[BasserJim]

If these are the same thing I caught in Florida, we called them croakers or whiting. Is that what they are? Caught 4 of them in a couple hours.





Also, a couple pictures of my rod just to show them off. I love this thing!



Custom Sea Bass decal, it's my nickname for my 10 month old Sebastian

 

[doomdealer]

Looks like a kingfish/whiting to me.

 

[MrWiskers]

Yes they are whiting....aka kingfish...aka round head...aka sea mullet all depends where you are at. Kingfish in ocean city Maryland / Delaware sea mullet or plain old Mullet on the obx

Call them what you want they are tasty by any name .

 

[Gditm]

Yes they are whiting....aka kingfish...aka round head...aka sea mullet all depends where you are at. Kingfish in ocean city Maryland / Delaware sea mullet or plain old Mullet on the obx

Call them what you want they are tasty by any name .

Dick bass

 

[BasserJim]

Ok, pictures I googled of a kingfish looked different, with dark vertical bars. Not a ton of fight to these little guys but it was fun to catch them for a couple hours while Grandma and grandpa watched sea bass and SWMBO was sleeping

 

[9 rock]

I can't realy tell but if it had little wiskers and it was real slimy it's a small ling fish great eating

 

[andypat]

It's a whiting. You might catch more if you fish close to shore with a little piece of blood worm instead of casting way out. Maybe!

 

[BasserJim]

It's a whiting. You might catch more if you fish close to shore with a little piece of blood worm instead of casting way out. Maybe!

1 was fishing with Fishbites bloodworms, almost a full cast out. I started casting close and just kept moving out till I got bit.

I was also getting little "machine gun" bites like I would get from a bluegill or something when bass fishing. Any ideas what that would have been?

 

[Hysteresis]

Some kingfish have dark bars and some don't have them.

 

[HuskyMD]

1 was fishing with Fishbites bloodworms, almost a full cast out. I started casting close and just kept moving out till I got bit.

I was also getting little "machine gun" bites like I would get from a bluegill or something when bass fishing. Any ideas what that would have been?

Sounds like spot if they've made it up that far.

 

[1BadF350]

Dick bass

This is the correct answer.

 

[BasserJim]

Sounds like spot if they've made it up that far.

I know they've been catching some here and there off the pier in CHSP according to the bait shops facebook page.

 

[HuskyMD]

Just so you know, atlantic croaker and whiting are not the same thing.

 

[BasserJim]

Just so you know, atlantic croaker and whiting are not the same thing. View attachment 21769

I see, the fish I caught had the same colorations as this, but the mouth was like a sucker......

All my knowledge of saltwater fish comes from others fishing the piers/beaches... Thanks for the knowledge. I've always heard the term used interchangeably.

 

[andypat]

1 was fishing with Fishbites bloodworms, almost a full cast out. I started casting close and just kept moving out till I got bit.

I was also getting little "machine gun" bites like I would get from a bluegill or something when bass fishing. Any ideas what that would have been?

Probably minnows. Look for something different along the beach and fish close to it. Any rocks along the beach? Any wood pilings?

 

[andypat]

i see, the fish i caught had the same colorations as this, but the mouth was like a sucker......

All my knowledge of saltwater fish comes from others fishing the piers/beaches... Thanks for the knowledge. I've always heard the term used interchangeably.

you caught a whiting!!!

 

[CYT]

Cool looking stik Andy.
What is it? Looks custom. What kind of blank?

 

[HuskyMD]

I see, the fish I caught had the same colorations as this, but the mouth was like a sucker......

All my knowledge of saltwater fish comes from others fishing the piers/beaches... Thanks for the knowledge. I've always heard the term used interchangeably.

I catch lots of whiting/sea mullet (what was in your picture) in Florida but have never caught a croaker. That isnt because there aren't any croaker. The atlantic croaker runs all the way up and down the atlantic. The croaker is aptly named because when you catch it and are holding it as you unhook it, it actually makes a croaking sound. You'll know it when you catch it...

 

[BasserJim]

Cool looking stik Andy.
What is it? Looks custom. What kind of blank?

Its a custom Croix SCIII, 12 foot, MH Mod-Fast, 8-25 lb line, 1/2 - 4 oz. Its actually one of their carp series blanks, but the blank accidentally fell off the display and I figured it would work. Paired with Fuji guides, an Alps Seat, and custom random elliptical EVA

I catch lots of whiting/sea mullet (what was in your picture) in Florida but have never caught a croaker. That isnt because there aren't any croaker. The atlantic croaker runs all the way up and down the atlantic. The croaker is aptly named because when you catch it and are holding it as you unhook it, it actually makes a croaking sound. You'll know it when you catch it...

I've definitely caught them, and found it odd that these ones weren't making the noise. It's been 10+ years since I've been to Florida and caught them, took quite a break from saltwater in between, so my memory is a little bit foggy.

 

[BIGAGOTUM]

Southern kings have dark bars, but that is definitely a king