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MB-125 (BA0245)

Artificial reef Bay County, Florida, Gulf side. 47' X 14' X 10' Ferro-Cement Sailboat-Funded by MBARA.

Latitude29° 54.385' N
Longitude85° 32.405' W
Decimal29.90641, -85.54008
Depth61 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialSailboat Ferro-Cement 47'
Weight9 tons
DeployedMarch 9, 2011
WaterState

What bites on MB-125

Structure in 61 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 MB-125

In 61 ft, pay out about 325 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 455 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 MB-125 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 MB-125

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 (36 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Bayou Bash Reef BA03252 ydNE63 ft
Bayou Bash BA04516 ydN60 ft
Robert Durham Memorial BA04810.2 miN60 ft
Angela Russell Memorial Reef BA06140.2 miNNE57 ft
Brian Williams Memorial BA04820.2 miNNE60 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.