ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. 



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I saw one of that weight caught at Jupiter Inlet, and I caught one 

 weighing 12^ pounds. Average about 3 pounds. 



Caught : Still fishing on bottom, and with floating bait. Rod and 

 reel, 18 line, 6$ hook, with piano wire 12-inch leader, float, if de- 

 sired. Bait : Menhaden, Anchovy, Sardine or other live Minnows, or 

 cut bait. Trolling outside and inside, rod and reel or hand line, 

 medium size block tin squid, bone squid, red and white rag on 10$ 

 hook, or cutbait ; always piano wire leader. Edible, A, if cooked 

 few hours after caught. 



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RACHYCENTRON CANADUS." 



"Headl^; depth 5^ 3 . D. VIII-I, 26; A. 

 II, 25. Head much depressed ; mouth moderate, 

 the short maxillary reaching front of orbit. Pector- 

 als broad and falcate ; caudal deeply emarginate, the 

 upper lobe slightly the longer. Lateral line wavy 

 and irregular, descending posteriorly. Olive brown, 

 sides with a distinct broad band of darker, and a less 



distinct band above and below it ; silvery below. Length 5 feet. ' ' 



Weight to 20 pounds. 



Caught : Still fishing, any bait, 15, 18 line, 5$ hook ; or trolling, 



any bait, spoon, phantom. Barely edible, C. 



Sergeant Fish ; 

 Crab Eater ; 

 Bonito ; 

 Snook ; 

 Cobia ; 



BrochetdeMer 

 Rovalia ; 

 Robalo. 



