InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Pensacola Fishing Forumhttp://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/chris@pensacolafishingforum.comSat, 22 Nov 2008 06:52:42 GMT20http://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspx:Yeah i was out there yesterday and i really thought they were spanish and they kept throwing them back saying they were kings thanks for the clearing up on that.....Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:13:04 GMTMillerLicoushttp://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspxeasiest way to tell the difference, check the dorsal fin.... if it is DARK BLACK, it is a spanish.... if it is grey, it's a king... you can often tell this when the fish is in the water...Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:44:30 GMTJohn B.http://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspx[quote][b]Jeff the Asian dude (7/9/2008)[/b][hr]went to the pier on tuesday.....hardtail frenzy.....people catching kings but bite was not good for the good ones...baby kings all around......got serious sunburn....rest for the weekend<P>pic: the kid with a baby king......he caught 12 of them while i was there....they are all released[/quote]<P>That was my son and he ended up catching 25!! They were all dinks (hard drop in every lateral line-including the one in the pic) and they were all released. From what I could tell, they all survived but two or three. He caught all of them with gotchas!!! Yeah, he went through 10 gotchas in the process. His largest was 23" - just under!!!!<P>We'll be back out on Sunday. He want's to fish for the big ones this time!Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:45:58 GMTlandlockedhttp://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspxgot it man.......thank you!Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:46:26 GMTJeff the Asian dudehttp://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspxA king mackerel's lateral line drops.<br><br><br><a href="http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z141/codytarkany48/?action=view&current=king_mackerel.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z141/codytarkany48/king_mackerel.jpg" border="0" alt="king mackerel"></a> I don't know if this pic will work<br><br>A spanish mackerel's lateral line stays straight with a little bit of a wave to it.<br><br>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:32:56 GMTtroutslayer31http://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspxwell......i chatted with the kid and his mother about the way to differentiate spanish and baby king....they said something about something straight fin or groove on body....they said it was a baby king.......anybody know how to differentiate a spanish and baby king? please teach me...thanksWed, 09 Jul 2008 22:25:58 GMTJeff the Asian dudehttp://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspxyeppers that there looks spanish...don't matter though, fun to catch and he threw them back you said:bowdownWed, 09 Jul 2008 13:05:00 GMTFishingMedichttp://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspxNice catch, I know the kids enjoyed it but what he has there looks like a Spanish.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:01:10 GMTGetsomehttp://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspxlooks more like a spanish than a juve king, good job getting the kids out there and having funWed, 09 Jul 2008 12:56:01 GMTbrnbserhttp://pensacolafishingforum.com/fishingforum/Topic142546-24-1.aspxwent to the pier on tuesday.....hardtail frenzy.....people catching kings but bite was not good for the good ones...baby kings all around......got serious sunburn....rest for the weekend</P><P>pic: the kid with a baby king......he caught 12 of them while i was there....they are all releasedWed, 09 Jul 2008 12:36:16 GMTJeff the Asian dude