ow to catch hog snapper?... help

zpunancy · Post by **zpunancy** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:58 pm

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!

krash · Post by **krash** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:17 pm

About the only way I target them is with the spear-gun while lobster diving..

cudaman · Post by **cudaman** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:24 pm

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.

joenofishhere · Post by **joenofishhere** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:01 pm

I know a guy who swore by dead shrimp with the shell peeled off.

cudaman · Post by **cudaman** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:40 pm

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

Swordslayer71 · Post by **Swordslayer71** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:27 pm

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.

Chevy Juan · Post by **Chevy Juan** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:55 pm

Also whatever worked for you in the past, continue doing it.

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