I asked a local how to rig for catching snook near the rocks at the jetties when using pinfish. His method of fishing produced excellent results. In this video I reveal the best time of year to fish for these game fish in Florida around the beaches and inlets. I also share rigging the method of rigging that produced good results.
One of my goals this week was to figure out how to consistently catch these migrating fish during their spawn at the jetties. I fished around the rocks two days in a row. During the first attempted I was freelining the live pinfish and only had one strike. The second day I caught two snook and lost a couple of good fish.
Some Gear JC uses:
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Here's the rig I used:
1. 80 lb. mono leader, 10 to 20 foot long
2. 5/0 silver circle hook
3. Very small amount of weight, split shot attached three to four feet above the hook
4. The pinfish were hooked through the top of the mouth
There are many different ways to fish for snook with live bait at the jetties. During the past three months people have suggested using:
A. Large ladyfish
B. Eight to twelve inch long mullet
C. Decent sized mohorra
D. Large grunts
All of those baits are excellent suggestions, but the problem I have is availability. For me pinfish are easy to catch. If I was good at throwing a cast net near the rocks, I could catch some of the schooling mullet at the jetties. Ladyfish, mojarras and grunts seem to be random type catches. I guess one of the major problems I have is I'm only set up with a aeration system to keep shrimp and pinfish alive for long periods of time. I'd have to invest in more equipment to fish with larger baits. That's something I'm just not ready to do right now.
So, my plan is to continue learning how to catch snook at the jetties using live pinfish and also lures.
27 май 2018
