29# Baqueta- Also called “gulf coney” and “red grouper”. October 2004 launching off the beach, guided by Spike on the Sea of Cortez.
Fishing deep for tuna, “Anacapa Bob” Kirk from Newbury Park, California landed this rare catch he hooked at about 200′ on a Megabait iron. As big as they get at 29#, these fish don’t come shallow and are not targeted by sport anglers. It didn’t take long for commercial and recreational take to effect the viability of all the world’s groupers. We strongly recommend anglers adopt a no-take policy on severly impacted species and release all you can. Follow this link for an easy release tool (bottom of page) to increase the mortality rate of fish with bladders.
