Skip to content
NOWCAST KSBW Action News 8 at 11 pm
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

WOW! Fisherman reels massive, rare goliath grouper off Hilton Head Island

Fisherman Richard Pollitzer captured video near Hilton Head Island of a massive goliath grouper. He says the fish could weigh more than 400 pounds.

WOW! Fisherman reels massive, rare goliath grouper off Hilton Head Island

Fisherman Richard Pollitzer captured video near Hilton Head Island of a massive goliath grouper. He says the fish could weigh more than 400 pounds.

REMOVED FROM HER HOUSE COMMITTEE SEAT AFTER MAKING SEVERAL CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS THIS YEAR. ALL NEW TONIGHT- - CHECK OUT THIS VIDE--O OF AN *UNBELIEVABLE CATCH ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND TOY.DA THIS *MONSTER FISH... IS A GOLIATH GROUPER... CAUGHT BY RICHD AR POLLITZER OF "TALL BOY CHARTERS." WE HAVE FOOTAGE OF THE MOMENT HE LAID EYES ON THIS BAD BOY. OH MY, COME HERE. OH MY. HOL -- DUDE. YEAH BIG GIRL, HO YOU LIKE THAT? POLITZER SAYS THIS GOLIATH GROUPER COUL
Advertisement
WOW! Fisherman reels massive, rare goliath grouper off Hilton Head Island

Fisherman Richard Pollitzer captured video near Hilton Head Island of a massive goliath grouper. He says the fish could weigh more than 400 pounds.

A monster of a fish was reeled in Thursday off Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.Fisherman Richard Pollitzer of Tall Boy Charters captured video of a massive goliath grouper.He says the fish could weigh more than 400 pounds."The giant of the grouper family, the goliath has brown or yellow mottling with small black spots on the head and fins, a large mouth with jawbones that extend past its small eyes, and a rounded tail. It also has five dark body bands or stripes that are most visible on young goliath," according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.This fish can grow to as much as 800 pounds and over 8 feet in length.The grouper is found primarily in shallow tropical waters among coral and artificial reefs, from the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys in the United States, the Bahamas, most of the Caribbean and most of the Brazilian coast, NOAA reports.Wildlife officials in nearby Florida recently announced they may lift the state's three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers. The species has rebounded from when they were driven to near-extinction from overfishing and environmental damage.Below video: Officials considering letting people catch Goliath Groupers in Florida

A monster of a fish was reeled in Thursday off Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.

Advertisement

Fisherman Richard Pollitzer of Tall Boy Charters captured video of a massive goliath grouper.

He says the fish could weigh more than 400 pounds.

"The giant of the grouper family, the goliath has brown or yellow mottling with small black spots on the head and fins, a large mouth with jawbones that extend past its small eyes, and a rounded tail. It also has five dark body bands or stripes that are most visible on young goliath," according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

This fish can grow to as much as 800 pounds and over 8 feet in length.

The grouper is found primarily in shallow tropical waters among coral and artificial reefs, from the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Keys in the United States, the Bahamas, most of the Caribbean and most of the Brazilian coast, NOAA reports.

Wildlife officials in nearby Florida recently announced they may lift the state's three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers. The species has rebounded from when they were driven to near-extinction from overfishing and environmental damage.

Below video: Officials considering letting people catch Goliath Groupers in Florida