar Jack.
Some say they’re a bait fish. I think they’re delicious. The meat is very dark red but taste great fried. Lots of meat for the size. Great fighters.

Put the App “Fish Rules” on your smart phone (it’s Free). It ID’s fish with a photo, tells you when each type is in season, size limits, and how many you can keep.
It is a “must have” for salt water fishermen.
If you don’t have a smart phone, shame on you. Buy a book.
A good rule is if you can’t identify the fish, let it go.

I go to yard sales, estate sales and flea markets. I’ve picked up $100 - $250 reels for $30 - $40.

A lot of people clear out their husbands equipment and don’t know have any idea of what they have.

I always used Night Crawlers until I took a couple of Good Ol’ Boys fishing and each of them caught 4 times as many fish as I caught. They were using pieces of hot dogs.
I’ve used them every since. Cheapest bait you can find and they don’t stink up your hands or anything else they touch. I break them up to hook size.

I lived 44 years in Dallas, NC and hated Lake Norman. It’s too big and Crappie like to move.
The best crappie lake is Lake Jordan in Chatham Co. I also fished Mt Island Lake. Lake Wylie is good for fishing but the Water is so dirty I wouldn’t eat fish from there.

If you don’t have a boat, go to Sky Way Bridge. Cross over and go into the south side entrance. You have to pay to go out on the pier but it’s only $5-6. Lots more room on the south side and you park across from where you’re fishing. Use live shrimp on a #1 hook. Fish near abutment on the bottom. Sheephead like structure.

I just moved to Florida from NC. My favorite fishing lake for Crappie was Lake Jordan in Chatham Co.
They bite best when water temperature is 70*.
I used live minnows. The fish like structure (bridges, trees etc.). I would drop my line (4-6 lb test) in with small split shot weight and let it sink. Then slowly pull it up. When I got a bite, I would put a float on my line at that depth. Pull the fish in by hand. Re-bait. Throw the line back out by hand and watch the cork. I liked fishing with the line in my hand because Crappie have a light bite. I could feel them with the slightest bite. Never jerk the line, just pull it in.
I fished mainly at night and used underwater lights to attract fish.
It wasn’t unusual for me to catch 200 fish.
I stopped making the trip when the lowered the limit to 25/ person.