If you dig in the sand at the waters edge, you will find them. They are the best bait for Salt Water Perch, when surf fishing.
Sand fleas: Tiny crustaceans of the beach
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[/align]Beachgoers along the Gulf Coast normally see ghost crabs, smooth clams (coquinas), several kinds of snails, hermit crabs and maybe some barnacles attached to a log.
If they look a little harder, they might see beach fleas and sand fleas. Neither are really fleas, but are actually crustaceans, which means they belong in the group of organisms that includes shrimp, crab and lobsters.
The beach flea is a very small shrimp-like animal that lives under driftwood or within decaying seaweed. They require the moisture often found under a board or within a pile of sea grass to survive. If disturbed, they use their powerful hind legs, which are flea-like, to jump up to 50 times their own body length.
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WHITING (Merlangius merlangus) The Whiting is a member of the Gadidae family which also includes the Cod. It is very common around most of the British coastline from September onwards. Baits: Lugworm Squid and fish baits. Whiting rarely grow above 2lb (0.9kg) caught from the shore.
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