The fishing line choices can be either braided or monofilament in the 10-30lb range. Most anglers choose to run 20-25lb line throughout their snapper fishing season.
What line should I use for snapper?
The traditional monofilament line is still the most popular for regular bottom fishing and casting stray-line baits, while braid definitely reigns supreme when it comes to working lures.
What size rod should I use for snapper?
Most Snapper fishos recommend a good strong rod with a fast taper around 7 foot in length.
How heavy is a snapper line?
Fishing techniques and tackle
Pinkies can be caught on 3-4 kg line however large snapper will require 6-10 kg line. Running or paternoster rigs can be used and sinker weight will depend on desired casting distance or currents.
How much drag do I need for snapper?
For general fishing a 6-10kg 7′ setup is ideal for snapper fishing from a boat although you’ll need something in a 15kg rating if chasing the really big ones. From the rocks an 8′ rod in the 10-15kg range is ideal.
How long should a snapper leader be?
This rig uses a barrel swivel and egg sinker. Tie the main line to one eye of the barrel swivel and a five to 10-foot leader with the hook to the other eye. Add the egg sinker to the leader.
What braid should I use for snapper?
Standard 4-6kg spin tackle loaded with 20-30lb braid is ideal when targeting snapper in water from 30-50m.
What’s the best bait for snapper?
Best baits include fresh mackerel, fresh kahawai, pilchards, squid, skipjack tuna, mullet, shellfish and crabs. For big snapper, try live mackerel, live squid – even live kahawai if they’re not too large – fished near the bottom. Soft baits, jigs and flasher rigs are also very effective.
What kind of rod do you use for red snapper?
Spinning rods generally provide enough give to allow you to keep the line tight while the snapper shakes. Conventional tackle is generally a good choice. I like 4/0 reels spooled with 60# monofilament line, on top of 50# class stout rods.
What size hooks for red snapper?
10/0-11/0 hooks work well for snapper, and larger 12/0-13/0 hooks work well for grouper, amberjack, and big american red snapper!
What tide is best for snapper fishing?
Snapper will use an incoming tide to corral bait schools against reef edges, shallow flats and prominent channel declines. On an outgoing tide, they will use channel entrances, eddies behind structure and bank edges to ambush baitfish forced from shallow bays and off the sand banks due to the lowering water level.
What is the best Burley for snapper?
The best berley is one that contains as much natural product as possible – skipjack tuna, mussel, salmon, mullet guts and paua – all ground up finely with tuna oil added. To say a berley has ‘fish oil’ added is not good enough; it needs to be tuna oil to get the best results.
What is the pound leader for red snapper?
Rigging for Red Snapper Fishing
I use 60-pound braid main line mostly, and then I’ll have a strong but small swivel, and the weight I use depends on the current. I usually get by with a 3 oz to 8 oz weight. If there’s no current, I don’t use any weight,” Serra said.
How deep do you fish for red snapper?
between 30 and 200 feet
Red snappers are both deep water and shallow dwellers. You can find them at any depth between 30 and 200 feet, usually huddled by nearby protective structures. Favorite hot spots include piers, seawalls, and old wreckage.
What weight fly rod for snapper?
A 4- or 5-weight fly rod equipped with a clear sink-tip line and a 7-foot leader tapered to 8-pound test fluorocarbon is needed, especially if water is clear.
What should my drag be set to?
For best results, the drag setting should be able at the point where the line holds a third to half of its weight before moving (e.g., a 20-pound line should not move until the hook holds seven to ten pounds).
How much drag do I need for saltwater?
So how much drag is enough for your style of fishing? For sailfishing, it might be just 6 pounds at strike and 12 pounds max, says Littau. For bottomfishing, it’s maybe 12 pounds at strike and 20 pounds max. Most anglers don’t ever need to go above 25 to 30 pounds of drag, says Rice.
Should leaders be heavier than Main Line?
A leader is a length of monofilament line tied to the end of the main line that is on your fishing reel. It can be a metre long if you fish for bream and whiting or it can be 6 or 7 metres long if you gamefish. It can be lighter than your main line or it can be much heavier than your main line.
What size leader line should I use?
What Weight of Leader Line to use? First and foremost, the rule is to use a leader line weight less than (weaker) the mainline. For example, if your using a 15# monofilament mainline, you’ll likely need a <= 12# leaderline.
How do you set up a Strayline rig?
Method: Use about 1.5 to 2 metres of trace (60 to 80lb depending on the species targeted) and attach both the keeper (tie first) & terminal hooks using a snell knot. Run a small ball sinker down on top of the keeper hook then attach the rig to your mainline using a swivel – tie this with either a uni or clinch knot.
What depth do snapper swim?
Snapper are commonly found in the depths of between 15 to 25 metres in larger bays, however, they can be found anywhere from 5 to 120 metres.