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John's Journal... Entry 190, Day 5 SNAPPER, GROUPER, AMBERJACK AND KINGFISH OFF LOUISIANA'S GULF COAST Catching Big Louisiana Snapper EDITOR'S NOTE: Charlie McGinn is a good friend of Richard Harris and has been a snapper fisherman for six years. He's also a tournament king mackerel fisherman and has learned the secrets to finding and taking big snapper, grouper, amberjack and king mackerel. Question: What is an average day of snapper fishing for
you? Question: What is the secret to catching really big snapper?
Question:
When you're free lining, do you still have to break a snapper away from
structure? The best technique I've learned for stopping big snapper is a side-to-side motion alongside the boat. Once you turn its head, you change its momentum and gain some ground. The key is turning the snapper's head. When I feel a snapper's head turn, I start reeling it in to the boat. I reel when it pulls off drag because as soon as it gives me a chance to gain some ground, I want it. If I stop reeling, and the snapper turns and stops, I won't gain ground if I'm not reeling. It's frustrating to sit there and turn the reel and watch it not spin at all. However, once you gain some ground on the snapper, try to keep its head in the water so it doesn't spit out the hook. You just want that snapper to lie on its side. Question:
Where do you find your biggest snapper? The big snapper hold on the rigs. Anything sticking out of the water is being fished because we have so many anglers on the Gulf Coast who know they can go tie up to a rig and try and catch fish there. I prefer to fish underneath the water structure because it isn't fished as often and holds bigger fish. Question: What is the secret to catching gray snapper
(mangrove)? Question:
What is the biggest mangrove snapper you've ever caught? Question: If you specifically go after snapper, how many
could you catch that weigh 20 pounds or more? Question: If you could pick a day to go big snapper fishing,
what would the day be like?
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