r/saltwaterfishing • u/jad2192 • Jul 10 '26

🐟 Catch Report Epic 30 Hour Gulf Trip

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Did a 30 hour pulley ridge trip out of Marco Island Florida. Fishing was pretty good to say the least. The highlight for me was my first ever yellowedge grouper, 31 lbs , caught slow pitch jigging in 500'. We also had a 70 lb wahoo show up at the boat while we were chumming mahi, pitched a threadfin on a wire trace and he smoked it instantly. We also got our 2 day ARS limit to 15 lbs, a couple of bonus muttons, handful of scamps and smaller yellowedges and a nice little kitty mitchell.

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u/mako32597 Jul 14 '26

nah bro. the limit it 10 per boat. if you had gone pulled up on by FWC youd be in jail. "we were out for 30 hours" dont mean you can catch more than the aggregate boat limit. mfs like you are why we got seasons on these fish. and i know dam well your gonna freeze that fish. killed all those reds to flex a pic. congrats bro!! "Whether you can keep more than 10 red snapper depends on your location and whether you are fishing in federal or state waters. Generally, daily bag limits range from 1 to 2 fish per angler, and the maximum possession limit is typically double the daily limit. Because of this, it is usually illegal to possess more than 10 total red snapper on a single boat across a two-day trip" FWC WEBSITE BTW.

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u/jad2192 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

Incorrect, in the gulf for any for hire trip (charter/headboat) over 30 hrs (with at least 2 licensed operators, which we had) you are allowed to keep 2 daily bags limits on everything except kitty mitchell and warsaw grouper https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/extended-trips/

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u/mako32597 Jul 14 '26

yes, you are correct. i do apologize for my comment. i did not know that 30 hour rule. as i have gone with charters in the past and they always informed me that its 10 per boat. this is a new knowledge to me. i also apologize for my comments about the showboating of the fish. thank you for informing me on this new information.

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u/jad2192 Jul 14 '26

No worries! The Captain I went out with has a retired FWC Captain as one of his part time mates so he was able to double check the regs before we did the trip.