Posted: 5/8/2012 4:57:40 PM EDT
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I was kayaking today and the snook were popping everywhere in the river, fresh water. What artificial jigs should I use? Thanks |
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Quoted: Quoted: Do it right and use a free lined shrimp. The season is closed isn't it? Its fresh water. I am not eating them, I just want to catch them for the sport. Shrimp are just fine in fresh water. I caught my biggest up in the little Manatee on free lined shrimp. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Do it right and use a free lined shrimp. The season is closed isn't it? Its fresh water. I am not eating them, I just want to catch them for the sport. Shrimp are just fine in fresh water. I caught my biggest up in the little Manatee on free lined shrimp. Well maybe one day. But live shrimp are 5 miles the wrong way  |
| If they were popping/breaking the surface feeding....try a bomber long A floating lure "red head-silver white body". I remove all the treble hooks on the lure and only replace the tail portion with a circle hook. You'll get more miss strikes but less stress and risk on the fish especially on catch/release. |
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If they are popping the surface take a DOA shrimp, take out the weight, cut it in half and put it back in the body, so it falls slower. Typically shrimp in the fresh water side are much smaller so use the smaller 3" size.
You can also remove the hook and the weight and rig it Texas style with a large gap worm hook with integrated weight on the shank. This will allow you to cast closer to and into snags/weeds etc. |
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Quoted: Nice. A candid photo,taken by.....yourself?from today http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/chas8008/photos001-5.jpg http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/chas8008/photos011-3.jpg  |
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Thanks everyone, I will go out Friday morning and I hope I have some good photos to share!! Quoted: Quoted: Nice. A candid photo,taken by.....yourself?from today http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/chas8008/photos001-5.jpg http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/chas8008/photos011-3.jpg to you too.Where have you been hiding anyway?? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Nice. A candid photo,taken by.....yourself?from today http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/chas8008/photos001-5.jpg http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac133/chas8008/photos011-3.jpg Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that... |
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Quoted: If you're really serious about catching them, you'll go in full stealth mode.......  http://i.imgur.com/wrTau.png  |
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Quoted: If you're really serious about catching them, you'll go in full stealth mode....... http://i.imgur.com/wrTau.png Or you could try and blend in with this nifty fish hat.   |
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Quoted: This is probably the biggest one I have caught. November of 1994... 34 1/2 inches and very fat. Time sure flies by. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/banditman1/a2/File1.jpg Nice fish sir!! |
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Quoted: If you're really serious about catching them, you'll go in full stealth mode....... http://i.imgur.com/wrTau.png 4 years, 4 years and now is when you post this. Your patience is that of legend. |
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Quoted: its amazing what will come back to haunt you Quoted: If you're really serious about catching them, you'll go in full stealth mode....... http://i.imgur.com/wrTau.png 4 years, 4 years and now is when you post this. Your patience is that is legend.  |
