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GB Sertoma.Com Reef 2 (ES0176)

Artificial reef Escambia County, Florida, Gulf side. 3 Modules; 2 Florida Limestone & 1 Grouper Reef.

Latitude30° 17.878' N
Longitude87° 13.969' W
Decimal30.29796, -87.23281
Depth45 ft
Relief8 ft
MaterialReefmaker Florida Limestone (2)
Weight8 tons
DeployedJuly 30, 2009
WaterState

What bites on GB Sertoma.Com Reef 2

Structure in 45 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 GB Sertoma.Com Reef 2

In 45 ft, pay out about 245 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 343 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 GB Sertoma.Com Reef 2 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 GB Sertoma.Com Reef 2

Pensacola fishing report — today: tides, wind, seas, water temperature and the GO / NO-GO call for inshore and offshore, updated through the day. Also nearby: Orange Beach fishing report (19 mi).

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
RFRA Reef #14 ES0175170 ydW41 ft
Andi Coyle Reef ES01770.1 miENE40 ft
David's Reef ES01780.1 miESE43 ft
Walsingham Memorial Reef ES05300.1 miSW50 ft
Jeff's Reef ES01790.2 miWSW40 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.