Black Sea Bass

Dark gray to black body with lighter mottling and a distinctive large dorsal fin with extended filamentous rays. A white stripe runs through each scale row. All Black Sea Bass are born female and can change sex to become male. Adults typically reach 12–22 inches and 1–5 lbs.\n\n

Best Lures: Shrimp-tipped jigs, small bucktails, soft plastics.\n Best Baits: Squid strips (top bait), clam strips, sand worms, cut fish, whole mummichog.\n\n

New Jersey wrecks, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay mouth, North Carolina ledges.\n\n