I am an INSHORE FISHING GUIDE on the Treasure Coast of Florida and I have been fishing the mangroves and docks around Florida for more than 40 years. They don't last long but the fight is vigorous at first.Īnother great thing about catching grouper is when they are filleted and released into the grease. The great thing about grouper is the challenge of getting them out of their holes after the initial hit. It will cover the best baits, lures, tackle, tips and techniques to max out your grouper fishing trips.
#CATCHING GAG GROUPER HOW TO#
If you want to learn how to catch more inshore grouper the next time that you go fishing, then this is the article for you. You can find them under docks, around bridges, inshore rock piles, mangroves, inlets. There are a lot of big grouper inshore in some very surprising places. Most fishermen think of grouper as a species that you have to go way offshore to catch. A nice stout medium/heavy 7 foot rod with a lot of backbone will be needed to drag them out of their holes before they can turn and lodge themselves in.
#CATCHING GAG GROUPER SERIES#
Once you find those grouper, then you will need a 5500 series reel filled with 50 pound braided line and a 50 pound leader. Any live bait or fresh dead bait presented to them will be eaten if you get it down to their holes with enough lead weight to pin your bait to the bottom. The best way to fish for inshore grouper in Florida is to find deeper water with structure like bridge pilings, rock piles and deep dock pilings.
© 2023 Coastal Angler Magazine Franchising, Inc.The Complete Guide to Inshore Grouper Fishing Florida Randy Cnota is the co-publisher of Coastal Angler/The Angler Magazine’s Panama City/Forgotten Coast edition.ġ275 South Patrick Dr. Required items to build your own grouper-busting leader: Either way, you need gear that will withstand the power of the fish and the perils of the reef. Other times, I’ve literally yanked these bruisers right out of their lairs. Suddenly, he came out and it was game on again! I think when this happens the fish have forgotten they were hooked and decide to come back out of their holes. Then I just let the line go slack for a few minutes. I simply held pressure on him for a while and bounced the weight up and down. When I hooked the gag grouper in this picture, he immediately ran back into his hole in the reef.
The goal is to keep them out of the reef, but if they do get back to their hole, you’re prepared with a leader that can survive the fight. The 6.2:1 gear ratio makes it fast and powerful enough to move big grouper in a hurry. My reel of choice is the Shimano Torium 30HG spooled with 65-pound-test braided line. If you crimp the edge of the sleeve, it can cut into your line.Ī fighting rod of 5’8” or longer, rated for line up to 200-pound test will do in most cases. Be sure to crimp the center portion of the sleeve and then work your crimping tool toward the edge of the sleeve, but leave a slight flaring on the edges. Slide your weight onto the line, and then attach the opposite end to the swivel on the long leader. Next cut a 12-inch piece of line and crimp a swivel to one end. Crimp your hook to one end and a swivel to the other. Start your leader production by cutting the desired length of line for the hook leader. All swivels and the hooks are attached to the line using 1.9 mm crimp sleeves. These two pieces are connected by a 250-pound-test barrel swivel. Above that, I have a 4- to 8-ounce slip sinker on a 12-inch leader of 300-pound monofilament. My grouper rig is simple it consists of a 6 to an 8-foot long leader of 300-pound-test monofilament with a 9/0 to 11/0 circle hook. I try to up my odds of landing grouper by building leaders that can withstand the line-gnawing reefs. If they get back in their hole, it’s often game over! Often, bait must be presented very close to the reefs grouper inhabit, and the reef is where they run the second they eat your bait. Grouper are notorious for shattering an angler’s hopes of a fresh grouper dinner. Here are some tips that work well when grouper are the target. If you’re not geared up and properly prepared, you might be one of the many people at the dock talking about the one that got away.
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