Description: Gulf of Mexico bottom fishing for Gag Grouper is a day of fun that won't soon be forgotten. Gag Grouper make for one delicious meal. Gag Grouper are bottom dwellers that are brown and gray in color with dark markings on their sides. They are often confused with black grouper.
Food Value: Very good eats! Excellent firm white flesh with little red.
Where found: Gag Grouper are found throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Offshore over shipwrecks, rocks, reefs and other hard bottom. During the winter months big Gag Grouper move in close to warmer water.
Common Size: To 25 pounds.
Florida Gag Grouper Record: 71 lbs., 3 ozs.
Gag Grouper Fishing Techniques: Bottom Fishing, Trolling, Drifting and Still Fishing.
Remarks: Gag Grouper spawn January through March and feed on fish and squid. Gag Grouper are a very aggressive striker and as they are a bottom fish, after they strike they head straight for the bottom which produces a tough fight. To book a Gulf of Mexico fishing trip and go bottom fishing for Gag Grouper call Captain Tom at 941-544-6138
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