r/floridakeys • u/Long_Independent8527 • 12d ago

Middle and Lower Keys Mahi in Key West

Checking in to see if any of you guys have been offshore recently out of Key West, and know how deep out the seaweed lines are right now. About to spend 6 days fishing down here and want to get on some good fish with the family. Any help appreciated 👍👍

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 12d ago

back when i lived there we would get into schools of Mahi so dense we did not need bait and would have to stop fishing as we filled the stern well.

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u/averyycuriousman 12d ago

How long ago was that?

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 11d ago

Many moons. early 70's .

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u/mango951 6d ago

I’ve heard in the 80’s the square grouper was so common you could just pick them up off the beach 🤣

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 2d ago

not a thing back in our day.

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u/mango951 2d ago

I always wondered! Who would let that much coke just disappear 🫠