Golden Tile

Jerseygirl1

Anyone do any deep dropping for tile fish in the Ft Pierce area. Got a new electric reel and was thinking about trying it out this weekend. Not looking for anyone's honey hole just some general info thanks

BullMarket

Try running ESE from FPI off the power plant about 720ft. When you drop the lead down and it sticks to the bottom (mud) your in the right area. Just move slightly shallower or deeper from there (700-760) if your not getting bites. If you catch one go back to the same spot as they live in colonies. But remember if you take out the colony then you need to find a new spot. They are not fast growing fish. Good luck plenty of them out there.

Jerseygirl1

Thank you for the info. Hope the weather holds out this weekend and we will give it a try

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What ever you do, don't give anyone your numbers when you find them. I made that mistake last year and only told two friends........who told two friends, who told two friends, and to end this, I showed up on my numbers two weeks ago where I have never seen another boat and there were 7 boats in that immediate area.

Guess what, there aren't any GT's left there!!!!!

Jerseygirl1

Numbers are like gold anymore. My grandfather was a commercial fisherman when I was a kid and I have been sitting here with some of his old charts trying to transfer some of his old spots over hope they work out. Have you guys caught and black bellys up this way

Barrell

I thought keeping golden tiles was banned? I guess they let you keep one?

Jerseygirl1

Golden's you can keep 1 per person they closed the gray or blue lines until May and limited them to 1 per vessel

JIMinPB

BullMarket wrote: »

If you catch one go back to the same spot as they live in colonies. But remember if you take out the colony then you need to find a new spot. They are not fast growing fish. Good luck

+1

Both the blue lines & golden colonies can get wiped out pretty easily. Once you find the resource, treat it gently.