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wallhanger · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:26 am Post subject: Mangrove Snapper

Can anyone offer tips on catching Mangrove Snapper? Where is a good place to find them? What set up, bait, etc.? I'd love to try some.

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:07 am Post subject:

Rocks, piers and bridge pilings. Live shrimp, live small pinfish.

They tend to be smart and line shy. Use fluorocarbon leaders and small hooks.
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2salty4U · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

The rocks that protect the T-head marina in Corpus Christi. I have a friend who's an expert and he's taken me there a couple of times. But his rigs were not the same each time. The first time we went he had small treble hooks (on a fluorocabon leader like the beachbum said) and a couple of split shot maybe 6 inches above the hook. We only caught a half dozen mangroves that day and lost a couple of rigs in the rocks. The next time I went with him, about a week ago, he had a new setup. Same hooks and weights, but with a slim, clip-on cork above about 3 feet of leader. We caught about 30 and didn't lose a rig. His explanation was that this setup would entice them out of the rocks. We used live shrimp. We had some small shrimp and some large shrimp. My friend said to break the big ones in half and my biggest mangrove was caught on a half shrimp with the head. It measured 14 inches. And if you catch mangroves, you'll know that's a pretty big one. In one spot where we fished there was not rocky bottom near some pilings, so I got my own baitcasting rod and reel with a carolina rig and a small circle hook. I started catching trout and black drum in addition to some of the largest snapper on the bottom Go figure.

frayed · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:57 am Post subject:

Caught a mess of them at packery along the rocks, freelining small live shrimp with a small treble hook. Like stated above, they have great eyesight and are very line/tackle wary. Don't think I pulled one over 10" so I was shocked to see granders offshore at the rigs. Those ones were even more line shy than the little ones along packery; it was frustrating to watch them eat around the hook like eating corn off the cob.
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wallhanger · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:12 pm Post subject:

excellent feedback. thanks everyone. I've been wanting to try catching a few to try for dinner. I'll give it a shot.

Joshrebel00 · Finger Mullet Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 21

Ive gone down the the rocks in front of the lexington and caught them. Usually on dead shrimp with my perch poles. Its pretty fun. I never kept any.