Predators go for the heads of prey, and because new bites in the tail area are rarely fatal, the spots help young redfish survive in the fish-eat-fish world they inhabit. By the time the fish ...

In 1933, angler Robert S. Barnwell, Jr. offered even more colloquial names for the spot-tail. “In Virginia the bass is called red drum; in Florida red fish; in South Carolina simply bass.

Scientists have no real theory other than the broad term of genetics as to why redfish, which normally sport just two spots on either side of the tail, sometimes grow many more. They do believe ...

A winning five-spot redfish caught by Garrett Iker of Bradenton at the 2022 Sarasota Redfish Spot Tournament. Provided by Garrett Iker At the tail of many fish lies a black spot, meant to act as a ...

the charity-based tournament that awards prizes for legal-sized redfish with the most spots. "As a positive benefit for the charity, the tournament will become the Safe Harbor Spot Tournament this ...