As we were getting ready to hop in the boat, Preston surfaced and hollered “Grouper!” His line was tight and we were all excited. We split into pairs and searched all around looking for more Gags but came up short. No complaints here! Toward the end of the afternoon a storm was building that would eventually push us inshore so we made the decision to stop at one more spot before calling it quits. Hell yeah! It was the first spot of the day and we got exactly what we came for.Īfter moving on from there we were greeted with massive schools of red snapper and mangroves, but no more grouper. Working together in pairs, we were able to put a second shot in Paul’s grouper and cut it free. The fish got tangled in the structure on the bottom immediately. Paul was the first one in, and on his 3rd dive he connected with a solid grouper at 70′. We all had big hopes of finding the elusive Louisiana Gag and conditions were looking just right. When we arrived to the grouper hole, we were greeted with 60′ visibility and light current, just what we hoped for. Aboard this trip was Paul Miller, Nathan Snyder, Preston White and myself. Earlier this year we set out on a trip with one fish in mind–Gag Grouper. For us, conditions have to be just right but even then its a wild-ass guess. Due to their bottom-dwelling nature, they are either hiding in zero visibility murk or laying on the deep bottom just out of our reach. One of the most delicious, yet least common species we have up here in the Northern Gulf when it comes to freediving.
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