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Believe it or not South Shore LI does get a short glimpse of weakfish/squeteague each year but it's never pronounced. I have caught them the past few years off of bucktails , shiners, and of course squid. But they only have been in the 15-20" range that I have seen. If anything, Florida's "Sea Trout" population probably is higher than the weakfish here now. I do see blowfish each year but they are tiny yet people have the nerve to keep them which i want to beat them for. But the only run-ins I have gotten in with weakfish are incidental except once, its usually when I am after snappers (yes, I snapper fish. they are good eating and are great bait as well which people use for livelining for fluke and weakfish do eat them like candy)! When ever there is a slight rumor of them around here I go and try to track them down, its like trying to catch bigfoot sadly. If I manage one I'll be sure to get a photo of it before I release it!
Oh and for cooking them my mother would grill them. Dear Lord they are delicious.
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