I have caught them on occasion from surfside jetty on small shrimptail spec rigs. Also caught a couple of big ones from slp pier before ike. I fried them with some fresh trout and my wife and I were both amazed at the flavor of the pompano. She took a bite, her eyes got big and she said "What is that!" . By far the best tasting fish I've had,fresh or saltwater.
Used to catch them on occasion in the PIN surf around malachite beach, great fighters and better eating than anything that swims.
First ones I took home to clean my usually well behaved cat, that normally stood by the cleaning table to wait for scraps, leaped on the table and dug it's claws in the first one I drug out of the ice. Peeled it off 3 times and then had to put it in the house to clean them.
After we fried one I knew why.
We catch 'em by the coolerful in the Mid-atlantic surf.....right at your feet in the wash.They crave sand fleas. Small Gold hooks with red beads.Excellent eatin'!
cool! i guess ya'll catch those as often as we catch croaker. sand fleas huh? can you post a pick of this hook/bead? i might want one in the tackle box.
I have not caught any here in Texas yet.They are more abundant to the south and Florida. I have heard though as In the pic's that offshore east Texas. In Florida they have more of a silvery tone to them.Bigger two.Great tasting fish that is a given.
The last few years I've caught 1 or 2 almost each trip at the Surfside Jetty on either dead or live shrimp. I caught 2 one day during the Summer while throwing a silver spoon for trout. Great fight & good filets.
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