DESCRIPTION: Brown with a yellowish cast to the underside. The first dorsal fin is short and not much larger than the second dorsal. The pectorals are triangular and wide.

SIZE: From around 20 pounds to well over 100 pounds. World record 405 pounds; Florida record 397 pounds.

FOOD VALUE: Good.

GAME QUALITIES: Less spectacular but otherwise pretty much the equal of the Blacktip as a light-tackle gamester.

TACKLE AND BAITS: Spinning and baitcasting outfits; also fly outfits. Will take a variety of live and dead natural baits and artificials.

FISHING SYSTEMS: Casting; Drifting; Still Fishing.

RANGE: All Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

HABITAT: Forages a great deal over shallow flats and along shorelines; likes mouths of rivers and creeks. Spends time in deeper waters like channels and bays, but not far offshore, as a rule.

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