Florida Goliath Grouper Tag

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

I drew my first limited entry fish tag!
Florida is opening up a Goliath season next spring, first one since 1990, and I drew one of the 50 Everglades included tags. There is a smaller (24”-36”) slot limit, and limited to line and reel only, but still pretty cool. I wish I had this kind of luck with elk tags!
Anybody else apply?

 

[CRJR45]

No , the way I read it , it was $500 for one fish under 36 inches ? Too many other tasty fish for me to pay that .
They're just a nuisance down here , between them and the shark you get about half what you catch to the boat .

 

[Q child]

Wow. That's cool man. I always love targeting a new species of fish. Good luck.

 

[HuntHarder]

what do you think a 36"er is gonna weigh? I would do it, just to say I did it. Congrats man, be sure to post up pictures

 

[FLATHEAD]

I dont know why they (FWC) thinks they need to have a drawing for those things.
They're everywhere and need to be controlled.
Congrats, nonetheless.

 

[Ferrulewax]

Just sucks that they’ll only let you keep the small ones. It’s a big chunk for a small fish- and they are over run with them

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

As a resident it was $150, not insubstantial but chump change compared to tags out west.
Would love to get a bigger one and would really like to spear it (pretty bummed about line and reel only) but still happy to have the opportunity, definitely wasn’t expecting it.

 

[CRJR45]

As a resident it was $150, not insubstantial but chump change compared to tags out west.
Would love to get a bigger one and would really like to spear it (pretty bummed about line and reel only) but still happy to have the opportunity, definitely wasn’t expecting it.

Yeah , $ 150 I might've tried for one if I'd known , just to see what they taste like . Good luck !

 

[Wapiti1]

As a resident it was $150, not insubstantial but chump change compared to tags out west.
Would love to get a bigger one and would really like to spear it (pretty bummed about line and reel only) but still happy to have the opportunity, definitely wasn’t expecting it.

Spearing would be the fun way to do it. My experience with them is that hook and line isn't much of a challenge. Damn things are eating machines.

Jeremy

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

what do you think a 36"er is gonna weigh? I would do it, just to say I did it. Congrats man, be sure to post up pictures

30-35lbs I’d guess. Thanks, will be a little payback for the fish I’ve lost to the 400-500 pounders!

 

[robtattoo]

'Bout damn time they opened up Red Snapper on the Atlantic side.
I can't hardly get a bait to the bottom without hitting a school. I really sucks to have to put them back, only for them to be immediately smashed by sharks.

 

[doc holiday13]

Just sucks that they’ll only let you keep the small ones. It’s a big chunk for a small fish- and they are over run with them

probably don't want to eat the giant ones. it's likely they're toxic from the accumulated toxins of their food