Nice Red Snappers

Newell Nut · April 24, 2014, 11:47:33 PM

It was a beautiful day on the water and I managed to land 4 really large red snappers and got pics of a couple. Caught two smaller ones in the ten lb range but all had to go back due to the closed season. The 7 stack drag in the Newell 631 worked perfect and only allowed a few 4 ft slips that I winched right back. I was trying to catch a big AJ by floating a live bait about half way down and the big red snappers were swimming up and slamming my baits.

DaBigOno · April 25, 2014, 01:55:21 AM

Nice fish!

Keta · April 25, 2014, 02:16:52 AM

The season on red snackers is closed now?

doradoben · April 25, 2014, 03:04:05 AM

Nice fish, and you have a deckhand today that smiles.

Bryan Young · April 25, 2014, 03:10:02 AM

One heck of a fish...

Cone · April 25, 2014, 03:40:52 AM

Nice snapper! Here in the gulf they are endangered but you can't hardly catch anything else.

Lee, the gulf season starts May 24th in the gulf. In the atlantic State waters are open year round. The federal season is to be announced in the south Atlantic. it will be 11 days here in the gulf. If you are fishing in federal waters they are closed. If you are on a boat with a federal reef permit they may not harvest snapper in state waters when the federal season is closed. Nice and clear, huh.

Bob

Keta · April 25, 2014, 03:43:26 AM

Bring a lawyer when you fish.

Dominick · April 25, 2014, 03:59:19 AM

Quote from: Keta on April 25, 2014, 03:43:26 AM
Bring a lawyer when you fish.

Lee there is a difference. The problem it seems is when you drink tequila you end up with a cat instead.

Dominick

Shark Hunter · April 25, 2014, 08:59:50 AM

Nice Snapper Dwight! That Water looks like Glass behind You! Keep Living the Dream Brother!

Newell Nut · April 25, 2014, 10:07:45 AM

Quote from: Keta on April 25, 2014, 02:16:52 AM
The season on red snackers is closed now?

Lee
This closure has been going on for somewhere around 5 years. Two years ago they gave us two 3 day weekends. Last year they gave us one 3 day weekend. Currently they have only met and approved the 11 day season in the gulf federal waters and 52 days in the gulf state waters. Bag limit is two per day.

They have not met on the Atlantic season for this year yet. I am on the FWC mailing list so I will get minutes from the meetings the afternoon after any meeting. See the link.
http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/b1a5af

Cone · April 25, 2014, 02:29:03 PM

Actually, The Feds have not approved of the State seasons. Several states have gone non compliant in state waters with the Federal seasons. Some states like Alabama are hurt by the extremely short seasons because their state waters only extend 3 miles instead of 9 miles in Florida.
Bob

Keta · April 25, 2014, 02:37:50 PM

Keep a close watch on comfish as they recover.

MFB · April 25, 2014, 08:31:10 PM

Nice fish, we are coming to the end of our "season" as it's Autumn now water temp has dropped to around 17 degrees Celsius. Spiny dogfish & carpet sharks have come in now.

Rgds

Mark

Newell Nut · April 25, 2014, 10:02:21 PM

We are lucky enough to have a very long season and August is usually the month to avoid. Fall fishing is really good.

erikpowell · April 25, 2014, 10:07:16 PM

Wow, those are good looking snappers Dwight. very nice!