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Post by jmarkb on Jun 3, 2024 22:13:13 GMT -5
In the GOM 2 per person 16" minimum overall length. How far you gotta roll for 2 chickens of the sea? There's a decent amount caught within a few miles, mostly on artificial reefs. We have an awesome NFP that builds, transports, and sinks them. The closer in spots get hit really fast, and really hard in the early season. I usually start at about 18 miles (75-80') and work my way out from there. Only got an 80 gallon fuel tank on my 21' CC, so I usually don't go much farther than 35 miles or so. I fish a lot with two other guys, one has a 36 Cape Horn, the other a 36' Grady. We've done a number or trips to 70-80 miles on them. Usually after snapper season, the deep water groupers are still in season then. |
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Post by GaryS on Jun 4, 2024 5:19:19 GMT -5
at least it wasn't JAWS !! I went diving the day after seeing jaws. I heard music in my head all day. |
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Post by richm on Jun 4, 2024 5:28:32 GMT -5
Good luck!
That's a long run offshore. We're booked for a 12 hr on the 29th out of St Pete. We went out about 30-35 miles last year.
That's out of reach for the normal guy. Wish they came in a bit closer.
Sign me up for snapper over grouper. Had some gag grouper that had fat between the flakes of meat, tasted nasty and grossed me out.
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Post by madm002 on Jun 4, 2024 8:53:17 GMT -5
At last a fishing post! Go get em!!!
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Post by billybob on Jun 4, 2024 9:24:37 GMT -5
You will be fine. Remember the rescue guy in helicopter said. They are always from Gloucester. Lol
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Post by gandy on Jun 4, 2024 10:58:14 GMT -5
At last a fishing post! Go get em!!! |
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 4, 2024 11:31:29 GMT -5
The nerve of some people.
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Post by gandy on Jun 4, 2024 11:57:51 GMT -5
That was in my best King Leonidas voice
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Post by tampaspicer on Jun 4, 2024 12:49:08 GMT -5
Hope you fill the box.
Tight lines
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Post by johngalt on Jun 4, 2024 12:58:47 GMT -5
Hope you have a great trip.👍
It’s not worth it anymore for me to run so far for two fish. Especially since the better eating RS are those between 15 and 20 inches!
I prefer grouper and especially scamp, got a few good natural bottom spots not to far off Panama City.
Planning on next Tuesday to hit them.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jun 4, 2024 13:58:28 GMT -5
Hope you have a great trip.👍 It’s not worth it anymore for me to run so far for two fish. Especially since the better eating RS are those between 15 and 20 inches! I prefer grouper and especially scamp, got a few good natural bottom spots not to far off Panama City. Planning on next Tuesday to hit them. I think that was the plan. Make it not worthwhile to go out anymore. I believe a tag system would get people back on the water more. Catch everything on a trip or two. No staggering of the seasons except during the spawn. |
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jun 4, 2024 14:19:30 GMT -5
The dumbass govt has you fishing for ARS during their spawn.
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Post by richm on Jun 4, 2024 14:54:04 GMT -5
The dumbass govt has you fishing for ARS during their spawn. It is actually pretty smart. ARS seem to go to deep to spawn. Take over here - I get mine within sight of land. Can take you out on father's Day weekend and catch "lotsa fish" 20-30 inches, sometimes the fish finder looks like there are grapes on it. But couple weeks later on opening day, the bulk of the big fish are gone out to spawn. We get some but don't hurt the population cause they are out spawning somewhere. Then maybe end of August, the reefs are loaded again. That's kinda what I'd expect to see for an Atlantic season - July and August weekends - some fish but the bulk of the ARS are off somewhere else. The actual limit will be interesting, will it be 1 per person or maybe 1 per person max 4 per vessel, that kind of stuff? |
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Post by richm on Jun 4, 2024 14:56:51 GMT -5
Hope you have a great trip.👍 It’s not worth it anymore for me to run so far for two fish. Especially since the better eating RS are those between 15 and 20 inches! I prefer grouper and especially scamp, got a few good natural bottom spots not to far off Panama City. Planning on next Tuesday to hit them. I think that was the plan. Make it not worthwhile to go out anymore. I believe a tag system would get people back on the water more. Catch everything on a trip or two. No staggering of the seasons except during the spawn. I agree. They could sell quota shares - $5/$10 per fish. I'd throw a couple hundred bucks at them to be able to keep a couple decent limits on a couple nice weather trips as opposed to risking life and limb cause ARS season fell on 2 days with 4-6 ft seas like 2 yrs ago. I went out in it and we got our fish, just a really dumb move. |
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Post by conchydong on Jun 4, 2024 15:12:34 GMT -5
They don’t even need to do that. They can have a report card system like California has for their Spiny lobster. Most people are honest.
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