I would agree that one would expect to see larger fish on a non published wreck in deep water, but its probably well known by the local charter boat fleet. However, tech divers (lIncluding Michael) have reported seeing quite a few big fish on other but larger artificial reefs in that depth range.
On Oceangate's You Tube site, they have some still photo's of the F6F Hellcat they located off Miami Beach in 2012. They do not give the exact depth of the plane, but the light is quite bright so its probably not over 350 feet. One of their still photo's shows a huge grouper on the Hell Cat. This fish does not look like a Goliath, since it does not have a rounded tail. Take a look at the photo and give your opinion on the ID of this big grouper. The Hellcat is also loaded with lion fish.
Some shots in that video look more like a goliath than a warsaw, but lighting and angles are bad. There definitely was a warsaw on the Hellcat based on other images on their website though:
I have a pic sitting down there and that day it was a goliath. There are other wrecks that have not been found with large grouper in the 225+. Clues - no trash, no fishing lines, no nothing.
OG is coming back at the end of June to try and collect lion fish from the submersible. Should be a great experiment!
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On Oceangate's You Tube site, they have some still photo's of the F6F Hellcat they located off Miami Beach in 2012. They do not give the exact depth of the plane, but the light is quite bright so its probably not over 350 feet. One of their still photo's shows a huge grouper on the Hell Cat. This fish does not look like a Goliath, since it does not have a rounded tail. Take a look at the photo and give your opinion on the ID of this big grouper. The Hellcat is also loaded with lion fish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOT1cvxbc6I&list=UUV90kzX_bwwndciTCbSsm9A
Warsaw
Cheers,
Mike
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OG is coming back at the end of June to try and collect lion fish from the submersible. Should be a great experiment!