lots of small kingfish

[goodolmikey]

I guess its that time of year again,,, you must make sure you are not taking juvenile kingfish ,, there are alot of them around ,,thats all I caught Monday morning,,, they look alot like spanish mackeral but have more spots and the lateral line is different.. you can get fined if caught with the young kingfish

[Poseidon10/31]

Juvenile kingfish have spot patterns like a spanish? I could see mixing up cero and spanish, but kings??? I caught a 20" or so king, looked nothing like a spanish...

[swordfish]

I dont mind catching a bunch of snakes on crappie jigs... Theyre a lot of fun... However NOTORIOUSLY short strikers, SO keep your $10 X-raps out of the water gents!!!

-swordfish

[Poseidon10/31]

Juvenile kingfish have spot patterns like a spanish? I could see mixing up cero and spanish, but kings??? I caught a 20" or so king, looked nothing like a spanish...

yes they do, probably at 20" they don't have them anymore, not juvi enough...btw a foulproof test is the dorsal fin, spanish macks have it pitch black, small kings have it clearer/light grayish

Cool, learning something new everyday!

[Cookinman]

There is a slight color difference to the spots and fin tips, but dont use that solely as both change w age and water color. The big tell is the radical dip in lateral line on Snake Kings as opposed to the more gentle curse on the Sp Mac....

[njp32]

Not that the incompetent "wildlife" officers would know the difference anyways. There were tons of snakes being caught at haulover yesterday...