World record: 21lbs 4 oz, Bayou St. John, New Orleans, LA, 1982 Louisiana record: Same Limits: None Most often found around shallow water rigs near structure and pilings. Best Baits: Dead shrimp, live cachoe minnows, crab and clams. Great eating baked, fried, in courtboulion and grilled over charcoal with skin & scales to fire. A pain to clean.