“Yesterday, I had the same thing happen, actually,” Wheeler says. “To be with people who had never seen this kind of thing before makes me really love my job.”It is not unusual for a goliath grouper to grow this big—the largest of the species can reach 800 pounds and eight feet long. Try one of our featured destinations from DIVE's travel partners.DIVE magazine is available to read on many devices. Love diving? Although always thrilling, this type of thing occurs fairly often out on the water. DIVELive is free, full archive available to digital subscribers©Syon Geographical Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The same grouper reappeared, ripped the ray off the line, and ate it whole.Although always thrilling, this type of thing occurs fairly often out on the water. The grouper, however, did not go hungry. The same grouper reappeared, ripped the ray off the line, and ate it whole. Garden & Gun® is a registered trademark. Wheeler then reeled in the shark, unhooked it, and threw it back out into the water. A fisherman from Everglades Fishing Company hooking a shark in South Florida.
Giant Hammerhead Shark and Goliath Grouper Action! On a South Florida fishing excursion, one hungry, hungry grouper bit off more than he could chewSharks, we’ve always been taught, are the apex marine predator, the very top of the ocean food chain. “Typically, grouper will eat whatever fish you’re pulling in,” Wheeler says. Website design by
They also will chow down on nearly anything.
“If they see them flailing and disabled—and if they think they can fit it in their mouths—they’ll go for it.”In this instance, though, the grouper’s eyes were a bit bigger than its stomach.
All rights reserved. Last week, about twenty miles off the coast of Everglades City, Florida, a fishing charter got to see firsthand what happens when another fish, in this case a much bigger fish, challenges that fact.Led by Captain Jimmy Wheeler, a Florida-native and founder of the “It was pretty intense and so exciting,” Wheeler says. Simply click one one of the options belowRegister to read the current issue of DIVE magazine FREE across all your devices and get access to our weekly Simply give us your best email address in the box below to start the action.Press the Apple or Android image below to download the DIVE app for your device or the PC/Mac image to read DIVE on your desktop.
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“Right after that, we accidentally hooked a stingray the size of a stop sign,” Wheeler says. After a few minutes of wrestling, the fish spit out the shark and swam away.
“But it was a bigger shark and three grouper.” You'll love these. The quarterly print magazine is beautifully produced on art paper with stunning photography & great writing. - YouTube Youtube user Gimbb14 was fishing off the coast of Bonita Springs, Florida and learned one thing that day: Don't mess with a grouper the size of a small carA few days ago the fisherman was about to reel in a black tip shark when a Goliath grouper snatched his catch and ate the 4ft shark in one bite.Goliath groupers can grow up to 3 meters (10ft) in size as weigh up to 360kg (790lb).