Black Grouper
Black grouper are one of the most sought after bottom dwelling fish. Their
meat is highly prized for its taste and its flakey texture. Black groupers grow
large- up to 70 pounds, even more. They will eat a variety of baits and people
fish for them with live bait, cut dead bait and even troll for them. People
troll for groupers ususally with large lipped diving plugs. They mostly hang
around the bottom structure but sometimes venture out, and in shallow water
will sometimes even come to the surface to grab a bait. They are strong fighters
, and will often burrow into the nearest hole and puff up , which can make them
impossible to get out. A trick when a grouper rocks you and doesn't break the
line, is to let the line go slack and wait a couple minutes, and sometimes they
will swim out of their hole and you can land them.
Black grouper will eat large live baits, so don't be scared to put out a big
bait for them. The will consume ballyhoo, bluerunner, pinfish, pilchards, pretty
much if it will wiggle around and will fit in their mouth they will eat it.
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