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Peak months
Typical depth
Typical size
Up to 106 pounds Consuming larger barracuda may cause ciguatera poisoning.
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Overview
Habitat summary
Range inshore to offshore. Young found inshore in seagrass beds.
Aliases
Barracuda
Water type
saltwater
When to fish
Good months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Bite time of day
daytime sight-casting and reef patrols
Where to fish
Habitat summary
Range inshore to offshore. Young found inshore in seagrass beds.
Habitat zone
both
Fishing zone
both
How to catch
Techniques
wire leader; cast tube lures on flats; live bait or stinger over reefs
Bait & lures
Preferred bait
live baitfish; rigged ballyhoo
Preferred lures
tube lures on wire; tube flies
Size
Typical size
Up to 106 pounds Consuming larger barracuda may cause ciguatera poisoning.
Records
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state record evidence
Source context: Florida
Record type
florida state
Record weight lb
67.0
Record location
Islamorada
Record date
01/29/1949
Record angler
Harold K. Goodstone
Record catch text
67.0 lb; by Harold K. Goodstone; on 01/29/1949; at Islamorada
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