Offshore Fishing ins and outs

[Mako19]

Originally Posted by noodle creek

AJ 's can be just about anywhere in water column. You need to be in about
60-65 feet for snapper, although you can find them closer depending on time of year. They aren't necessarily any bigger the deeper you get. Out of GI, that probably has to do with pressure. Out of Cameron and Freshwater bayou, there are plenty of 20+ lb snapper in 60-70 feet of water.

Im no expert by any means.

Just sharing what I have learned from being on the water in the Gulf with rod and reel in my hands.

You may be right, it may be due to pressure, but I am confident that the size of red snapper is DIRECTLY related to water depth out of G.I.

That doesn't mean you wont find ANY big ones closer in. What I mean is that the avergae size of fish we pull up from rigs at 250' is bigger than the average at 150'.

I sure wish I knew where we could catch nice Red snapper in 60'.