Simple Gulf Coast Grouper Fishing - Part I - 0 views

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  #1 Currin Strong on 09 Jan 14

   

  The gulf coast of Florida provides some of the best grouper fishing close to. The Gulf has pretty calm water most of the year (except for our new 11 month current hurricane season). The gear is quite basic: a fairly stout rod, I say relatively stout simply because you don't want your rod also stiff since this will impact the action it has on the bait…more on this later. I use 40lb line on the reel with a 100lb shock leader, and about an eight/ hook. I like to use live bait for grouper fishing but some choose jigs, spoons, and even heavy grade trolling lures.
  
  After gear, guests, and boat are prepared we require to catch some bait. I like to use the "junk" fish that you catch when bottom fishing with smaller rigs. Blue runners, sand perch, lizard fish, etc… Grouper are not real picky eaters when it comes to live bait. Yes, they do have favorites like something else that eats, but the fish pointed out above will perform excellent. I start off my day with a piece of a large squid, about the size of you open hand is typically enough. I like to use huge squid since it is tougher and stays on the hook greater. Verify you local fish industry for availability.
  
  We head out and quit close to the 45' area and start looking for our bait. Most of the time there are no clear signs of where the bait is, you just have to keep attempting till you have some luck. For other ways to look at it, consider looking at: http://www.hairlab.net. The bait we are seeking for is holding on the bottom most of the time unless you can discover some sardines in the area, then attempt a Sabaki rig or something related. Cut your squid into little strips and send it to the bottom and see if any modest bait fish are going cooperate with your plans. Unless you have a preferred area to catch bait, you may well have to move close to till you commence obtaining bites. We typically move about 300-500 feet every move till the bait begins biting.
  
  Right after you get a couple dozen baitfish in the livewell head on out to your fishing region. Ours is close to the one hundred foot mark and is a series of GPS marks in a three-five mile square location. If we do not get a bite in 20-30 minutes or so we will move on to another GPS mark in the location, (and no, I will not give you my GPS #'s)…sorry!
  
  This report is continued in element II.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The gulf coast of Florida provides some of the best grouper fishing close to. The Gulf has pretty calm water most of the year (except for our new 11 month current hurricane season). The gear is quite basic: a fairly stout rod, I say relatively stout simply because you don't want your rod also stiff since this will impact the action it has on the bait…more on this later. I use 40lb line on the reel with a 100lb shock leader, and about an eight/ hook. I like to use live bait for grouper fishing but some choose jigs, spoons, and even heavy grade trolling lures. <br /> <br /> After gear, guests, and boat are prepared we require to catch some bait. I like to use the "junk" fish that you catch when bottom fishing with smaller rigs. Blue runners, sand perch, lizard fish, etc… Grouper are not real picky eaters when it comes to live bait. Yes, they do have favorites like something else that eats, but the fish pointed out above will perform excellent. I start off my day with a piece of a large squid, about the size of you open hand is typically enough. I like to use huge squid since it is tougher and stays on the hook greater. Verify you local fish industry for availability. <br /> <br /> We head out and quit close to the 45' area and start looking for our bait. Most of the time there are no clear signs of where the bait is, you just have to keep attempting till you have some luck. For other ways to look at it, consider looking at: <a href="http://www.hairlab.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hairlab.net</a>. The bait we are seeking for is holding on the bottom most of the time unless you can discover some sardines in the area, then attempt a Sabaki rig or something related. Cut your squid into little strips and send it to the bottom and see if any modest bait fish are going cooperate with your plans. Unless you have a preferred area to catch bait, you may well have to move close to till you commence obtaining bites. We typically move about 300-500 feet every move till the bait begins biting. <br /> <br /> Right after you get a couple dozen baitfish in the livewell head on out to your fishing region. Ours is close to the one hundred foot mark and is a series of GPS marks in a three-five mile square location. If we do not get a bite in 20-30 minutes or so we will move on to another GPS mark in the location, (and no, I will not give you my GPS #'s)…sorry! <br /> <br /> This report is continued in element II.</div>

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