[QUOTE=JUSTINHALL;508457]I 2nd the 1 hr drive to Destin, the fishing is better out of Destin and you don’t have to go as far from Destin. I drag the boat to Destin to fish about every 6-8 weeks and it is amazing. Grouper, red snapper and Amber jack are the most plentiful. The farthest I usually go out is 16 miles which is just loaded with red snapper,



You know your Panhandle bottom fishing don't you? I know the place you mention. You can see the high rises of Destin, Ft. Walton and Pensacola from there. The AJ's there are tackle busting arm killers for sure. The only thing I will add is the wonderful triggerfish fishing there too. I won the female triggerfish division in the Destin Fishing Rodeo several years back with a 9+ pounder from that area. Triggers are one of the best eating fish there is, second only to Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) in my book. Have you ever ate at Jim N Nicks Barbeque? If not you gotta try it.