Science Name: | Rhomboplites aurorubens |
Other Names: | beeliner, mingo, cajon |
World Record: | 7 lbs. 3 ounces Alabama |
Environment: | reef |
Techniques: | bottom fising, light tackle |
Habitat/Habit: Found year-round offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, living with red snappers, preferring the flat areas on the tops and around the bases of the snapper banks to their steeply sloping sides.
Fishing tips: Best bait is fresh squid fished close to the bottom offshore near rigs and reefs.