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Species

Size Location Comments
Red Grouper 14.8 lbs. Live coral bottom Caught on squid in 300 ft of water
Black Driftfish 15.7 lbs. 1100 ft. rock ledge A first for USM research lab
Smooth Dogfish 18lbs.14oz. caught at a deep rig caught on cut bait at night
Longtail Seabass 5lbs.6.4oz. another catch at a deep rig Seabass can't turn down small squid
Black Bar Drum 2lbs.11oz. deep ledge Oddest little drum that swims
Snowie Grouper 12.8lbs. deep hard bottom Caught on cut mullet by Steve at the lab
Snowie Grouper 16.5lbs. same spot different day That record didn't last long...sorry Steve
Spiny Cheek Scorpionfish 5.6lbs. bottom of a rig to the southwest Nobody would touch this one
Common Tilefish 12.6lbs. deep slope These are great eating
Goldface Tilefish 2.6lbs. another deep slope Small cousin to the common tilefish
King Snake Eel 29.4lbs. deep wreck This is a bad fish to handle!
King Snake Eel 39.5lbs same deep wreck This is a worse fish to handle!
Bearded Bartula 14lbs.8oz. deep rig Ugly but really good eating
Swordfish 75.5lbs. drifting at night in 1500ft. One of the best eating fish that swim
Sand Tilefsh 2.7lbs. 450ft. deep slope little tilefish that eats good
Black Bar Drum 3.5lbs.            600ft. deep hole Another odd drummer