Should the Goliath Grouper fishery be re-opened?
I have wanted to do a show on the Goliath Grouper ever since I started in television back in 2002. I had heard so many great fishing stories from my in-laws about the massive beasts of the sea and how much fun it was to catch and spear them. When I began spearfishing in 2000 I didn’t fully understand what they were talking about until I experienced the monster first hand. While lobstering in the Florida Keys during Mini-Season I was surprised by the loud and deeply resonating boom I kept hearing coming from inside the coral head I was tickling lobster out of. I had no idea what was making that sound, but soon learned as I peeked inside a hole in the formation. It was the biggest fish I had ever seen! Being from Oklahoma and also spending a good portion of my life in the Colorado Rockies I was way out of my element, yet extremely fascinated. Over the years I have had many more close encounters with the giant sea bass called Goliath, but never have lost my fascination for the creature. W
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