whats up guys im new here i have been fishing on and off for a while but recantly started going out every night now and have been manly pulling up lady fish and sail cats. a couple things i was wondering is if u can eat the sail cats and lady fish or no and if u can eat the cats how do they compare to fresh water cat? im located in englewood so if any one that lives around here and wants to go out fishing one night and teach me some thing let me know im free every night and always looking for new fishing spots.

I've never eaten a gafftop, but some people really like them. Anything you can do to remove the slime before filleting them will help.

If you are fishing at night, you should be able to find snapper.

Never tried eating ladyfish either, but since they are in the tarpon family, I'm sure they are full of bones.

we always pull up lady fish and just hack them up for bait and then we end up getting cats.

Why don't you try something different for bait, like herring. If your bait is catching something you are not too interested in, it's time to switch. Also try switching the presentation. Cats are usually caught when your bait is sitting on the bottom. A Carolina rig type set-up might even change your catch.

we only use what we catch in out nets as bait and what we pull up. what is a carolina rig?

Are you catching any crab in your nets? If so, try half a crab with a circle hook. That will most likely produce a different catch.

This is a Carolina rig.



It's just a sinker above a swivel, with a 1-3 foot leader and a hook.

we dont catch carbs in the net once in a while a crab will eat the bait when we have it on the bottom for some cats

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