Spade Fish

they are there when the jellyballs are on the tide we scrape the piling with an oar to get them fired up then pitch a fiddler or piece of shrimp

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Man, ya’ll got it going!

That’s a black drum. Lot of those there.

Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper

OK, looks like us inshore guys might be able to catch some spades. Any recipes or comments on the table fare of spades? I would love to catch one but if it isn’t fit to eat I don’t want to kill it. The older I get, I only kill what needs killing, flies, roaches etc.

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The older I get, I only kill what needs killing, flies, roaches etc.

I’m with ya on that, but spades are really pretty good.

Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper

I eat a ton of Spades, they dont have much of a flavor on their own so you can season them how ever you like. My top 3 are in sandwiches, eggs, and casseroles.

Erik / Sven
Weichert Realtor Coastal Properties
Bluffton neighborhood specialist
843-304-0721
Anderson@weichertCP.com

1720 Key West cc 90hp Yamaha

Is it better to fish the pilings at slack tide? Or do you just need a good bit of weight to get your bait down during the running tide?

155 Scout 70 Yamaha

We were at the Hilton Head reef yesterday trying to slow troll live menhaden for a king and one of the lines went off.Not much of a run but hard to crank in the fish. We thought it might be a shark but it turned out to be a foul hooked spade. Just another way to catch spades.