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bullshark · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject: Fish

Bob
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jagarcia10 · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:07 pm Post subject:

Rojellio

gulftrout · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 1629

Blue Runner, great kingfish bait fished live.

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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 3:31 pm Post subject:

It goes by "Hardtail, Blue runner, Cojinuda negra" to name a few, but I'm really liking "Bob" as the official name!! Laughing

Interesting story about hardtails. Wouldn't be caught dead eating one, but this fish was at one time highly prized along the Eastern seaboard and the Gulf fleet would set on them as they schooled, and underneath them were large aggregations of red drum, which at the time was considered by-catch. It wasn't until the famous "blackened" craze hit and there as a market for red drum did the attention turn from hardtails to red drum.

So, long story short, you can thank "Bob" for the demise of red drum fishing in Federal waters.

Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Wow interesting story about Bob the hard tail and the commercial fishery! Very Happy

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crhfish · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 5:36 pm Post subject:

As a kid we ate those things all the time. On a scale of 1-10 they are around a 2. But we were poor and hungry.

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Bob, huh?

pinsfish · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:37 pm Post subject:

Another Bob saying huh that me?
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Crmsn · Horse Mullet Joined: 17 Aug 2011 Posts: 144

That one was a little large for kingfish.. It was close to 12 inches.. Woulda used it for shark bait if I knew what it was

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KingKilla · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:59 am Post subject: Bluerunners for kingfish

Surprisingly 12" is not too big for kingfish. I have put larger ones out live for sharks offshore (probably 16" or so and about 2 pounds) only to have them cut to pieces by kings. The largest king I have personally seen caught was also caught this way. Bycatch while shark fishing.

Kings have a bad attitude. You'd be surprised what they will eat. Especially the big ones.

SaltyMutt · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:04 am Post subject:

Im leaning towards Simon on this one. Bob doesn't seem like just the right name for him.
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SeaLevelApparel · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:39 pm Post subject:

12" is perfect for larger kings. Ive seen guys off the piers in FL, although im sure sure of the legality of it, use 20+ inch spanish for kings. Theyll eat it without a problem!

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