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Caranx ruber
How to catch Bar jack in Florida
Bar jack feed in 72–90°F water and bite best at 76–86°F.
20 pts · trophy at 20"Feeds 72–90°FBest 76–86°FIn season nowArtificial reefGrass flatChannel edgeWreck
About
The blue-striped jack of the Keys reefs and flats: a bright, fast, eating-size jack that follows the rays and hits a small jig on sight. One of the better jacks on the grill.
How to fish it
Sight-cast a small jig to the schools on the reef flats and the patch reefs; light tackle.
What it eats
small jigslive pilchardsflies
Live bait for it
Pilchards (whitebait)Free-lined or under a cork, hooked through the nose on a #1 to 2/0 circle hook. The one bait that catches everything inshore.
Glass minnows (bay anchovies)Thrown by the handful as chum for Spanish, trout and ladyfish, or several on a tiny hook.What to fish it with
the sizes that fish itLeader30–60 lb fluorocarbon
Hook2/0–7/0
Braid30–65 lb
The rule
not confirmed hereWithin the general bag — confirm at MyFWC.
The current rule at MyFWC →Month by month, water by water
When bar jack is the story
The Ten Thousand Islands & Everglades
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The Florida Keys
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Miami & Biscayne Bay
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Palm Beach & the Treasure Coast
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