Black Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
Also called black sea bass, sea bass
A popular bottom-dwelling fish with a dark coloration that ranges from black to dark brown. They are excellent table fare and a favorite target for both recreational and commercial fishermen.
Black Sea Bass at a glance
- Scientific name
- Centropristis striata
- Typical size
- 10-16 inches, 1-4 lbs
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Offshore
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Common
Habitat
Black sea bass inhabit rocky bottoms, reefs, and wrecks in depths from 20 to 200 feet along the Atlantic coast. Anglers typically target them with bottom rigs using squid, clams, or cut bait around structure. They are commonly caught while fishing for other bottom species like grouper and snapper.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a black sea bass through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for black sea bass
The lure classes that produce for black sea bass, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Black Sea Bass questions people ask
Black Sea Bass is Centropristis striata. Anglers also call it black sea bass, sea bass.
A typical black sea bass runs 10-16 inches, 1-4 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every black sea bass you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Black sea bass inhabit rocky bottoms, reefs, and wrecks in depths from 20 to 200 feet along the Atlantic coast. Anglers typically target them with bottom rigs using squid, clams, or cut bait around structure. They are commonly caught while fishing for other bottom species like grouper and snapper. It is a salt water species, filed under offshore in the Fishdex.
Soft swimbaits and paddletails, jigheads and bucktails and hair jigs all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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