It is an oily fish, so they do not keep long, best eaten within two days of capture. The secret to eating bluefish is freshness. Plenty of ice when they are landed and cleaned that day are good steps. This is a great way to catch these hard fighting fish.īluefish make excellent table fare, if handled properly. This helps cast the lighter jigs and gives you a chance to hook two at a time.
Speck Rigs are small bucktail jigs that are rigged as a double rig. If the bluefish push the bait to the top, they can be caught casting lures on light rods. In the ocean, for the most, part bluefish are caught trolling spoons like Clark Spoons. During ebb tide, the Sound water heads to sea, bringing along with it, baitfish that have been caught in the current. They will quickly demolish the soft plastic baits used for speckled trout, so if they continue to eat your plastic baits, it might be time to try small bucktail jigs and spoons.īluefish will move off the shallow flats into the sloughs (deeper channels) during ebb tide (low tide), and they will cruise the edges looking for baitfish that have also left the flats for deeper water.īluefish will congregate around Inlets particularly around ebb tide to take advantage food coming out of the inlet. In the Sounds, bluefish are often caught while fishing for speckled trout or puppy drum. Bluefish have extremely sharp teeth for shopping up baitfish, so be careful when handling and unhooking one.
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