UTERThe fish
Gulf of Mexico fish species: all 1
1 species — inshore, surf, reef, offshore, sharks, fresh water, and the bait. What each one is, what it eats, how to fish it, the live bait for it, what it's worth in the book, and the rule — with the date the rule was checked.
The points scale
rarity and size; bait scores nothingLegendary
Once in a lifetime — sailfish, swordfish, the marlins, goliath, tiger, hammerhead, mako.
121–300 ptsTrophy
The fish that ends up on the wall — tarpon, bonefish, permit, wahoo, cubera, yellowfin, the bull shark.
61–120 ptsPrized
The fish you plan a trip for — snook, grouper, red snapper, cobia, king, mahi, the blacktips.
31–60 ptsGood fish
A fish worth a photo — trout, redfish, sheepshead, flounder, black drum, the reef's table fish.
16–30 ptsEveryday
The fish you catch a dozen of — pan fish, catfish, ladyfish, the small snappers.
1–15 ptsA catch scores the fish's base points times how many, up to double again for a trophy-size fish photographed on a ruler, plus ten for a photo and fifty for the first of a species in your book.
