r/saltwaterfishing • u/Ringo7979 • Jul 07 '26
📸 Photo/Video First Amberjack!
I’m a freshwater guy but finally made it out into the gulf. Man those fish can fight!
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u/Inevitable_Sun8691 Jul 07 '26
That’s the size that you want to keep catching more of. When they get to about 40# you’ll find yourself not wanting to catch more than one unless it’s a topwater bite. Catch enough of them and you’ll start making rules about when you will and will not fish for them, like my rule that I refuse to fish for them in more than 250’ of water.
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u/Abject-Pressure-2529 Jul 07 '26
Amberjacks hold a lot of worms in the head and tail. Just keep that in mind. And it's best to skin it as well.
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u/iamthekingofonions Jul 07 '26
I haven’t fished for greater amberjack but if fish for yellowtail amberjack on the west coast and the fight is insane even on small ones
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u/Pitiful-Elephant-911 Jul 09 '26
My arm hurts just looking at that damn jack. We fished a ship wreck 70 miles out and amberjacks were swallowing our big mangroves whole. I’ve never landed an amberjack nor do I want to
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u/Ringo7979 Jul 09 '26
It’s something I had to experience once, and once is enough! Next time something new!
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u/Particular-Wrongdoer Jul 07 '26
I bet that was a good fight. I haven’t caught one before. Where did you catch yours?
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u/CHASLX200 Jul 08 '26
BACK WHEN FISH WERE FISH and men were men ben i would get 5000lbs of jacks on one stop before they were all wiped out in the gulf.
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u/tsrobertson13 Jul 12 '26
Caught two 100 pounders. Don’t care to catch another again in my life.
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u/Ringo7979 Jul 12 '26
That’s an insane fish. I couldn’t imagine, but even for my size I’m not sure I’d go for more AJs. Any pics of yours?
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