What is Grunter?
Grunter is a fish that makes a grunting noise, especially when caught.
Best Bait For Grunter In Kenya
What is the best bait for grunter?
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.
Where is the best place to catch a grunter?
When first trying to locate where is best to fish for grunter, start around the inside and outside mouths of creeks, especially where there is plenty of sand and shell grit and deep channels gutters, or holes. Barred grunter are schooling fish and I have seen them in schools of over 100 fish.
What bait attracts the most fish?
Some of the best freshwater fishing bait include worms, leeches, minnows, crayfish, crickets, and grasshoppers.
Select good saltwater baits including sea worms, eels, crabs, shrimp, strips of squid, and cut-up pieces of fish. You can purchase live bait, or better yet, find your own to save money.
How big do grunters get?
They have a maximum length of 91 cm and a weight of 9.5 kg. They can live to the age of 16 years. The normal white grunt, also known as grey snapper (mangrove snapper in local waters), weighs 1 to 1 1/2 pounds and measures 12 to 15 inches, but larger individuals are not uncommon.
Is grunter good to eat?
They are one of the best-eating fish to come from our waters, but being so easy to catch, do not have the glamour nor appeal of the more famous species like Jacks or Barramundi.
Are grunter good bait?
Along with their reputation for being great fighters, they’re also regarded as an awesome table fish which makes them a popular target species for both bait and artificial anglers.