Blue Runner
AKA: Hardtail Jack / Runner / Blue Jack Family: Baitfish
| Water: Salt/Coastal Waters |
Where: Offshore / Surf / Inshore |
| Size: Most common at under a pound to a pound with large reaching 2 pounds. The rare 4 pounder is occasionally caught. |
| Fight: For their size, an able and willing fighter. |
| Deliciousness: Considered A Better Game Fish Than Dinner Fare |
| Range: Both Coasts |
Technique: Drifting / Still Fishing / Casting / Trolling |
| Baits: Shrimp / Baitfish / Lures / Flies |
Tackle: Spinning / Fly Tackle |
The Blue Runner makes for a good bait fish when targeting XXXXXXXXXXX.
The Blue Runner is characterized by his near football shaped body, mostly white or blue and steely, leading to a curved forked tail. On the gill cover, a spot is present just foreward of a long sweeping pectoral fin.
These fish are found in almost all of Florida coastal waters. Ranging from up rivers and streams all the way out to the deep open water.
Live shrimp or cut baitfish make for the best natural bait, while jigs and flies are the best artificial bait.
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