Massive Grouper Almost Breaks Record, Clear Poppers for Targeting Tuna, The Importance of Protecting Mahi

From: Salt Water Sportsman - Thursday Mar 16,2023 08:00 pm

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Salt Water Sportsman

03/16/2023

Yellowedge Grouper

Massive Grouper Just Misses Record

Targeting grouper with a two-hook chicken rig baited with squid, Drew Schreiber was fishing about 50 feet off the bottom in 650 feet of water at Pulley Ridge when a big bite nearly doubled up his rod. It took about 7 minutes for the electric reel to bring up the yellow-edge grouper.

Protecting Mahi

What’s Happening to Mahi?

The dolphin catch around the Southeast has been dropping for a quarter of a century or so, per federal landings estimates. Between 2015 and 2020, recreational landings plummeted from about 3 million to 1 million pounds. The commercial fishery experienced a similar decline.

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Clear Poppers

Bluefin Tuna Secret Lure: Clear Poppers

When bluefins of all sizes are feeding on massive schools of micro bait, the cheat code is the clear popper. These lures create splash, noise and commotion. If you can’t mimic the profile of a tiny baitfish in a practical-size lure, why not create a lure with no profile at all?

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Grouper

Microscopic Monsters: Grouper

You wouldn’t likely recognize this little fellow at first glance as a grouper. Still, its larval form isn’t so dissimilar from the adult, at least, not in comparison with a larval billfish, for example, which looks like some entirely different species from the adult.

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Striped Bass

Are Slots Improving Striped Bass Numbers?

After nearly a decade of declining striped bass availability along the coast, this past fall is reminiscent of the glory days. But has there been a definitive increase in striped bass abundance? Is this the new normal? I think it’s too early to make that assumption.

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Key West

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Time to catch up. You’re long overdue for some offshore action in Key West.

Whether you want to tangle with tuna, or mix it up with a marlin, our offshore captains will put
your line and arms to the test.

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