Jewfish
AKA: Goliath Grouper / Spotted Jewfish / Great Grouper / Guasa Mero / Warsaw Grouper Family: Grouper
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Jewfish Specifications
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| Water: Salt/Coastal Waters |
Where: Offshore / Inshore |
| Size: Caught anywhere from a few pounds up to about 500, Reportedly may grow up to 1000 pounds, but never landed at that size. |
| Fight: Small fish a great fighters with the large fish offshore being almost too heavy for the strongest gear. Be ready for a stubborn pull and maybe even a losing battle of tug of war. |
| Deliciousness: Excellent When Small And Good When Large |
| Range: Both Coasts |
Technique: Drifting / Still Fishing |
| Baits: Baitfish / Lures / Flies |
Tackle: Spinning / Baitcasting / Fly Fishing |
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The Jewfish is charaterized by an overall tan to broze or darker body with even darker markings. Themarkings start off as spots or speckles the the head, leading to thick bands or stripes along his flanks, and again into specled to spotty marking on his large fan tail. An ungulating dorsal fin, with the first being very spikey.
These fish are found in near to inshore waters as well as deeps waters, most likely hanging around structure.
Live baitfish work the best while dead baitfish work well as the best naturla bait, while any actively retrieved artificials, such as jigs, poppers, streamers and tubes make the best artificial bait.
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