mempilot:"Larger individuals have been known to stalk and attempt to eat divers."
Seriously?!
Deadly serious! It's only a mater of time before a diver that isn't ready for the charge of one or more of these behemoths gets killed.
On the entire west coast of Florida they are back in herds! Yeah, they are often seen under 50 pounds; I witnessed a big one ambush and eat a small one. There were 20 more watching it and then the sharks came in.
In TX, MS & AL I have seen them on the rigs, but I've only dove there once or twice a year for the Rodeos in three years, so I don't know about population density. We've rarely seen the bottom. My LA buddies can't show me a single photo of a true black/carbo, just big gags and of course Warsaws. I have yet to see one on the rigs.
Most of us that shoot regularly here on Florida's west coast have had our scrapes with Jewfish. None like my buddy Dan.
Check this story... it'll give you a pucker factor of 10 real quick!
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes...=Revenge+of+the+sandwich+Series:+REAL+FLORIDA
This Goliath grabbed the wrong boy!
Chad