The Jack Crevalle or better known as Jiguagua is a fish that is bluish green to greenish gold on its upper part with a silvery or yellowish belly. It has a prominent black spot on the gill cover and at the base of each pectoral fin. The dorsal fin and anal fin are almost identical in size, which is a distinctive feature of the species. It has a deep body and a steep forehead on the head.
To capture this species, we have some recommendations that we leave you below:
REGULATIONS
- Use a sinker to keep the bait on the bottom
- You can also fish with live bait on the fly.
- Vary the depth you fish to find the fish
- Fishing in areas where there are structures such as docks, rocks or artificial reefs
LURES
To catch the Jiguagua you can use several lures that are effective such as the Popper, spoons and vinyl's. We leave you an image so you can identify each one of them..
BAITS
As bait you can use live Mojarra, Shrimp, Mullet or Lisa, live Sardine and PinFish. We leave you an image so you can identify each of them.
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The Jiguagua can be caught all year round and has some specific regulations that we leave below so you can enjoy your day of fishing.
- Its regulatory limit is established for the state waters of Florida
- It has no minimum capture size limit. Bag limit is 100 pounds
According to the Fish Rules app, this species, in the case of large pieces, can contain high levels of mercury which can be harmful to human health.
Many people think that it is not convenient to consume it, however, we leave you several videos on our channel so that you can learn how to capture, clean and cook this species.
CAPTURING THE JIGUAGUA
CLEANING THE JIGUAGUA
References:
1. Image of Jack Crevalle (Jiguagua), taken from Crevalle Jack | FWC
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