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Long-neck Croaker
Saltwater Fish Species of The Gambia

Long-Neck-Croaker - Pseudotolithus typus

Identification
Ladyfish Types:
Long-neck Croaker
Gambian Names:
Ladyfish, Taunoon - (Taunoun)
Scientific Names:
Pseudotolithus Typus
General Catch Size:
5lb to 45lb
 

Best Baits: Rack of shrimps or small live herrings are for best results. Dead-baits, a shrimp & tip of bonga fish cocktail works well or also live or dead ghost crabs.

Locally known as Ladyfish
Top Tips: Ladyfish feed in small and large shoals. They like fast moving spring tides and will feed hard often for a short space of time. The first two hours at the beginning or end of a new tide are favourite. These fish feed on open muddy ground and sandbars just off the rocky reefs.

Fished on a running ledger with a light trace (20-30lbs) 3ft to 4ft long, they are a hard hitting fish and will bang into the bait and keep going providing the angler with excellent sport. In open water over a flat ground, Ladyfish can be taken on the drift bouncing a live bait or shrimp and bonga strip cocktail along the bottom.

When: All year-round

Recommended TACKLE

Rod: 12lb to 20lb / 7ft to 9ft uptider boat rod
Reel: Multiplier or Fixed Spool
Main Line: 25lb/30lb mono or braid
Hooks: 3/0 Mustard or 5/0 Owner Catfish hook

   
Angler Daniel Saunders    
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    Barracuda
    Guinean Barracuda
    Butterfish
    Captain Fish (Threadfin)
    Cassava
    Jacks
   
Ladyfish
    Nine-Bone

   
Shark
    Snapper
    Spanish Mackerel
                                     Rays
                                     Tarpon



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