Tasty creatures that lurk the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico

in #life7 years ago

We traveled 30 miles into the Gulf of Mexico to try and Hang a few fish and boy did we. Our target species, the Mangrove Snapper were out in full force. Did you know, Adults and juvenile snapper both have been found in freshwater lakes and rivers in south Florida, indicating that the species is tolerant of a broad range of salinity levels.
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We also caught a good variety of fish ranging from Flounder, Gag Grouper, Scamp Grouper, Yellow Tail Snapper, and American Red Snapper.
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The absolute best bait of choice is no other then the Mahara AKA Sand Perch. This bait is better then NEO right now if you ask me, but that's just my opinion.
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Before the afternoon thunder storms kicked up we were throttle down heading to the docks to clean some fish.
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Special thanks to @fishdad for making this trip possible and putting us on the fish!!

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Resteemed and upvoted, awesome day on the water.

Wow!! You guys caught a lot of fish. I am guessing you are experts in this... How long have you been doing this? And do you eat all the fish you catch or do you sell them?

depending on who you ask your answers will vary. We have been fishermen our whole life but, have all been fishing together for the last 7-8 years. Typically all fish are divided up between the anglers for the families.

Nice!! :) That's great to heart. That's a lot of experience shared between all of you then.

I would be scared to even touch them 😅

Haha! They wont bite at all....Well maybe just a little snip!!! careful