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2021, Bottom Fishing for Red Snapper
When you start your day bottom fishing, you can never be for sure what may be waiting for your bait down below. It could be red snapper or it could be grouper or some other species. The one thing to do is drop baits and see what eats. The fish you reel up will tell you a lot about what\'s around. Snapper tend to hang with other snapper and grouper tend to hang with other grouper. Now, it is certainly possible to catch both on the same spot, but you have a good chance of catching multiples of a species once the bite starts. The tactics for bottom fishing red snapper closely parallel those for grouper. If you want to know more about setting up drifts and drift management, check out our Bottom Fishing Grouper video. We go into much greater detail in that fishing video. The processes are the same for both fish. Structure is the common denominator when bottom fishing for either red snapper or grouper. Once you find good hard bottom, rest assured that these two species will be close by. If you are using your bottom machine to mark hard bottom, don\'t worry if you find it and there are no fish marking. They are there. The best thing to do is drop baits and see if you get bitten. More than likely you will. This In The Spread Bottom Fishing for Red Snapper video gives you a quick run down of rigs, baits, fishing tactics, drag management and fish preservation.
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2020, Inshore Mangrove Snapper - William Toney
Targeting inshore mangrove snapper has never been easier than it will be with this instructional video featuring Capt. William Toney. There may be no finer fish to feast on than the mangrove snapper. While this is not a difficult fish to catch, knowing a few insider tips and techniques will go a long way to helping you catch your limit anytime conditions allow. William Toney is one of Florida's finest fishing guides and a guy that has been fishing the Gulf Coast his entire lifetime. He is a fourth generation hunting and fishing guide with a wealth of knowledge to draw from. He spends around 300 days a year guiding and catching all sorts of inshore gamefish. Redfish, sea trout, snook and snapper are apart of his regular program and he makes catching each look simple. William will show you how to locate productive structure, get set up on it without spooking the fish, along with the tackle, baits and rigs you need to succeed. If you follow the easy steps he lays out, you will be heading back in with your limit before lunch. The key is knowing that mangrove snapper are structure oriented. If you are not on good structure, you are not catching grovers. William will explain what type of structure to look for and how to go about locating several productive spots. The more spots you have, the better your options. Sometimes you have to spot hop to fill your cooler. You will learn a variety of bait options and why live shrimp is a must to have. He will discuss the jig heads he uses and why certain colors work better than others. Then he will walk you through how to hook a live shrimp on the jig head for optimal fishing. For those days that you don't want to venture too far or the seas are a little bumpy, inshore mangrove snapper are an excellent choice for anglers. This fishing video breaks down everything you need to know in a quick and insightful presentation. We hope the information in this In The Spread fishing video helps you become a better inshore mangrove snapper fisherman. Good luck and tight lines.
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2018, Backcountry Mangrove Snapper Fishing - Capt. William Toney
Join In The Spread for a sport fishing journey through the Nature Coast area of Florida's gulf coast. The waters here comprise one the states most dynamic fisheries. From Homosassa to Crystal River you have a unique feature in all the magnitude order springs pumping warm freshwater out into the Gulf. With temperatures staying in the 70 degree range throughout the cooler months, coastal rivers provide a comfortable nutrient rich habitat supplying a steady conveyor belt of food to a myriad of inshore species. One of the great inshore species to target is the mangrove snapper. This snapper fish makes for outstanding light tackle sport fishing. Being both plentiful and outstanding table fare, you can clean up on fall or winter days when you just don't want to venture out into the gulf waters. The coastal rivers of the Big Bend region holds some of the best mangrove snapper Florida fishing. In The Spread Capt. William Toney, of Homosassa Inshore Fishing, knows more about Florida inshore fishing than most ever will. William is a fourth generation hunting and fishing guide. His fishing knowledge runs deep. The great thing is how willing he is to show you his methods for how to catch mangrove snapper in backcountry creeks and rivers. William has a real knack for making all of his techniques look really simple. Using the fishing knowledge he shares in this In The Spread snapper fish fishing video will have you catching fish in no time. Learn from one of the best. Capt. Toney is going to show you the type of fishing rod and reel he prefers for this application and then demonstrate how to fish with live shrimp or fresh, various artificial lures, soft plastics and jigs. See how to hook live shrimp without killing it, to achieve the most natural movement. His mangrove snapper rigs are pretty simple. You can easily use a jig head or add a split shot to a hook. See how he does it with step by step demonstrations. William will explain what to look for when trying to locate fish in these coastal rivers. Strong current is a must. Choke points with bottom structure and channel edges are great starting points. You will learn expert tactics to target these areas with several types of mangrove snapper bait or artificial lures. On of the cool things William also shows you how to use bigger size lures to target bigger snapper. Know the mangrove snapper limit in your State. If you are fishing in Florida, check with the FWC for size limits, bag limits and other fishing regulations. Enjoy this instructional video from In The Spread and never stop learning. If you can, fish with Capt. William Toney to learn first hand from one of Florida's best fishermen.
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2018, Cubera Snapper Fishing with Bouncer Smith
Big, powerful fish that can be finicky about how they eat and require a heavy load of drag to stop, who doesn't want to catch them? When you fish in the Western Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean basin, there is one vicious reef donkey that comes to mind and that is the cubera snapper or dog fish. This species is often wrongly accused of being a shark by anglers that reel in a head instead of a fish. Don't kid yourself, if you do not stop this snapper fish from snatching your bait and heading to wreck, reef or rocky craggy structure where they live in about 3 seconds, it's game over. South Florida fishing legend Capt. Bouncer Smith has set and holds multiple word records for cubera snapper. If you want to learn more about how to catch cubera snapper, Bouncer is the guy you want to learn from. He is just a super nice guy and an absolute ninja when in comes to inshore and near shore game fish fishing. Watch as he shows you the baits that work, how to rig bait, baiting tactics and how to fight reef donkeys in this In The Spread fishing video. You will learn about drag settings, all the tackle, his preferred bait rig, how to drift structure and deep insight on how to handle the intensity of the bite and the fight. This is not for the faint of heart. Learn from the best and fish smarter.
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2018, Chumming for Mangrove Snapper
The land of opportunity, Venice, Louisiana serves up an abundant resource throughout the year. One of the more delectable fish species that is readily found in the dynamic environment in and around the many oil platforms is mangrove snapper. These are nice sized fish too. Oil platforms serve as the structure that many fish relate to and live within. Mangrove snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico can be fast and furious with fish reaching up to 20 lbs and average fish being +/- 8 pounders. When you drop baits on platforms, you never know what will eat it, but there are some ways to attract grovers to the boat. Chumming snappers is one the best and most exciting. Capt. Josh Howard is going to share with you simple, yet lethal, fishing tips and strategies for chumming mangrove snapper. These techniques work anywhere, not just on oil platforms. Learn how he makes his chum, how to find fish, how long to give a spot before moving on. Josh will show you how to present baits to snappers, productive dead baits and how he makes his snapper rigs. So, if you want to know more about how to fish for snapper, this fishing video is an excellent learning tool. Go with good intel and fish smarter.
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