Can you fish for giant grouper?
Large Goliath Grouper are almost exclusively caught on live or dead bait. The key to successful Goliath Grouper fishing is anchoring close enough to the reef or wreck so that they will come out to eat your bait, but far enough away that you have a chance of pulling them away before they get back and break you off.
Where can you catch giant groupers?
The goliath grouper is found primarily in shallow tropical waters among coral and artificial reefs. Its range includes the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys in the United States, the Bahamas, most of the Caribbean, and most of the Brazilian coast.
What is the biggest grouper fish caught?
Goliath grouper
According to American Oceans, the world record Goliath grouper is a 680-pound monster caught in 1961. The fish was caught by an angler who fought the fish for over an hour. Not only was this fish approaching 700 pounds, it was seven feet in overall length.
How much does it cost to fish for goliath grouper?
$1,500 per group – Goliath grouper fishing (4 hours)
Is catching goliath groupers illegal?
Since 1990, keeping goliath grouper — an aptly named fish that can grow to 800 pounds — has been illegal in Florida. But there has been years of debate from recreational and commercial anglers that the species has rebounded to the point where the voracious eaters are becoming a nuisance.
Can you keep and eat a goliath grouper?
You can’t eat them. The mercury can cause erectile dysfunction, so those who harvest them will just take a photo and let the carcass rot,” Sarah Frias-Torres, a marine researcher who has worked extensively on goliath groupers off the Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches.
Is it legal to keep goliath grouper?
A recreational harvest of up to 200 goliath per year, with a maximum of 50 from Everglades National Park. A required recreational goliath harvest permit and tag, issued via a random-draw lottery, to legally harvest a goliath ($150 for residents, $500 for non-residents).
What’s the biggest jewfish ever caught?
The hoisting apparatus was set in motion and the big fish landed on the deck. He was weighed, and tipped the scale* at exactly 600 pounds. Without question this is the largest Jewfish ever caught on the Pacific coast.