Gag Grouper
Mycteroperca microlepis
Also known as: Gray grouper, grass
grouper,
copper belly (and black grouper)
Avg. Size: 20-30 lbs
Where: holes, grass flats, reefs, wrecks
Fishing Methods: Bottom, Drift, troll
Rods: spinning, ocean & fly
Food Quality 
Regulations: Minimum 20" total length in Gulf
and 24" Atlantic, Monroe county. Must remain
whole until ashore. Included within 5 per
person per day grouper aggregate bag limit.
Catch techniques:
Live, dead, & cut bait. leadhead jigs, plugs
Use a 1lb lead
sinker bottom fishing in the gulf.
Drop weight until it hits bottom, Reel back up about twenty turns, and
wait.
Keep rod tip pointed up high. When you feel a bit, let the rod tip be
pulled toward the water.
Then pull up and reel fast until you are sure the fish is hooked. Reel
at a steady pace.