Red grouper can be fun to fish for when you use light tackle heavy enough to get the grouper out of their rock holes but light enough for them to pull drag. Red grouper can be caught using live bait such as pinfish, ladyfish, and white bait and also on artificial such as heavy jigs (6oz) and lures large enough and with lips which can take them to the bottom (30' to 50'). Pictured are 2 red grouper which were about to be filleted. Don't forget to cut out the cheeks! One was 8lbs and the other was 10lbs. These fish were caught in the Gulf of Mexico west of the Everglades National Park about 25 miles out of Everglades City.
Capt. Tony Polizos
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