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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Helping Each Other Out => Topic started by: gymrat987654321 on October 17, 2008, 09:15:30 PM
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I was wondering how to fish live snappers for bigger bluefish and bass. I was thinking of putting a fishfinder slide on my main line with a 18" 45# steel leader and a 6/0 hook. What do you think? Also where should I hook it? Thanks. t^
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You probably won't even need a fish finder rig b/c you probably don't need the weight. If you do, the fish finder rig modified is perfect. I would use 60# wire leader with the 18" fish finder rig made of at least #80 mono or fluro. If you don't need the fishfinder, go with 12-18" 80# mono or fluro directly to a hook. You will probably need a stinger hook on wire line also, otherwise there is a good chance the blues will just cut the back half of the snapper off and leave you with half a fish. If you want to get more time out of your livelined snapper, you can use 80# mono or fluro to the stinger hook and rubberband it to the tail of the snapper or bait. That way you aren't hooking into the bait twice. 5/0 or 6/0 hooks are good too. My teasers are only 5/0 hooks and they were plenty big enough for blues in the surf.
Good Luck. Hope I didn't confuse you :P
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