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Carbody (BA0167)

Artificial reef Bay County, Florida, Gulf side. 95 Reefballs All in One Location.

Latitude29° 53.791' N
Longitude85° 32.009' W
Decimal29.89651, -85.53348
Depth60 ft
Relief5 ft
MaterialReef Ball (95)
Weight184 tons
DeployedJune 12, 2002
WaterState

What bites on Carbody

Structure in 60 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Red snapper, Gag grouper, Red grouper, Mangrove snapper, Triggerfish, Amberjack. What is actually biting changes with the season, water temperature and tide — the day's plan for this reef has the bite window and what to target that day.

Anchoring on Carbody

In 60 ft, pay out about 320 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 448 ft at 7:1 when it's blowing. Drop the anchor up-drift of the structure by about the same distance and fall back onto it. Before you drop, kill the engine for 60 seconds and watch your GPS track — that's your real drift, and it beats any forecast.

Fishing Carbody this week?Get the plan for it: GO / NO-GO for your boat, the bite window on the tide, rigs, bait and the rotation list of nearby reefs.
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Today's fishing report near Carbody

Panama City Beach fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Apalachicola fishing report (35 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Smurfit-Stone #4 BA017471 ydN60 ft
Mexico Beach Site - Hat GU0006130 ydNNE0 ft
Mexico Beach Site #8 BA00420.2 miN54 ft
Mexico Beach Site GU00070.2 miN55 ft
Car Body Site BA01630.3 miENE54 ft

Before you go

Size limits, bag limits and seasons change — check the current Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) rules for the day you fish. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.