10-15-2007, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by coachlaw
In La., we called them "Shpottom". I am sure it's a Croatian term. I had never caught one anywhere near this big before, so it made me wonder. Thanks guys! - Coach
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In case you have not heard Coach... Everything is bigger in Texas! 
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10-16-2007, 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by brazosdude
pin fish, or piggy... Just depends on who sees it and calls its name. Excellent Trout or Redfish bait. You just gotta watch it now days as far a using him for bait, jsut sooooo many folk out there that just cant bare to see lil piggy catch a huge mama trout, they call it unethical, lmao...Me , I call it my wifes, and pappys favorite bait. So I'll continue on catching them so they can fish and enjoy themselves. I just could see pappy throwing a top-water for 10 hours straight, yah right! Lets get real with all this bait stuff people, they've been doing it for years and theres nothing wrong with it!
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I believe you're arguing with yourself. LOL
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10-16-2007, 11:26 AM
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That is primo offshore bait right there! We always bring at least a dozen pinfish 7-13 inches. They can't resist them!
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10-16-2007, 11:28 AM
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my Dad used to take the time to carefully fillet a bunch of the bigger ones we would catch when we were kids. they made Excellent ceviche'
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10-16-2007, 11:35 AM
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Squeeze it and if it grunts it's a piggy. If it just poops, it's a pinfish.
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10-16-2007, 11:42 AM
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In Florida the nick name for them was "Choffer", they are the best live grouper bait around. The old men that fished all the time set their traps every day and would bring at least 30 to 40 on a 15 hour trip. They always paid for their trip and put around $150.00+ in their pocket after selling the fish.
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10-16-2007, 11:53 AM
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throw a live one of those at a stubborn ling and its all over
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10-16-2007, 12:30 PM
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Those (piggy perch) are excellent bait stealers. If you use live shrimp, they can eat it a little at a time from your hook, starting with the legs of the shrimp.
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10-16-2007, 12:58 PM
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don't eat it Law, thats worse than you eating those slime eating mullet.
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10-16-2007, 01:35 PM
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Pinfish, great tarpon bait. I use them almost exclusively over any other bait. I havnt tried them for tarpon here at home in Galveston, any body here ever used them?
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