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wrightackle (1/28/2008)We went out of pensacola yesterday.Caught plenty of just undersized amberjacks and alot of red snapper up to fifteen pounds. Once again no grouper though. Just can't seem to find any of them. We fished the public wrecks and natural bottom. Save your money on having reefs put out. The charter guys with their radar zappers will clean them off for you. They can sit up in their wheelhouse and watch the radar and get all of these spots. I know people who have had spots that suddenly quit producing. The bite was off a little yesterday. We usually don't have any trouble finding legal jacks. The red snapper chummed up big time when it got pretty in the afternoon. We were hoping the black snapper would come up but nothing but the red variety crashed the party.
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Actually, the recreational guys with their fancy toys are famous for zapping folks more so than the charter guys. Most charters already have spots but that guy on the 32-foot (insert boat make here) has to justify his purchase with a cooler full of fish. What better way than to steal yours?
As for private reefs, don't anchor on them. Drift them as much as possible. If you see a boat, get off the spot. Just by moving a hundred feet or so will be enough so the zapper can't find your numbers.
Also, have you considered the lack of grouper and AJ could be a result of too many snapper?
Wait till the NMFS' plan to "save the snapper" actually works. You think there's a bunch now? They want more. There won't be anything else to fish for, the RS will eat everything within 100 miles.