Banded Rudderfish
AKA: Slender Amberjack Family: Jack
| Water: Salt/Coastal Waters |
Where: Surf / Inshore |
| Size: Most common at a pound to 3 pounds and about a foot to two feet in length with the ability to weigh as much as 5 pounds. |
| Fight: For his size an exellent fighter. Like the rest of his family an agressive and fiesty fighter with showy runs and acrobatics. |
| Deliciousness: Excellent |
| Range: Both Coasts |
Technique: Drifting / Still Fishing |
| Baits: Shrimp / Baitfish / Crab / Squid / Lures / Flies |
Tackle: Spinning / Baitcasting / Fly Fishing |
The Banded Rudderfish is characterized by a football shaped body that is silvery blue on top fading to silver along its underside, like others in this family a horizintal line begins at the mouth, goes thru the eye, and continues down its flanks. There are vertical stripes extending down the side and continuing up thru its fins.
These fish are found in coastal waters, mostly congregasting around markers and weed lines.
Live baitfish and shrimp, or cut squid or baitfish make for the best natural bait, while small jigs and spoons are the best artificial bait.
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