Amberjack
EpicSaltwater
A powerful deep-structure predator found over wrecks and reefs, famous for grueling fights straight up from depth. Vertical jigging near bottom over deep wrecks is the standard, most effective tactic.
Profile
- Fight: 9/10
- Trophy: 6/10
- Wariness: 3/10
- Abundance: 3/10
- Aggression: 8/10
- Table: 6/10
- Typical weight
- 11.0–33.1 lbs (5.0–15.0 kg)
- Record
- 176.4 lbs (80.0 kg)
Season
- Jan: 20%
- Feb: 20%
- Mar: 30%
- Apr: 45%
- May: 60%
- Jun: 70%
- Jul: 70%
- Aug: 65%
- Sep: 55%
- Oct: 40%
- Nov: 25%
- Dec: 20%
Seasonality shown is typical for temperate North America — your local waters may vary.
Time of day
- 12 AM: 8%
- 1 AM: 6%
- 2 AM: 5%
- 3 AM: 5%
- 4 AM: 6%
- 5 AM: 15%
- 6 AM: 35%
- 7 AM: 55%
- 8 AM: 70%
- 9 AM: 80%
- 10 AM: 85%
- 11 AM: 85%
- 12 PM: 80%
- 1 PM: 78%
- 2 PM: 80%
- 3 PM: 82%
- 4 PM: 78%
- 5 PM: 65%
- 6 PM: 45%
- 7 PM: 25%
- 8 PM: 15%
- 9 PM: 12%
- 10 PM: 10%
- 11 PM: 9%
Conditions
Temp68–81°F (20–27°C)
Depth33–164 ft (10–50 m)
PressureAny
LightAny
Lures
Tips
- Vertical jig near the bottom over deep wrecks and reefs where amberjack hold.
- Use heavy tackle — amberjack fight hard the entire way up from deep structure.
- Target sonar-marked wrecks and reef structure rather than open, featureless bottom.
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