A sinker is fixed to the end of the string of hooks. A stout rod and fairly heavy line will make things easier, since no sport is involved, and since the sinker may have to be rather heavy, depending on the depth at which the Cigar Minnows, spotted by sonar, are hanging. All Florida coasts, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Widespread on both coats. Very commonly seen in chumlines in Southeast Florida and the Keys.
Scutes are present and tail fin is vivid red.
Edible but seldom put on the table. Often a challenge to hook up, but no great shakes as a fighter because of small size. If any is available, canned corn may be the best bait of all. All the Menhadens range widely in open water of the Gulf and Atlantic, but are most often sought by anglers fairly close to the beaches, or around shoals and wrecks. Three species of Menhaden are common in Florida, but all are similar in size and appearance, and interchangeable intheir bait appeal.