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Hemiramphus brasiliensis
How to catch Ballyhoo in Florida
Ballyhoo feed in 0–0°F water and bite best at 0–0°F.
Bait · in the book, no points
About
The halfbeak: the long-jawed silver bait skittering over the reef in schools, that every offshore boat in Florida trolls behind it. Dipped, netted, or bought rigged and frozen.
How to fish it
Chum over the reef until they swarm, then a dip net; or a #12 hook with a piece of shrimp under a tiny float.
What it eats
chuma tiny hook with a bit of shrimpthe hoop net
Getting it, rigging it
Getting it
Chum them to the surface over the reef and dip them with a hoop net, or buy them rigged. Freeze well.
Rigging it
Rigged on a wire or mono trolling rig, skipping or swimming, behind a skirt or naked.
What it's for
What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itHook#8–#1
Braid10–15 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereBait rules — confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule at MyFWC →