Saltwater Fishing “Grand Slams”
For posterity's sake, these are all of the Saltwater Fishing Grand Slams I could compile, with the assistance of several other aficionados:
1) Offshore Super Grand Slam (4 Different Species of Billfish): Sailfish, Blue Marlin, White Marlin, & Striped Marlin
2) Giant Billfish Slam: Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, & Swordfish
3) Offshore Meatfish Slam: Mahi Mahi, Wahoo, & Yellowfin Tuna
4) Tunafish Slam: Bluefin, Yellowfin, & Blackfin Tuna
5) Inshore Flats Grand Slam: Tarpon, Bonefish, & Permit
6) Florida Inshore Grand Slam: Snook, Redfish, & Speckled Trout…Super Slam: Add Flounder
7) SC Inshore Grand Slam: Redfish, Speckled Trout, & Flounder
8) Alternative SC Inshore Drumfish Slam: Red Drum, Black Drum, & Sheepshead
9) Super Alternative SC Inshore Grand Slam (5 species): Red Drum, Black Drum, Sheepshead, Speckled Trout, & Gray Trout (Weakfish) [Documented as being achieved on only occasion - by yours truly]
10) Another Alternative SC Inshore Super Grand Slam: Red Drum, Speckled Trout, Weakfish, & Flounder
11) Gulf of Mexico Seatrout Slam: Speckled Trout, Weakfish, & Silver (Sand) Trout
12) Nearshore Ocean Grand Slam: King Mackerel, Wahoo, & Cobia (or, alternatively, Spanish and/or Cero Mackerel)…
13) Surf Fishing Grand Slam: Pompano, Spot, Whiting (Sea Mullet), & Croaker
14) Close-to-the-Beach Ocean Slam: Spanish Mackerel, Bluefish, & False Albacore (Bonito or Little Tunny)…Super Slam: Add Atlantic Bonito
15) SC Migratory Ocean Species Slam: Cobia, Jack Crevalle, & Tarpon
16) Deepwater Wreck or Bottom Fishing Super Slam: Black Sea Bass, Triggerfish, Red Snapper, & Grouper
17) Snapper Supper Slam: Red, Mangrove (Gray), Vermillion, & Mutton Snapper
18) Rocket-to-the-Moon Slam: Ladyfish (a/k/a Rocket Fish, or Po' Man's Tarpon), Rich Man's Tarpon, & Spinner Shark
19) Comic Relief & Absolute Hilarity Special Recognition Award: Ladyfish, a/k/a ROCKET Fish!
20) Grouper Super Slam: Black, Red, Spotted, & Scamp Grouper
21) SC Shark Slam: Bonnetthead, Sandbar, & Hammerhead Sharks
22) Everywhere Else Shark Super Grand Slam: Great White, Bull, Black Tip, & Tiger Sharks
23) Florida Trashfish Slam: Jack Crevalle, Ladyfish, & Lizardfish
24) SC Trashfish Slam: "Toy" Sand Shark, Skate, & Dogfish (Oyster Toadfish, Blow Toad (Pufferfish), and Needlenose Garfish
25) "You is Snake-Bit" SC Slam: Skate, Dogfish, & Pinfish
26) "You is Snake-Bit" Florida Slam: Hardhead Catfish, Gafftop Sail Catfish, & Ribbonfish (or Cutlass Fish)...
27) Alternative Florida Inshore Meatfish Slam: Porgie, Rock Seabass, & Yellowtail Snapper
28) Honorable Mention "Wierdo" Creature Slam: Carolina Hake, Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola), and Devil (Manta) and/or Eagle Ray
29) Other Freaky Things You See Slam: Loggerhead Turtle, Manatee, River Otter, Octopus, and Squid
30) Sea Mammal Sighting Slam: Bottlenose Dolphin, Beluga Whale, & Orca (Killer Whale)
31) Alaskan Baleen Whale Sighting Slam: Sperm, Gray, & Humpback Whales…
32) Ocean Seal Super Slam: Harbor Seal, Sealion, Walrus, & Sea Otter
33) Shellfish/Crustacean Super Grand Slam: Oysters, Clams, Blue Crab, Shrimp, & Spiny Lobster
34) Other Shellfish Alternative Grand Slam: Rockshrimp, Mussells, Bay Scallops, and Conch
35) Lobster Grand Slam: Spiny Lobster (Bugs), Maine Lobster, & Crawfish
36) Crab Super Slam: Blue, Stone, King, Snow, & Dungeness Crabs
37) "Bout as Bad as it can Git" Slam: Pinfish, Lizardfish, Dogfish, Robbinfish, Yellowtail Perch, & Blow Toad
38) Alaskan Pacific Gamefish Slam: King Salmon, Arctic Char, & Halibut
39) Tropical South American Inshore Saltwater Gamefish Slam: Roosterfish, Peacock Bass, & Tigerfish
40) Freaky but Hard Fighting Ocean Fish Slam: Tripletail, Spadefish, & African Pompano
41) Outer Banks / Cape Hatteras Surf Fishing Grand Slam: Boogah Red, Monster Striper, & Big Ole Chopper Bluefish
42) Picker Fish Slam: Pinfish (a/k/a “Sailor’s Choice”), Margate Grunt, & Whiteface Grunt
42) The Johnny “Guitar” Watson “Ain’t Dat a Bitch” Slam: Saltwater Yellow Eel, Guitarfish, & Scorpionfish
Sushi Grand Slam: Bluefin Tuna, California Yellowtail (Hamachi), & Albacore Tuna
44) Baitfish Super Grand Slam: Mullet, Menhaden (Pogies), Pilchards (White Bait), Anchovies, Herring, Cigar Minnows, Shad, Ballyhoo, Flying Fish, Mud Minnows
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