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caught by bottom fishing on heavy sea tackle baited with 

 mullet and crab. It grows to a weight of 400 pounds. 



The red grouper is found in the same waters. It is a 

 bottom feeding fish reaching a weight of forty or fifty 

 pounds. It is caught on medium tackle with crab and fish 

 bait. 



The great barracuda is a long, slender fish, reaching a 

 length of six feet. It is found in southern waters though 

 other species of barracuda are found as far north as the 

 New England states. It is a surface feeding fish and is 



Red Drum or Channel Bass. 



caught on tarpon tackle baited with mullet, or by trolling 

 an artificial squid or a spoon bait. 



A smaller game fish of the southern coast, and some- 

 times found as far north as Massachusettt, is the ladyfish. 

 It weighs about two to four pounds. It is caught on a 

 regular fresh-water bait rod or a light salt-water rod, 9 

 thread line, 2/0 O'Shaughnessy hook and wire leader, baited 

 with crab or mullet. 



The kingfish is caught on the same tackle, from New 

 Jersey southward along the coast to Texas. It grows to a 



