Barracuda outside St Lucie Inlet
Florida Fishing
Dec 1, 2023 18:06:25 #
KG
Loc: Treasure Coast, Florida
I was targeting reef snapper. Got a grunt instead. Decided to keep it in the water instead of pulling it out. And ended up getting this little barracuda that decided to dine on the grunt. We measured it at 42 inches. Not a huge one, but it will become chum meat for the next trip.
Dec 1, 2023 20:54:58 #
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Dec 2, 2023 07:25:36 #
Dec 2, 2023 11:41:24 #
KG
Loc: Treasure Coast, Florida
troyfrd1 wrote:
Nice. Will you be able to a little table fare before the chum?
Over here barracudas have toxins so not safe to eat.
Dec 2, 2023 12:22:46 #
KG wrote:
Over here barracudas have toxins so not safe to eat.
WOW what a waste
Dec 2, 2023 14:36:07 #
Dec 2, 2023 14:49:37 #
psneeld
Loc: Ft Pierce, Fl
From what I know, it's reef dwelling Cudas that wind up with the Ciguatera toxin. Not sure what reefs qualify but I think I would avoid the S. Florida oceanside ones.
Dec 2, 2023 20:18:24 #
JOS
Loc: Florida
KG:
Chunk it and use it for deep dropping, grouper and snapper cannot resist.
Stays on the hook for a long soak!!
Good luck and post if used:-)
JOS
Chunk it and use it for deep dropping, grouper and snapper cannot resist.
Stays on the hook for a long soak!!
Good luck and post if used:-)
JOS
Dec 3, 2023 12:00:37 #
KG
Loc: Treasure Coast, Florida
JOS wrote:
Chunk it and use it for deep dropping, grouper and snapper cannot resist.
Sounds nice in theory. But I keep getting shark after shark after shark when I try to up my bait chunk sizes and keep them near the bottom.
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