Toughest:
Capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy.
Strong and durable; not easily broken
I have no
doubt there are
some 200 pound
Amberjack swimming around the rigs out of Venice, and I'll bet
they are wearing numerous hooks and leaders
like punk rock jewelry. Hooking an amberjack
is the easy part, they're definitely not
rocket scientists.
Once you hook them, however, is
when your troubles begin; in order
to get them out of the rig, you
have to put so much drag on
them that it can be very difficult
for the angler. I would venture
to say that more than one angler has been yanked out of
the back of the boat while
the captain drives off in an
attempt to clear the line
from the rig.
Best Technique: Live bait
Jigging
Baits: Live Hard Tail
Black Dog Jigs
Location: Rigs and Wrecks
Season: Year round
Personal best: 148lbs.
(rod passed)
Raelynn Morrissey
>>>
with a solid 84.7 lb. amberjack
caught last month out of Venice.
Angler: Tadashi Yamanaka
Weight: 163 lbs.
Location: Zenisu, Tokyo, Japan
Date: June 22, 2015
Angler: Bill Weldon
Weight: 139 lbs.
Location: South Timbalier Blk.300
Date: May 2009
April 2016 www.marshandbayou.com
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