Saltwater Fishing

The real box of chocolates – you never know what you will get

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25 lbs + redfish (red drum or channel bass) caught 3 miles offshore St Simons, GA Oct 2006	Somewhere off the Florida coast.
Red snapper and small dolphin.	Red snapper (same one as left and being caught above)
Small dolphin as above. They lose their color quickly after caught.	Dolphin soon after caught.
Red drum. Also known as red fish and spot tail bass.	Small amber jack.
Small king fish - mackerel family.	Mangrove snapper. This is a nice sized specimen.  Some people think they are small red snappers.
Snook.  Probably the most sought after game fish of south Florida.  Thankfully, the tourists have never heard of them.	Decent barracuda.  Nice, but brief fight. Considered a trash fish among serious fishermen.  Contrary to popular belief, the smaller ones are tasty.  Larger ones tend to be toxic because their diet is of reef fish that in turn have fed upon toxic reef material.
Smaller cuda.  This one is just slightly too large for eating in my opinion.	Nice barracuda.
Barely legal trout (weak fish.) This is about 14 inches long. 24 inches long is not uncommon. Great eating. Brunswick, GA Oct 2005.	Smaller, Taylor bluefish. This is a different species than the bluefish that get up to 30+ pounds.
About 1.5 lb red fish (red drum). These are known as puppy drum.	Matt with big stripper on the line. Cape Cod, MA.
The stripper Matt had on above, right.	Janie’s stripper.
Big day fishing for snapper, Port Aransas, TX.