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05-09-2016, 02:03 PM #1
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05-09-2016, 02:43 PM #2
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Awesome!! No idea they grew to that size.
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05-09-2016, 03:23 PM #3
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05-09-2016, 03:47 PM #4
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That's the big "dinner plate" size that pulls SO hard. The one pictured is about as big as you'll see.
I love catching spadefish - It's a different kind of challenge on small tackle! If the spanish/king bite dies down in the middle of the day, sometimes there's a school or two of spadefish near the end of the pier that can keep you busy for awhile. They're big-time jellyfish eaters!
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05-09-2016, 03:51 PM #5
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Yeah, I saw a school off shore at Ft. Pierce, FL where they were big like that and I brought NOTHING with me to throw at them. It was before there was (or before I knew about) fishbites. On the pier, though - that's about as big as you'll see and about all you want to handle.
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05-09-2016, 04:35 PM #6
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I've seen a couple bigger from the pier, one that Roger caught with a "silver cricket" and the biggest I've seen was caught by another Jenny from MS who is a spade fish catching rascal. Pulling hard doesn't say enough. You need a small but very strong hook especially for the big ones. Great eating and fun to catch.
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05-09-2016, 04:44 PM #7
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05-10-2016, 05:27 PM #8
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05-10-2016, 06:26 PM #9
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Does she have a sister.
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Y'all stop it, this is a family forum, lol.
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