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Opisthonema oglinum · also greenback
How to catch Threadfin herring in Florida
Threadfin herring feed in 0–0°F water and bite best at 0–0°F.
Bait · in the book, no points
About
The greenback: a bright, fragile herring with a long trailing ray on the dorsal, on the markers and the beaches in big schools. The kingfish and tarpon bait.
How to fish it
Sabiki on the range markers and the towers at dawn, or a net on the beach schools. Handle them in the water; they die in your hand.
What it eats
the Sabikithe cast net
Getting it, rigging it
Getting it
Cast net or Sabiki on the markers and range towers at dawn, or off the beach where the birds are working.
Rigging it
Nose-hooked on a circle hook and free-lined, or slow-trolled. Fragile — handle them wet and fast.
What it's for
TarponSpanish mackerelKing mackerelBluefishCero mackerelRed snapperBlackfin tunaYellowfin tunaSailfish
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 →