| Minimum | Optimum | Maximum |
| 55° | 78° | 82° |
| How | King rigs and sometimes top water lures like "Gotcha's". |
| When | Spring, Summer, and Fall |
| Where | Usually in water farther from shore but sometimes near the beach. |
| Why | Sport. I have heard that the smaller ones are ok to eat but I would never eat one. The barracudas I have come into contact with have a terrible pungent odor about them. They can also collect toxins in their bodies. |