Bar jacks are found in a wide range of habitats, from coral reefs to sandy shoals. They are even found hiding under floating mats of sargassum in the open ocean.

The bar jack (Caranx ruber), also known as the carbonero, cojinúa, red jack, blue-striped cavalla or passing jack, is a common species of inshore marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae.

Hawaii boasts a wide variety of snappers and jacks ranging from under a pound to over 100 lbs. Below are only a few of the myriad of Hawaiian reef fish which can be caught in Maui’s inshore waters; These are caught shore fishing from the beach, spear fishing, or on a Maui bottom fishing charter. Ta’ape (Blueline Snapper)(2-10+ lbs. Year round.

Those fish are called gobies or “jumping jacks”. You can catch them with bait and a small hook, or try to corner them with a net. They make great bait, whipping for papio.-scott

The bar jack's most distinguishing characteristic is the black stripe running along the top of the fish, down to the bottom of the caudal fin. Often there will be a vibrant blue stripe immediately below the black, making the bar jack immediately recognizable. The rest of …

@ 5:30 pm in Waimanalo, this barred jack struck my pole and gave a good fight for 2 minutes. It swallowed the hook and easily could have cut the line, luckil...

The bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus), also known as the bluefin jack, bluefin kingfish, bluefinned crevalle, blue ulua, omilu, and spotted trevally, is a species of large, widely distributed marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae.

The Bar Jack, or red jack, is a species of fish in the Carangidae, or jack, family. Other members of Carangidae include the other Jack species, pompano , lookdown, trevally, and more. This species of Jack lives in the western Atlantic Ocean and features in recreational and commercial fishing.

I had about 30 mins to spare before I go to my photo class..so in my dress clothes I stop at the nearest fishing area where it is easy from parking lot to sh...

The bar jack, Carangoides ruber (also known as the carbonero, red jack, blue-striped cavalla and passing jack) is a common species of inshore marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae.