Both CoastsEast CoastFresh WaterWest Coast Inland Inshore Offshore Rivers and Streams Surf Baitfish Carp Bait Chum Clam Crabs Crickets Cutbait Dough Balls Earthworms Flies Lures Sand Fleas Shrimp Squid Fish Name Family Water Avg. Size BaitfishBastardBillfishBlack BassBream / PerchCatfishCichlidCroakerDrumsFlounderGarGrouperGruntJackMackeral / TunaMisc. FreshwaterMulletPorgyPufferRays / SkatesReef FishSharkSnapperSnookStriped BassTooth And Spine Fresh Salt Coastal Waters - Deliciousness Technique Tackle Considered A Better Game Fish Than Dinner FareDecent PanfishEdible, But More Commonly Used As A BaitfishExcellentExcellent When SmallExcellent When Small .Larger Fish Have A Stronger Taste But Still Good.Excellent When Small / Large Can Be PoisonousExcellent When Small And Good When LargeGoodGood But Typically Not Eaten, Please Release For Others To EnjoyGood If SmokedGood PanfishGood When Small And Bled After CaughtGood, But More Commonly Used As A BaitfishNonePoorProtected And Not EatenUsed As Bait, Not As Table FareUsually Too Small To Eat, Very BonyVery GoodVery GoodVery Good. But Poisonous, Better To Not Bother With Bobber Casting Drifting Still Fishing Trolling Weights Baitcasting Cast Net Spinning Fly Tackle

Scaled Sardine / Pilchard

AKA: Whitbait / Sardina Family: Baitfish

The Scaled Sardine makes for a good bait fish when targeting XXXXXXXXXXX.

The Scaled Sardine in characterized by a wide bellied body, fading from steely or blue to tan to lighter or silvery along the underside. His fins are short and tail is forked.

These fiah are found in inshore, coastal and offshore waters, usually hanging around some sort of cover or structure.

A bait tippe trot line or a cast net are the prefered method of catching the Pilchard, altho your local baitshop may sell what is called a Pilchard Rings, which is a net made up of small interlocking wired loops, which works like a cast net when used properly.

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