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Overview
Habitat summary
Occurs in inshore estuarine habitats.
Water type
saltwater
When to fish
Good months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Where to fish
Habitat summary
Occurs in inshore estuarine habitats.
Habitat zone
inshore
Fishing zone
inshore
How to catch
Techniques
light tackle in mangrove creeks
Bait & lures
Preferred bait
live shrimp; small baitfish
Preferred lures
small soft plastics
Size
Typical size
commonly up to 10 inches, but may reach 15 inches
Records
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state record evidence
Source context: Florida
Record type
florida state
Record weight lb
45.75
Record location
Sebastian
Record date
08/23/2015
Record angler
Heather Lynn Connors
Record catch text
45.75 lb; by Heather Lynn Connors; on 08/23/2015; at Sebastian
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