102 # Warsaw Grouper

[crazy_cajun02]

  I saw this posted on another site. Definantly a beautiful fish. Here's a question to ponder........(not to start any rucass, everyone has different ethics and none of them are necessarily wrong) 

  Given the data of the large fish possibly carrying the ciguatera bacteria , especially a grouper of this size, and just the matter of the amount of meat it contains as far as eating and storeing. Would you keep it or take pictures and release it? 

I personally would release it.  I just personally can't justify keeping a grouper that big much less the lack of storage.  But on the same token I wouldn't hesitate to keep a 100+ pound yellowfin.  Fresh sashimi is my weekness.

[tvc184]

Fresh sashimi is my weekness.

You would eat 100 pounds of raw tuna?

[crazy_cajun02]

  not all at once........but till i got sick prolly. I would grill what i didn't eat on the boat or right when i got home.  I have a lot of people wanting tuna so a hundred pound fish would be dispersed pretty quickly. I prolly wouldn't keep any more tha n that. shoot after fighting that fish i'd be wooped.

[PNG Proud]

I saw that pic on that site.  man, that thing was awesome.

[643]

After a fight with a 30-40lber I dont see how this fish was moved off the bottom, I have used the boat to pull big AJs away from rigs but I dont own a reel that has enough drag to do this with a Grouper of this size.

[crazy_cajun02]

  i'm sure you can do it with a 30w i know for sure a 50w reel.  It's all about the angler and captain working absolutely together when it comes to big fish.  I didn't see the if the rod was in the picture or not.