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Pompano ranges from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico but is found mainly from Chesapeake Bay to Florida. Some people call them Florida Pompano. They average about 3 pounds. The best time to catch them off the Carolinas is late summer to early fall and in Florida it is spring and fall. Pompano like water temperature at 81 to 90 degrees F.
They can be found along sandy beaches, oyster bars, and in turbid waters such as bridge pilings. For the bridge pilings try to find good tide movement.
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A pompano has a flatten oval shaped body with a small mouth and a deeply forked back fin. Their color are usually a silver shading with fins that are gold toned.They resemble a permit but not as big. (Permits average about 25 to 30 pounds).
The equipment you will need is a 7 to 8 foot fast action rod with a spinning reel with 8 lb monofilament line. Put on a 1/4 to 1/2 ounce egg sinker above the swivel tied to your leader. The leader should be 12 to 18 inches of 20 lb monofilament tied directly with your line using a surgeons knot or a uni knot. Tie on a #6 hook for your bait.
For live bait use fiddler crabs, sand fleas, sandworms, bloodworms, and small pieces of shrimp. Fiddler crabs can be found on deserted beaches at low tide. Sand fleas can be dug up with a shovel at low tide on the beach while sandworms, bloodworms, and shrimp can be purchased at your locate bait shop. To fish for pompano allow your bait to rest on the bottom for a couple of minutes, then slowly retrieve it. Pompano will hit hard and are always searching for food.
For artificial bait you can use 1/4 to 1/2 ounce yellow or white bucktail jig. One trick is to trim the hair of the bucktail to the bend of the hook. Pompano are short strikers so you will catch more fish. You can also Texas-rigged rubber worms.To find out how to rig a Texas rig rubber worm go to wikihow or you tube. They have some examples you can view.
If you catch a pompano you can be sure there is a school around as they swim in schools. The best time to catch them is early morning or late afternoon on a flooding tide. Look along the beach for a lot of sand fleas holes and cast there. They usually congregate there in the water waiting for the sand fleas to be swept offshore in the water.
Pompano are not hard to catch so go out there and try your luck. Happy Fishing!!!
For A Free Mini Course go to Surf Fishing .
They can be found along sandy beaches, oyster bars, and in turbid waters such as bridge pilings. For the bridge pilings try to find good tide movement.
.
A pompano has a flatten oval shaped body with a small mouth and a deeply forked back fin. Their color are usually a silver shading with fins that are gold toned.They resemble a permit but not as big. (Permits average about 25 to 30 pounds).
The equipment you will need is a 7 to 8 foot fast action rod with a spinning reel with 8 lb monofilament line. Put on a 1/4 to 1/2 ounce egg sinker above the swivel tied to your leader. The leader should be 12 to 18 inches of 20 lb monofilament tied directly with your line using a surgeons knot or a uni knot. Tie on a #6 hook for your bait.
For live bait use fiddler crabs, sand fleas, sandworms, bloodworms, and small pieces of shrimp. Fiddler crabs can be found on deserted beaches at low tide. Sand fleas can be dug up with a shovel at low tide on the beach while sandworms, bloodworms, and shrimp can be purchased at your locate bait shop. To fish for pompano allow your bait to rest on the bottom for a couple of minutes, then slowly retrieve it. Pompano will hit hard and are always searching for food.
For artificial bait you can use 1/4 to 1/2 ounce yellow or white bucktail jig. One trick is to trim the hair of the bucktail to the bend of the hook. Pompano are short strikers so you will catch more fish. You can also Texas-rigged rubber worms.To find out how to rig a Texas rig rubber worm go to wikihow or you tube. They have some examples you can view.
If you catch a pompano you can be sure there is a school around as they swim in schools. The best time to catch them is early morning or late afternoon on a flooding tide. Look along the beach for a lot of sand fleas holes and cast there. They usually congregate there in the water waiting for the sand fleas to be swept offshore in the water.
Pompano are not hard to catch so go out there and try your luck. Happy Fishing!!!
For A Free Mini Course go to Surf Fishing .
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