07-10-2016, 03:09 PM
My fishing is identical just off Alabama coast, except I only have to go 5-10 miles to
do the same thing. I love to fight Amberjack and as the saying goes, when Snapper season is open AJ is closed and that is all you catch. I caught 8, by myself, about 2 weeks ago. Had two on at one time and even though they were not keepers (less than 34") I had a blast.
How many can you catch in your area? We can only catch one about 10 months.
We fish them the same way. When we get out to the Oil Rigs, in 350+ water, we usually put any 10-12" fish we catch on a similar setup and bump jig it very slow around the rig. We get about 100 yards away from the rig and bump one motor in and out of gear with that bait on the bottom or close to it. One thing for sure is, if an Amberjack takes a 12" live fish, you better hang one....Gosh that is fun.
I use Shimano 10,000 and 14000 class spinning reels on 6'9" extra heavy (fast) jigging rods. I have found this combo to be very comfortable and well suited for a wide variety of fish. I can troll, bottom fish and jig (2-4 ounce) with these setups.
We use 80lb braid with 80-100 LB leaders. When I troll I tie an FG knot for braid to leader and use a good snap swivel at the bait. This allows me to wind up longer leaders and simply snip off the bad section and re-tie hook or whatever when it is worn.
Love my boat, can't wait to go back.
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do the same thing. I love to fight Amberjack and as the saying goes, when Snapper season is open AJ is closed and that is all you catch. I caught 8, by myself, about 2 weeks ago. Had two on at one time and even though they were not keepers (less than 34") I had a blast.
How many can you catch in your area? We can only catch one about 10 months.
We fish them the same way. When we get out to the Oil Rigs, in 350+ water, we usually put any 10-12" fish we catch on a similar setup and bump jig it very slow around the rig. We get about 100 yards away from the rig and bump one motor in and out of gear with that bait on the bottom or close to it. One thing for sure is, if an Amberjack takes a 12" live fish, you better hang one....Gosh that is fun.
I use Shimano 10,000 and 14000 class spinning reels on 6'9" extra heavy (fast) jigging rods. I have found this combo to be very comfortable and well suited for a wide variety of fish. I can troll, bottom fish and jig (2-4 ounce) with these setups.
We use 80lb braid with 80-100 LB leaders. When I troll I tie an FG knot for braid to leader and use a good snap swivel at the bait. This allows me to wind up longer leaders and simply snip off the bad section and re-tie hook or whatever when it is worn.
Love my boat, can't wait to go back.
Shor
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