Some advice for the FL keys fishing please.

perna00

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i live in Savannah, GA but have a trip planned in July to head down to Key Island, FL. I'm bring my boat (19.5' bay boat) down to fish. Someone said that I need flourocarbon line since the water is clear and regular line will spook the fish. They said yellowtail snapper is the main fish to catch there...? So I'm hoping I get lucky and a few people that are familiar with the fishing down there can chime in and give me some advice so I don't waste half my trip trying to figure out what works best. Thanks in advance!
 

firstcatch

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You have never been to the Keys I suppose? Catching fish is not a challenge.... With a boat, suffice to say you will catch more than you can eat.
You can stick to the canals and catch mangrove snapper all day long if you want.
 

ondarvr

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Depending on conditions fluorocarbon line may improve the bite, and since you aren't going to be going through much of it, just use it.
 

robert graham

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Might want to consider going out with a guide just once and I expect you'd learn a lot about the area, tackle, etc.....from then on you could go out yourself....
 

perna00

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I have a full week there and am going to spend a few days lobster diving so I will have time to experiment.
 
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