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02-21-2023, 02:16 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2018
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Broomtail grouper. Very cool catch. Protected though.
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02-21-2023, 05:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 1,963
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Awesome! Not too many anglers can say they caught a Grouper of Del Mar. I would confirm the broomtail if I could see the tail, but it's not visible in the photos. Congratulations!
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02-22-2023, 06:27 AM
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Paddle for Mahi
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Doing the happy paddle!
Posts: 849
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02-22-2023, 06:59 AM
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Sea Hunter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home.
Posts: 2,289
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Rare catch
First one I've seen on BWE caught in California might be an illegal transplant according to the DFG.
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02-22-2023, 07:36 AM
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MAYNEE-YAK
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 533
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definitely looks like a broomtail grouper. I was considering gulf grouper or black grouper as well, but the major identifier here is the pattern between the gill plate and dorsal fin.
broomtail = dark oval, with a white oval inside of it. super nice catch!
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