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ow to catch hog snapper?... help
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:58 pm
by zpunancy
i've caught hog snapper in the past and was wonderiing if anyone has targeted them primarily and could give me any tips. any specifics on leader size, hook size, or a rig to prefer to use for them? maybe even a better bait than shrimp or even cut up shrimp??.... any tips would help!
Re: ow to catch hog snapper?... help
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:17 pm
by krash
About the only way I target them is with the spear-gun while lobster diving..
Re: ow to catch hog snapper?... help
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:24 pm
by cudaman
Small Crabs (not from Woody's and about the size of a quarter) or Shrimp. Fish them near the pylons. The shrimp don't have to be alive neither do the crabs.
Re: ow to catch hog snapper?... help
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:01 pm
by joenofishhere
I know a guy who swore by dead shrimp with the shell peeled off.
Re: ow to catch hog snapper?... help
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:40 pm
by cudaman
rare wrote:cudaman wrote:Small Crabs (not from Woody's and about the size of a quarter).
Are Woody's crabs t00 big?
Just not the right size or kind you want to fish with
Re: ow to catch hog snapper?... help
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:27 pm
by Swordslayer71
They like sea fans and other soft corals to hide behind so find an area with soft corals and hogfish are usually around. Live shrimp/fresh dead shrimp/crabs will definitely increase your chances, but still be prepared to weed through some non-target species before you find one.
Re: ow to catch hog snapper?... help
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:55 pm
by Chevy Juan
Also whatever worked for you in the past, continue doing it.