HOOKEM

I fished the paradise hole Monday and did great with the reds and kings. However, the mangrove snapper wereeverywhere and couldnt bring in but one. Damn things were even comming right up to the boat. Anyone have any good ideas for catching these guys? :banghead

bluffman2

sometimes they just have lockjaw.....i allways chum a little and tip a small hook with squid.....have been catching a few on doa,s too....

Wharf Rat

Light line, smaller circle hooks, freeline a live shrimp or small pinfish to them. if they don't eat that, they gots the lockjaw.

Telum Pisces

Mangrove snappers hang out in the cover of the structure more than red snappers and other fish. They are also a little more skiddish than the other fish. So lighter/longer leader material may be in order.

JoshH

Freeline a 2/0 hook buried in a chunk of squid. Your leader should be 20 pound mono.

wrightackle

You can drop all the way down to 12 lb flouro and handle some decent black snapper. The circle hook keeps the line away from their teeth. Black snapper don't tend to take you into the coral like red snappers. The 12 lb leader is a last resort when they just refuse to eat.

Polebender

I use 20 lb flurocarbon leader say 3-4 feet tied to 20 lbmono main line with an albright knot. No swivel no lead. Small 3/0-4/0 circle hook buried in a chunk of fresh cut bait or in a live bait. Freeline on a spinning rod with bail open so bait will sink or swim naturally. Chum is always good to getem feedin.

HOOKEM

thank you all for the great info..im going after these suckers again on sunday..with snapper limit of 2, hopefully this info will help to fill the cooler up.

JoshH

You will probably see us there too. Cool looking green lobster boat.

shanester

flourocarbon is the way to go the guys down south fish with 10 to 15 foot leaders and catch monster mangroves