Anna Maria Island's fishermen are getting excited for the annual visit of the king - and we're not talking Elvis.
The fishing correspondent of the Islander newspaper, Paul Roat, says: 'There’s a king-size countdown for the spring king run offshore Anna Maria Island. A few king mackerel have been caught in recent weeks, but the migration through our part of the Gulf of Mexico hasn’t really hit as yet. Most estimates have the countdown winding down to days, when and if the wind lies down offshore.
'Also offshore are lots of gag grouper and, with the season reopening April 1 — no fooling! — the tasty fish can again be caught. Remember to use circle hooks, have a de-hooking device and carry a venting tool for off-size fish to ease their return to the deep, and remember new regs, available here, call for a minimum catch to be 22 inches and only two fish per person per day within the five-fish-per-day aggregate grouper take.'
If you want to know how to bait up a king mackerel rig with a circle hook, check out this video from inthebite.com
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