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Red grouper (Epinephelus morio) — NOAA Fisheries scientific illustration showing dark reddish-brown body, white spots on flanks, pink underside, large mouth and unbroken dorsal fin

Species Spotlight: Red Grouper

Science of Fishing Editorial
Marine ScienceSpecies Spotlight

Red grouper don't just live on Gulf hardbottom — they build it. The science behind the species rearranging the limestone, and what that means on the drift.

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Species Spotlight: Red Grouper

Science of Fishing Editorial
Marine ScienceSpecies Spotlight

Red grouper don't just live on Gulf hardbottom — they build it. The science behind the species rearranging the limestone, and what that means on the drift.

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Garmin CHIRP sonar display showing a clean bottom return with bait pods stacked above a hard-bottom contour — typical offshore chartplotter view

Unlock the Depths: Sonar Tips for Better Fishing

Science of Fishing Editorial
Electronics & SonarTactics & Techniques

Most fishfinders ship lying. A field guide to gain, frequency, CHIRP, A-Scope, and color gain — and the one setting that quietly kills more transducers than groundings.

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Unlock the Depths: Sonar Tips for Better Fishing

Science of Fishing Editorial
Electronics & SonarTactics & Techniques

Most fishfinders ship lying. A field guide to gain, frequency, CHIRP, A-Scope, and color gain — and the one setting that quietly kills more transducers than groundings.

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Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) brought boatside after a long day in the blue — the species' cutting teeth and fading tiger-bar coloration on full display. Photograph by Luis Beristain.

The Basics of Live Baiting for Wahoo

Science of Fishing Editorial
Bait & LuresTactics & Techniques

High-speed trolling is a search tool; live-bait is a conversion tool. The case for slow-trolling bullets and hardtails — and the rig that keeps the teeth from costing you the...

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The Basics of Live Baiting for Wahoo

Science of Fishing Editorial
Bait & LuresTactics & Techniques

High-speed trolling is a search tool; live-bait is a conversion tool. The case for slow-trolling bullets and hardtails — and the rig that keeps the teeth from costing you the...

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