silver hake
noun
: a common hake (Merluccius bilinearis) of the northern Atlantic coast of the U.S. that is an important food fish
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It’s been said that Gibbs designed the Pencil Popper to mimic a whiting (silver hake) tail-walking across the surface trying to escape marauding stripers.
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Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
Anglers fishing out of ports in northern New Jersey and New York during the winter once enjoyed an abundance of silver hake, which everyone referred to as whiting, in the waters just outside New York Harbor.
—Capt. John McMurray, Field & Stream, 10 Feb. 2020
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Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
Anglers fishing out of ports in northern New Jersey and New York during the winter once enjoyed an abundance of silver hake, which everyone referred to as whiting, in the waters just outside New York Harbor.
—Capt. John McMurray, Field & Stream, 10 Feb. 2020
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“Silver hake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20hake. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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