Fishing For

Black seabass

4.0

(72)

997 Catches

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Average Length

11.8 in

Maximum Length

2.2 ft

Maximum Weight

9.5 lbs

Depth Range

3.3 ft

Temperature Range

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Black seabass

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(37)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/MA)

Plymouth County, Massachusetts

140 Catches

5.0

(6)

North Atlantic Ocean (W)

40.233483, -73.424072

62 Catches

4.0

(19)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/NY)

40.897318, -72.087691

Suffolk County, New York

54 Catches

4.0

(19)

North Atlantic Ocean (US/NJ)

39.925235, -74.029751

Cape May County, New Jersey

Cape May County, New Jersey

21 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Black seabass

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Common Clam

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(25)

70 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Squid

4.0

(91)

42 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Shrimp

4.0

(294)

15 Catches

Lures by Berkley Gulp! Berkley Saltwater Gulp! Swimming Mullet Chartreuse - 3" - 11 Pack

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(10)

14 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shrimp

4.0

(191)

13 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Atlantic Longfin Squid

4.0

(93)

12 Catches

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Squid

4.0

(24)

12 Catches

Natural Baits by Shellfish Fresh Water Common Clams

5.0

(8)

10 Catches

Recently Caught Black seabass

Aidan Murphy

10 hours ago

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Took a charter today for my birthday! Technically it’s the 9th but I have to work that day so we booked this for today. The night was slow because the area got a lot of rain recently which made the visibility low. I caught 2, Blake caught 2, and my mom caught 1. Unfortunately my dad didn’t catch any because 20-30 minutes into fishing he got super sea sick, despite taking precautions before-hand, and was out for the rest of the trip. We didn’t catch any keepers, but I didn’t care because I don’t really like seafood(except popcorn shrimp) and I don’t really like to kill fish(weird personal thing). Overall a very fun experience and new species

Species Black seabass

8 likes

PapiCaine NJ

2 weeks ago

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Species Black seabass

Gear 3

16 likes

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PapiCaine NJ

2 weeks ago

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Shorts bk2bk

Species Black seabass

Gear 3

14 likes

PapiCaine NJ

2 weeks ago

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Species Black seabass

Gear 3

15 likes

PapiCaine NJ

2 weeks ago

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Species Black seabass

Gear 3

14 likes

PapiCaine NJ

2 weeks ago

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Keeper up

Species Black seabass

Gear 3

16 likes

Sam Pudlo

2 weeks ago

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Bristol County, Massachusetts

Not a bad day! Pulled in close to 25 fish, mostly seabass. Had to head back before we could limit out because the waves were so rough. On our way back in, we hauled in a nice 29 inch blue. Not a bad day!

Species Black seabass

Gear 3

10 likes • 3 comments

Erik Olsen

3 weeks ago

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Brevard County, Florida

Second one

Species Black seabass

Weight 1 lb

5 likes

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