Pigfish
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| Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera) are in the grunt family and are another good bait for most bottom fish. Tarpon are also particularly fond of them. They grow to about a foot in length and are best used from a still or very slowly drifting boat. They will not troll well, but most fish do like to eat them. Usually we catch pigfish when we are gold-hooking for other baits so we don't expect to get a well full, just a few at a time. What I will do is go fishing with my son or daughter under a causeway and have them catch fish. What they usually catch is Pigfish and Pinfish. Then I have bait for the next day. They keep very well in a covered (believe me on this) five gallon bucket with an aerator stone. Those of you who don’t own boats, please remember, when I write about a still or slowly drifting boat, the same can be applied to pier or bridge fishing. Again, a Pigfish is excellent BIG Redfish and Snook bait. The "grunting" noise they make really turn on the big fish. Just keep in mind the size limits on Snook and Redfish. If fishing Sebastian Inlet with this bait you will most likely have to release what you catch but what fun! | |
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This page was last updated 12/8/2003. |
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