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Sardinella aurita
How to catch Spanish sardine in Florida
Spanish sardine feed in 0–0°F water and bite best at 0–0°F.
Bait · in the book, no points
About
The bigger, rounder sardine of the passes and the nearshore reefs, tougher on the hook than a threadfin and the bait the mackerel and kings are following.
How to fish it
A Sabiki on the reefs and passes where the birds are; they come up six at a time.
What it eats
the Sabiki
Getting it, rigging it
Getting it
Sabiki around the passes and nearshore markers; the same schools the mackerel are on.
Rigging it
Nose-hooked and free-lined in a chum slick, or slow-trolled on a stinger rig.
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 →