Fish Species brought to you in association with Wickstrom Publishers Inc. Excerpts from the book Sport Fish of Florida a must for every tackle box and boat in and around Florida waters!!! At 95.2 pounds, Lee Windham's cubera snapper would shatter the Alabama state record of 52 pounds held since 1988 by Grand Bay's Michael Crawley by more than 43 pounds. Lane snapper have a state-wide distribution but tend to leave the northern half of Florida during the colder months of the year. Not only did the Commission of Marine Resources certify a new and one-pound heavier mangrove record on Tuesday, it also approved the first “fat sleeper” ever reported to the state agency as caught on hook and line. The fish species must be certified by a FWC biologist, and a FWC employee must witness the official weighing, on a certified scale, and take measurements. Louis Guzman of Clayton caught a 48 pound Gag Grouper off Morehead City on May 24 and Mark Davis of Lexington, S.C. caught a 12 pound, five ounce Gray (Mangrove Snapper) off Ocean Isle Beach on June 14. The most sure way to tell the difference, without going through the entire keying process, is the tooth patch. A summary of recreational fishing regulations for Florida waters can be found by visiting FWC's Division of Marine Fisheries Management home page. Mangrove Snapper, Mango Snapper) Similar Species: Dog Snapper, Cubera Snapper, Schoolmaster Snapper Spawning Period: June–August Min. Well spearfishing stud Cameron Kirkconnell not only has proof these huge snapper exist, but he has gone down to snapper honey holes like the one in this video (this is somewhere on the east coast of Florida) and plucked world records with his spear. The IGFA maintains the World Records for all species of game fish. Re: World Record 26.7 lbs Mangrove Snapper caught in the Gulf Sunday I think part of the problem with identifying cubera snappers comes from incorrect information on the FWC website. You can search all IGFA World Records for freshwater and saltwater fishes in All-TackleLine Class, All-Tackle Length for male, female and junior anglers. TheOutdoorLodge.Com is happy to partner with the leading fishing forum online, BigFishTackle.Com. 0 oz. The previous record was set in 1996 at 8 pounds, 9 ounces.
I think for most of us, we would love to catch a 5-pound mangrove snapper.
(Port Canaveral, FL) All Tackle Record: 17 lb. Dark brown or gray in color, with red-orange spots in bars along the sides ... Gray snapper caught offshore are common 8 to 10 pounds. Captain Montgomery replied, “If that’s a 10-pound mangrove snapper, you’ve just caught the North Carolina mangrove snapper state record.” Once I got the fish to the surface, it was a 12.5 pound mangrove snapper and still today is the current state record after being weighed and certified. That lofty spot has been held for nearly 30 years by a 116-pound cubera caught by Billy Graham in July 1979. They are shaped like most other snappers, display coloring ranging from bronze to grey and have a mouth full of sharp teeth. Mangrove snapper range from mangrove and salt marsh fringed back bays to offshore hard bottom areas, wrecks, and coral reefs. Gray snapper record broken by over a pound, and ‘fat sleeper’ is added to list. Facts of Life: Mangrove Snapper (a.k.a. Could you imagine catching an 18-POUND Mangrove Snapper? The fish species must be certified by a FWC biologist, and a FWC employee must witness the official weighing, on a … The fish was caught about 100 miles off Naples in the Gulf of Mexico and weighed 10 pounds 9 ounces. Mangrove Snapper (Lutjanus griseus), also known as the Grey Snapper is one of the most popular snapper species and is one of the few that can be caught consistently inshore.
Inshore they average between 10-14 inches and weight between 1-2 pounds. 0 oz. Florida Record Mangrove Snapper: ... lane, red, yellowtail and mutton. Certified state record fish must be legally caught using an active hook-and-line method (including a proper license or exemption) by sport fishing methods. All fish must be caught per IGFA rules. These regulations are current as of August 28, 2012 . Species Weight Length Date WaterBody Angler Bait/Lure; Amberjack, Greater 133.00: 68.00: Aug 4, 2019: Gulf of Mexico: Tricia Conner : Angelfish, Blue 2.90: 14.75 Size: Atlantic & Gulf – 10″ Bag Limit: Atlantic & Gulf – 5 per day Florida State Record: 17 lb. Bowles caught the fish on live mullet. Mangrove Snapper spend the majority of their juvenile life inshore and move offshore when they reach maturity.