tarpon fishing tips
mangrove snapper bait?
what is the best bait for mangrove snappers i fish where i work which is tarpon bay on sanibel island we have alot of thread fins and finger mullet in the bay what would be the best bait and how to rig them up...i do have a castnet so i can catch all the bait i need just need some tips and pointers...
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Depends on where you are fishing for them?
On a wreck/reef??- A 1/4-1/2 OZ Jig with a 3-4" "strip" of fresh cutbait can work wonders. Chum them up with fish-flavored dry catfood mixed with "wet" fish-flavored catfood and bread crumbs.
In a Mangrove swamp??- M-Snapper get "acclimated" or "wise" to lures and bait-rigs VERY quickly; esp on a Flat or saltwater creek!
Having various baits and presentations is the KEY to catching numbers of these tasty fishy's, (and it TOTALLY helps to chum them!).
While vacationing in the Keys I once watched a family of Cubans fishing from shore catch over 50 with only a handline and hook. They used dead shrimp, fresh cut mullet, and some type of medium-hard "mix" bait I've never seen since. I was using the finest $200 fishing pole and a bucket-load of lures and caught 1, (until they wised me up! lol)!
What did they teach me? Keep your bait moving........make them HAVE to make a decision to ingest your lure/bait pronto! The odds on a Snapper stealing your bait is high! If it's slowly "moving" they tend to hook themselves.
Don't forget your 20LB flurocarbon leaders.......
Hope this helps ya?
Hey Ingun! Hey Gimme! Nice to see you guys.
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