we get harbor pollack arround the rocks and ledges here from 3" to 15" inshore and 30pounds offshore. sabiki them up! the're hardy bait.bass love 'em.
easy to tell 'cause they have skin instead of scales.
and they seem to school up size wise. if your getting all 4" fish they tend to all be the same size in that spot.
That first one in your picture looks very similar to the ones I saw. I thought they were more of a deep water fish. Maybe the young ones stay shallow. It was a very interesting site no matter what they were!
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.