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Love the pics though …. Very representative… Gaga and RG hugging bottom, mango and RS buzzing around.
Very unusual to see that many gags on a RG/RS hard bottom spot….
Keep that one a

We grew up diving the murk at Crystal River where 6 ft vis was good…. So we got used to silhouettes….
The RG are taller and shorter…. Behave differently….

Gags usually need Xanax….. always on edge.
RG all are way chill.

Looking for 8-10
Stone traps.

Slight clarification….. in the 4th pic down from the top, those are big gags, the one that are endangered.
3rd pic down has a nice RG in the front to the left, others are gags.
Gags are like that everywhere

How do I post photo… I have screen shots of single
RS marks.

Single dark red fish mark off the bottom…

I have screenshot but have never posted photo…. How do I do that?

The trees are usually smaller fish , at least in our areas…. May be different to the west

If you bleed bonito well… cut gills and troll them in the water, they are as good fresh as any local YF from the market….
Only raw or sear…. If you like tuna that way , you’ll love them.
We target them now between dive spots

That’s what we see back east some. There will be one or two sows on a spot…. We are divers so don’t fish them too much. With all that bait I can see why they wouldn’t bite. Where you see the numerous smaller RS, you probably won’t find big ones there. You are correct that the sows dominate the reef ...

When we dive …. The really big RS hang out as singles ,
The small ones are in the swarms

I wrote them on red and gag feedback.

Still believe aggregate system/limit is best…. Longer fishing season, way lower bycatch loss

My understanding is that the PLB has 24 hr signal duration, full size epirb has 48…..
PLB is smaller and easy to pack.
Also, if they ain’t found you in 24 hrs………

Neat photos.
The red grouper actually fan
Out and burrow out their little holes….
They look like bream beds some times …..

I looked at the latest gulf council meeting minutes….. mainly the public comments. No one believes the data and they know it…. Truth is, unless you are looking at commercial landings, it’s hard to have accurate tally. I feel it is most important to know what’s really out there…. I be been diving sin...

When we spear a fish in the brain or spine, the fish gets floppy ….. interestingly, it never firms up, even when iced… makes it harder to clean…