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JohnMckroidJr
06-30-2022, 07:36 AM
SE Florida 250ft of water, metered a school 200ft down, and this is what came for two consecutive drops. :jig:
https://i.postimg.cc/Mp747BVS/Pilotfish2fsm.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
Unfortunately, there was a bit of salt on the GoPro from a prior catch, sorry for the poor resolution.

FoodGeekFish
06-30-2022, 12:47 PM
Juvenile lesser amberjack?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Seriola_fasciata.png/220px-Seriola_fasciata.png

MITCHELL
06-30-2022, 04:04 PM
Bingo after finding nothing even close that matches.
It's always the juvenile that differs.

JohnMckroidJr
07-02-2022, 01:46 PM
Juvenile lesser amberjack?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Seriola_fasciata.png/220px-Seriola_fasciata.png


Well done! Lessor Amberjack is not that common in my area, and I always get them confused with Banded Rudder fish. I have never kept one, but they have a slot size of 14-22" for keepers.