This powerful fighting fish is usually caught on a great variety of bait including worms, insects, bird entrails, fish fillets and meat. They are mainly caught in areas where the water flows over a sandy bottom.
Usually caught at around 3kg, there are bigger fish of up to 8kg are out there.
The young fish have a silverish body with 6 to 7 very prominent vertical bars. These disappear when reaching adulthood as the general body colour darkens to olive/green with a white throat and pale yellowish ventral surface.