Spottail pinfish readily eat several baits such as shrimp (live or artificial), squid, and clams. The waters contain mojarras, sardines, mullet, pinfish, and snapper. The pinfish is a small fish, growing only to about . The spottail pinfish ("Diplodus holbrookii") is an ocean-going species of fish in the family Sparidae. Spottail pinfish are exclusive to the western Atlantic ocean. When float fishing, popular baits are Spot, Bluefish, or Pinfish.