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  Species      Size Limit  Bag Limit
  Cobia (Ling) 33” min. FL  2/person
  Florida Pompano           12” min. TL  No bag limit.
  Gag grouper   20” min. TL  5/person (all species)
  Greater Amberjack  28” min. FL 1/person (all species)
  King Mackerel 20” min. FL  2/person
  Red Drum (redfish)  16” min./26” max TL 3/person
  Snapper    
  ·        Red    15” TL 5/person
  ·        Vermillion (beeliner) 10” TL No bag limit
  ·        Lane 8” TL No bag limit
  ·        Gray (mangrove, black) 12” TL 10/person combined*
  ·        Mutton    12” TL 10/person combined*
  ·        Yellowtail 12” TL 10/person combined*
  Spanish Mackerel No size limit 10/person
  Spotted Seatrout (speckled Trout)  14” min. TL  10/person
  Striped Bass  16” min. TL   6/person
  Tarpon 60” TL   $50 tag required for each

*Included all snapper other than red, Vermillion and lane

There is a 20 fish aggregate bag limit for reef fish species for which there is no other bag  limit (for example, grants, porgies, triggerfish, lane snapper, beeliner, etc.) Courtesy Division of Marine Resources.

  Species Bait
  Cobia (Ling)   live pinfish, jigs
  Florida Pompano live shrimp, jigs, sand fleas
  Gag Grouper live or cut bait or squid
  Greater Amberjack live pinfish or croaker
  King Mackerel cut bait or lures
  Red Drum (Redfish) live shrimp, lures, cut bait
  Snapper  
  ·        Red    cut bait or squid
  ·        Vermillion (Beeliner) cut bait or squid
  ·        Lane cut bait or squid
  ·        Gray (Mangrove/Black) cut bait or squid
  ·        Mutton cut bait or squid
  ·        Yellowtail cut bait or squid
  Spanish Mackerel various lures
  Spotted Seatrout live shrimp or lures
  Striped Bass  live bait
  Tarpon live mullet, live ribbofish