What is Grunter?
Grunters or tiger-perches are ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae. This family is part of the superfamily Percoidea of the order Perciformes.
Best Bait For Grunter In South Africa
Generally caught on light tackle, spotted grunter will take a range of baits but are especially partial to sand and mud prawns.
What is the best bait for grunters?
Small live baits of herring, mullet, and prawns will draw the attention of hungry grunter, but so too will soft dead baits like squid or fish flesh.
What do grunters eat?
Their diet includes insects, small fish, worms and freshwater prawns, and sometimes even algae. For a relatively small species, sooty grunter really does pack a punch! Sooty grunters love the underwater cover, from which they will dart out to grab food. They also like areas well-shaded by overhanging trees.
What time of day do you catch the grunter?
Low light conditions like overcast days, early morning, and late evening are my preferred times to target grunter. However ideal tides, despite bright sunlight, can bring the fish on the bite. I try to coincide my fishing with low light, incoming tide, and a good breeze to ruffle up the surface.
How do you catch grunter in South Africa?
Generally caught on light tackle, spotted grunter will take a range of baits but are especially partial to sand and mud prawns
What is the biggest grunter ever caught?
The world record barramundi (121cm and 38.75kg) and the world record sooty grunter (5.45kg) have been caught in Tinaroo and the famous Barra Bash is held here each year around November.