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Snapper fishing with crankbaits - anyone tried it?
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:15 pm
I am really intrigued by the idea of using slightly oversized bass tackle to throw Strike King 10xd crankbaits and the 1.5oz Super Traps on braided line with wire leaders in an effort to target red snapper. Has anyone ever done this? Can it be effective? Am I just pissing in the wind? I have caught a couple on butterfly jigs but have never tried crankbaits or other hard baits.
The current means of red snapper fishing (chunk of lead and cut bait on a way over sized offshore rod and a heavy reel) just isn't much of a challenge/that much fun.
The current means of red snapper fishing (chunk of lead and cut bait on a way over sized offshore rod and a heavy reel) just isn't much of a challenge/that much fun.
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:18 pm to The Last Coco
Do you know how deep red snapper hang out?
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:22 pm to wickowick
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:24 pm to wickowick
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Do you know how deep red snapper hang out?
I've caught them everywhere from on the surface to 400' of water. Often time I catch them 30ish feet from the surface if the rig is in 100'
The 10xd dives to 25' on its own and the trap you could let sink.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:25 pm to CarRamrod
Maybe a heavy jigging spoon.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:25 pm to CarRamrod
The bill on an 80+ KVD crankbait would be as long wide as your transom, Make sure you cast 400 yards past the reef for the target depth though.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:26 pm to The Last Coco
A red snapper will chew it up like a peppermint.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:27 pm to bird35
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Maybe a heavy jigging spoon.
I've caught them on butterfly jigs before:
but was wondering about other hard bodied lures.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:28 pm to Itismemc
How hard do you have to crank to get a bait down 100'?
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:32 pm to The Last Coco
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A red snapper will chew it up like a peppermint.
This. Your 10XD would explode. Plus you would need some magnum treble hooks
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:33 pm to wickowick
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How hard do you have to crank to get a bait down 100'?
Am I missing something here? Heck people catch them every year on the jetties out of the mouth of the river. Do you just not think the snapper will be at that depth?
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:35 pm to tenfoe
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3 mile cast
See, you're thinking casting when you should be thinking trolling
as someone said earlier, what about a jigging spoon?
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:35 pm to The Last Coco
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Snapper fishing with crankbaits
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:36 pm to Bussemer
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This. Your 10XD would explode. Plus you would need some magnum treble hooks
OK, fair enough. What about something like this:
4.5", 1.5oz Magnum Rattle Shad®
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:50 pm to wickowick
quote:If they bite on beef jerky at the end of a shoe string, I think he's got a chance with a crankbait.
Do you know how deep red snapper hang out?
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:58 pm to The Last Coco
quote:Those people really can't catch fish otherwise. Let them have their fun.
The current means of red snapper fishing (chunk of lead and cut bait on a way over sized offshore rod and a heavy reel) just isn't much of a challenge/that much fun.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 5:11 pm to AlxTgr
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Those people really can't catch fish otherwise. Let them have their fun
your hook is showing
Posted on 3/13/14 at 5:15 pm to The Last Coco
This is just some random internet picture, but snapper have been caught while pulling stretch baits. If they're feeding, not sure why you couldn't catch them on some sort of crankbait.
Posted on 3/13/14 at 5:22 pm to lsufishnhunt
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lsufishnhunt
Now I just want to do it to prove it can be done.
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