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Mudflap · Horse Mullet Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 127

Anyone else catching lots of snapper in Aransas bay. My buddy came back from a trip this weekend with tons of mangroves he said they caught fishing gas wells in Aransas Bay. Anyone else doing this?

repofish · Pony Mullet Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 81

it is common.

Mudflap · Horse Mullet Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 127

I need to get the boat down to the coast once in awhile then. When did this snapper thing start?

FINS · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:33 pm Post subject:

i started catching a few here and there about 3 or 4 years ago. From what i recall hearing they havent always been inshore. Though im not positive. I do know they are very good to eat. Usually find them around structure jetties, rigs

The Trash Heap · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: Sikes' Sunday Column

http://www.caller.com/ccct/recreation_columnists/article/0,1641,CCCT_868_4914591,00.html
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bunting1 · Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 5

I was catching mangrove (grey) snapper at the Port A jetties using live shrimp. They hit fast and you will go through alot of shrimp. They taste awesome. They were about 8 feet from the rocks. Fish on the bottom and be prepared to set the hook. Gaftop and Sheepshead were aslo eating the shrimp. (of course a live shrimp isn't going to last long on the bottom) I had a healthy stringer not too long ago. I even caught a couple bonnet head sharks that I threw back.

I used a 2/0 flounder hook and a slip weight with 20lb test. Be prepared to lose some tackle too when jettie fishing.
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ChuBri · Pony Mullet Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 53

We used to catch them back in the late 80s near Ingleside

Bwanablue · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:09 am Post subject:

I caught 8 or 9 mangroves on August 3 at Gorda at the mouth of the Colorado. Peeled shrimp on a small wire circle cast 10-12 feet off the bank on a strong outgoing tide. First time I'd ever caught a mangrove. Good fun on Pico's Zebco 33. Cool

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