I need some advice on catching ambers. preferably ,what type of jigs would be best.

boat rules are no overhead casting. I can usually do a pretty good underhand lob. But will mostly be yoyoing.

never have cought one and it is on my to do list. thanks

When I have caught them in Florida, we drop a large lead head jig and quickly jig it up and down. It is an interesting retrieve that lends itself to a spinning rod. You reel quite quickly with a quick jerking motion. When they hit, hold on. My biggest is between 45 and 50#

try a Tady AA deep in a yoyo or similar retrieve. Works well in Mexico.

I have fished amberjack extensively in both Florida and Baja.
The react in virtually the same way as California yellowtail do of a given size and at similar depths.
In typical 100 to 200-foot Baja depths and 5 to 98-pound sizes, they eat both traditional "California" yo-yo jigs like the Sumo #JR or Tady #4/0 "heavies" in blue/white or blue/chrome.
They also bite well on smaller "Japanese-style" jigs in the 3 to 6-ounce size.
The larger Japanese jigs have not produced well.
In Baja, plastic swimbaits in the traditional 5 or 6-inch sizes are also very good as long as you can get them down deep.
BTW, Baja has no true AJ's, the actual species are "Pacific almaco jack" and "fortune jack".
In Florida, we fished at the "Hump" out of Islamorada, which is 240 feet or deeper, with fairly strong current, so heavier jigs were required.
We got absolutely hammered on 30 to 82-pounders with Tady 45 "heavies" and Tady 14 "heavies", also fished true SoCal yo-yo style.

sure sounded like amberjacks----
Actually, Steve, I didn't know that-I just know what the people around me called them.

Yes, everybody in Baja calls them either "amberjack" or "pez fuerte".
Very few know the real names.
The "pacific almaco jacks" have a deeper body, get much bigger [record 132 pounds] and are darker brown.
The "fortune jacks" rarely get over 30 pounds, are shaped essentially like a brown-tinged yellowtail, and have a slightly larger eye.

Guess i better get some more jigs.

doubled SD jam knot then a med/ hvy 6'6" with a good 40lb mono/flouro and lively bait IMO