Anchor, chum and fish dead and live fish baits in chum slick and on bottom
Location
Offshore and coastal ocean waters, particularly around and over obstructions (wrecks, reefs, towers), ledges and lumps; Eastern Shore seaside coastal waters and inlets
Seasons
June — October
Average Weights
50 – 250 pounds
State Record
1099 pounds, 12 ounces; caught off Virginia Beach in 1981 by John Thurston