There has been plenty of fish in the 30 - 32 foot of water. Fishing the Grouper with a frozen sardines to get the bite going, then you can switch to live pin fish to get the big Grouper turned on. You can also troll with a Mann's deep diving plug. This works if you do not have any Grouper numbers in the area. Using this technique, when you do hit on a Grouper, you will need to troll back across this area in a large figure 8 pattern. We've been fishing North West of Hudson, Because the red tide never got that far North a couple of summers ago to do the kill like it did down South. When fishing for Grouper we have been catching Black Sea Bass,and Key West Grunts (AKA) Grey Snapper LOL, in an aboundant amounts.

Fish Species: Gag Grouper, Black Sea Bass
Bait Used: Live pin fish and frozen sardines
Tackle Used: 7 ft. Penn Power Sticks / Penn GTI 330
Method Used: bottom fishing
Water Depth: 32Ft.
Water Temperature: 67 degree
Wind Direction: North East
Wind Speed: 10 - 15
Ross Porter with a 12 lb Grouper
Ross Porter with a 12 lb Grouper

Pat owner of  Sully's Marina with a 10 lb Grouper
Pat owner of Sully's Marina with a 10 lb Grouper


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About The Author: Captain Tom Post

Company: Florida Fishing Guide

Area Reporting: Nature Coast of Florida to Boca Grande Pass

Bio: Born and raised in Saint Petersburg Florida, he's fished these waters all of his life. That's over forty years on the gulf, in it's tributaries and it's estuaries. From the back country estuaries of Tarpon Springs and Anclote Island, south past Clearwater Beach, and Tampa Bay; clear down to Charlotte Harbor, Boca Grande pass, he focuses on catching fish that unforgettable, lifetime, memories are made of. Pick the season right and catch giant tarpon, inshore slams of large snook, big bull redfish and seatrout after seatrout. When the water's right, he pursues large gulf grouper by hunting the nearshore rockpiles and reefs of the lower naturecoast. This specialty is only practiced successfully by native Florida Fishing Guides who truly understand the ebb and pulse of the gulf. Capt. Tom will be celebrating a decade on the water as a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Captain in 2007. His '06-'07 season is already booking up for the celebration; please don't hesitate in contacting us to reserve up-coming high season dates. Check out the photos page. Then go to the species pages; pick the fish and the right time of year to pursue them. It' makes "catching not just fishing," simple and easy. Then just put in a request for a reservation. "See," simple right? If you have questions get in touch.

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