World Record: 155lbs 10 oz, Challenger Bank, Bermuda 1981. The greater amberjack is one of the giants of the jack family and may reach one hundred and seventy pounds, at a length of more than five feet. Greater amberjacks are not prone to schooling and prowl around rigs in waters generally over 150 feet. The best baits are fish in the 1-3lb range, their favorite may me grunts or pinfish (live). This is Norman Flynn's favorite fish, known to him as the "chicken of the sea".