Jack crevalle are aggressive, so it’s incredibly important that you ensure your lure is moving fast as jack may lose interest in it otherwise. When you’re using the topwater lure, slightly alter your technique of retrieving it.
Common jacks like to stay closer to the beach. They’re abundant on Florida’s coastlines. As they prefer staying in shallow water, you’ll often find them feeding around bridges, mangroves, docks, and oyster bars that are less than 20 ft deep.
In early spring, the fish start to move into shallow flats. They are often behind schools of baitfish. You can try catching them on spoons, topwater plugs, or small crankbaits when you’re working edges of grass lines.
“Nervous water” is what seasoned anglers watch out for when targeting the fish. The vibration is typically due to a school of baitfish getting forced to go towards the surface as there are predatory fish below.
Big jackfish shouldn’t be eaten. If you catch a big one, treat it nicely, take some pictures, and then release it back into the water. Smaller catches, on the other hand, can be eaten and we have a great recipe for you on our website!