Pinfish
Lagodon rhomboides
How to tell it
Thin blue-and-yellow stripes, dark shoulder spot, needle-sharp dorsal spines.
Rules for
Every state
| State | Size | Bag | Season | Today |
|---|
Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).
State records
| State | Weight | When, where | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 lb 2 oz | 2001 | Outdoor Alabama Saltwater State Records · checked 2026-08-23 |
| Georgia | 2 lb 3.2 oz | 2023 | GA DNR CRD Saltwater Records · checked 2026-08-23 · GA keeps men's/women's records; heavier taken as overall |
| Louisiana | 1.33 lb | 2023 · Gulf of Mexico | LOWA Louisiana State Fish Records (Saltwater, Rod & Reel) · checked 2026-08-23 |
| Mississippi | 3 lb 5.6 oz | 1992 | MDMR State Saltwater Records (Conventional) · checked 2026-08-23 |
| North Carolina | 2 lb 14 oz | 2006 · Off Beaufort Inlet | NCDMF State Saltwater Records · checked 2026-08-22 |
| Texas | 2.88 lb | 2012 · Gulf of America | TPWD State Records (Saltwater, Rod & Reel) · checked 2026-08-23 |
On the table
Bait first, panfish second.
In the app
Point the camera at a pinfish and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.
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What is the record pinfish?
3 lb 5.6 oz in Mississippi (1992). Other states’ records are in the table.