Out of curiosity, what kind of tackle your using to drag em out? Line class etc?
The permit were caught with medium spinning tackle , 40 lb braid, 20 to 30 lb leader.
The grouper were caught with the same rods we were using for Tarpon , 60 lb mono with
40 lb leader. The reels were conventional Penns, smaller than the 30 lb class used
for trolling.
We also used heavy spinning tackle to pitch live pinfish to breaking Tarpon , that
was a lot of fun.
MO