An aggressive striker and zippy fighter, much like a small Jack. Bits of cut shrimp, fish, or bacon, fished on tiny hooks with canepoles or spinning outfits, will catch the most. All Florida coasts. Seems to roam farther offshore than the Pinfish, although the two often mix around shorelines. Somewhat rounder in shape than the Pinfish.
Color is brownish above, silvery below.
The name comes from a black patch on caudal peduncle. A good fighter for its size. Light spinning outfits with cut shrimp, squid or fish. More common in the Bahamas, but also found in Florida, especially Southeast Florida. Likes reefs or rocks in clear, shallow water.