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American Custom Yachts Tower (MI0083)

Artificial reef Martin County, Florida, Atlantic side. 20' X 20' X 20' Base & 35' Tall Steel Tower, 4 0F 4 This Date.

Latitude27° 13.148' N
Longitude80° 0.338' W
Decimal27.21913, -80.00563
Depth178 ft
Relief35 ft
MaterialTower (1)
Weight5 tons
DeployedJune 27, 2008
WaterFederal

What bites on American Custom Yachts Tower

Structure in 178 ft on the South Florida reef tract usually holds: Black grouper, Mutton snapper, Amberjack, Vermilion snapper, Kingfish on the troll. 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 American Custom Yachts Tower

In 178 ft, pay out about 910 ft of rode at 5:1 in calm water, or 1274 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 American Custom Yachts Tower 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 American Custom Yachts Tower

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

Nearby reefs

ReefDistanceHeadingDepth
Bausch American Towers MI0080143 ydE182 ft
Sirotkin Alpha MI00770.1 miSSE185 ft
Debbie Schmidt Tower MI00810.2 miNNE180 ft
Baratta Sight-see-er Tower MI00820.2 miN180 ft
Sirotkin Bravo MI00780.3 miSSE187 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.