Author: Bob McNally

A close cousin of the amberjack, the fish is more than twice as heavy as the previous state record Posted Mar 27, 2024 6:55 PM EDT Hayden Mundy holds the new Georgia state-record Almaco jack. Photo courtesy of Georgia DNR Georgia angler Hayden Mundy and his crew got an early start on March 14, leaving Half Moon Marina at 1 a.m. They motored down the coastal river and headed 90 miles offshore, where around 6 a.m., they began -troll over the reef bottom in 180 feet of water. “The weather and water were beautiful that day, the water was calm…