how to catch mojarra
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:53 pm
I catch a lot of pinfish in a castnet, but I would like to catch more mojara: I sometimes catch a mojarra (sand perch?) or two while cast netting. Is there a better way to target them?
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Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:57 pm
Different places have different baitfish
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:26 pm
Usually I never get any pinfish in my net and usually get tons of mojarra! Hah what luck
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:59 pm
Mojarra like sandy bottom near rocks.
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:54 pm
I get them right in key biscayne actually.
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:57 am
I used to get a bunch with squid tipped sabikis. Sand bottom was where I found them too.
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:36 pm
There are usually small ones behind the curve at the haulover jetty mixed in with with the sardines in the sand....cotton wrote:I catch a lot of pinfish in a castnet, but I would like to catch more mojara: I sometimes catch a mojarra (sand perch?) or two while cast netting. Is there a better way to target them?
why mojarra in particular if i may ask?
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:27 pm
My best bet would be for grouper , also try sabiki with squid in card sound road.... Or in keybiscayne at the dog beach. Near the shore not out far.
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:49 pm
Well, thanks for the location tip but I fish in the Gulf Shores Alabama area 
I use pinfish a lot, and they work, but grovers tend to kill them without eating them. Many times, I can see where they've "vampired" them, leaving their little fang marks behind. However when I have a mojarra on it just seems like they'll eat it without hesitation. Maybe I should try trimming the fins on the pins?
I use pinfish a lot, and they work, but grovers tend to kill them without eating them. Many times, I can see where they've "vampired" them, leaving their little fang marks behind. However when I have a mojarra on it just seems like they'll eat it without hesitation. Maybe I should try trimming the fins on the pins?Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:57 pm
How big are the pins you are using and how big are the greys? Silver Jenny are great bait but Pinfish will out last them. Yes, trimming pins is what I do when they are a bit larger than I want
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:59 pm
I use the smallest pinfish I can catch in a cast net; 2-3 inches; the grovers on our pier (if they are there) I am targeting would be 12-14 inches.
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 12:20 pm
the big ones 3/4 of a pound or more are good eating white flesh ate two fry with rice n beans last week ,i just ate and im hungry again
Re: how to catch mojarra
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:55 pm
PaulieBoy wrote:Take one of those big ones toss it in a open spillway and see what happens lol
ok but if it doesn't get hit its going to d frying pan lol.