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A major Egyptian pelagic catch and one of the best live or cut baits for tuna, jacks and barracuda. Large shoals gather near the surface inshore through summer.
Coastal pelagic shoals in the Med and Red Sea
Large surface shoals inshore in warm months.
· casting
Tiny hooks on a / feather string under a light, or a fine cast net — sardines are mainly a bait species.
Work a string of small feathers through a surface shoal — the classic way to fill the bait tank.
Eating & safety
Best conditions: Large surface shoals inshore in warm months.
Catch a bucket of these and you have bait for every predator in Egyptian waters.