Scaled Sardine
AKA: White Bait / Sardina / Pilchard Family: Baitfish
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Scaled Sardine Specifications
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| Water: Salt/Coastal Waters |
Where: Offshore / Surf / Inshore |
| Size: Most common at 3-6 inches. |
| Fight: Too small to create any fight. |
| Deliciousness: None |
| Range: Both Coasts |
Technique: Still Fishing |
| Baits: Chum |
Tackle: Spinning / Cast Net |
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The Scaled Sardine makes for a good bait fish when targeting Spanish Mackerel and Gag Grouper.
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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