Use medium to heavy spinning or conventional tackle with strong braided line (20-40 lb test). Lures such as metal jigs, spoons, and topwater plugs work well. Live or cut bait like pilchards also attract them effectively.
Most active during daylight hours, especially early morning and late afternoon.
Best fishing occurs in clear, sunny weather with steady tides and moderate currents near reefs and wrecks.
This species is commonly found in the western Atlantic Ocean, from Massachusetts and Bermuda down through the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and to southern Brazil.
Ideal depths range from surface waters to about 150 feet near structure and reefs.
Recoqnisable features
They display a metallic silver body with a subtle greenish or bluish tint on the back, large golden-yellow eyes, and darker fins.
Horse-eye Jack has two dorsal fins; the first is spiny and the second soft-rayed, with a deeply forked tail fin aiding in swift swimming.
Generally uniform metallic coloration with no distinct body patterns, but a dark spot on the operculum (gill cover) is common.
