without river herring on the list these days, anyone try live lining with snapper blue fish? do bass like these guys or not? ive tried to snag bunker before but even those seem to be limited lately. anyone have any luck otherwise?
i was out in montauk 2 falls ago and the snappers moved in under the light house. By dumb luck i had a small tin in my bag and caught a few snappers(6-10"). it was the middle of the day and nobody was catching so we decided to live line the snappers and as soon as we did we started catching. Had had a few fish to 20 lbs and lost one bigger. So to answer your question yes snappers work as livebaits.
Yes. Get a sabiki rig and find them under the lights at you local harbor mid summer. Throw them in a bucket/live-well and take them to the harbor entrance on the drop and throw them to the wolves.
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
Just keep in mind that you're talking about two different seasonal baits.
River herring--spring and early summer
Snappers--late summer and early fall.
Bass will eat snappers, but they're not a substitute for river herring as they show at opposite ends of the season.
There isn't a lot in the ocean that bass won't eat if they can get it in their mouths and swallow it
Mike is right on ... bass eat basically anything that they can get their mouths on ... and they love snapper blues ... which emerge in the August time frame ...
that said, remember 10-per day.
"It was the blackest night! There was no moon in sight! (You know the stars ain't shinnin cause the sky's too tight) "
snappers vs. herring
Hybrid Mode
