There are varied opinions on why a redfish will sport extra spots. They usually come stock with just two, one on either side of the tail. Scientists believe the spots might be a genetic protection ...

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.

Nothing but the swish of the hull and from somewhere in the mist ahead, a tremendous splash as a redfish smacks a mullet ... At least until I spot the tail of another fish a bit farther down ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 6-foot 20-pound camouflage leader will keep redfish from seeing the braided line in the clear water. A red quarter-ounce jig rigged with a root beer-colored tail works well. It imitates a small ...