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MB-300 Unnamed (BA0570)

Artificial reef Bay County, Florida, Gulf side. 3 Prefabricated modules (1 tetrahedron, 15' with internal disk reef with 10' pole, 1 tetrahedron, 15' with internal disk reef, 1 tetrahedron, 15').

Latitude29° 48.040' N
Longitude85° 48.827' W
Decimal29.80067, -85.81378
Depth117 ft
Relief25 ft
MaterialPrefabricated modules (3)
Weight54 tons
DeployedJuly 12, 2024
WaterFederal

What bites on MB-300 Unnamed

Structure in 117 ft on the Gulf coast usually holds: Red snapper, Red grouper, Vermilion snapper, Amberjack, Scamp. 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-300 Unnamed

In 117 ft, pay out about 605 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 847 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-300 Unnamed 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-300 Unnamed

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 (50 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
BC NRDA Reef #30 BA05900.3 miS116 ft
BC NRDA Reef #29 BA05890.6 miN122 ft
Tom Maher Reef BA01911.7 miSW115 ft
Steel Dredge Boat BA01831.9 miSW115 ft
MBARA-LAARS-2 BA01922.7 miWSW115 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, and federal rules, since this reef is in federal water. Carry a descending device for reef fish you release.