Being a LIer, they used to be happy accidents when I would go snapper fishing nearly 20 years ago. But to this day, they stay cyclical (as said above) and you have to literally FOCUS on catching them for a day if you really wanted a hook up. I remember banging away on them hard using a 1/2 oz. red and white bucktail in the great south bay all those years ago.
I really miss them, put up a great fight and such a gorgeous fish (delicious as well). If I had known they would've been this rare, I would have taken pictures.
For those who want to see an interesting video, John Skinner accidentally hooked into a few and was fortunate enough to have his video camera handy...
"Your first word was "Fishing", not "Mom", not "Dad", "FISHING." - Mom
Black, White, Chartreuse/Parrot = the Holy Trinity
2 -3 years ago we actual targeted them marked them in the middle water column & though it could be rat blues ........... turned out to be a bunch of 12' to 17" squet .
we moved off them because we didn,t know the regs on them at the time ><><