Abused Bait & No Joy!

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Abused Bait & No Joy!

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Hit the closest put-in near my house tonight. Caught a small mangrove snapper and then a lady fish.
I hooked the lady in rear and chunked her out......after about 20 mins the reel goes berserk....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz right at a dock I was sitting near. I engaged the reel and held on. I had about 3 seconds of rod doubled over drag pulling heavy fish, then nothing! The hook had foul hooked back into the bait with no chance of hooking the fish.


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Big Snook. They love Ladyfish of that size.
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What do you know about big snook? :rr:
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DaveR wrote:What do you know about big snook? :rr:
No pictures for you. :evil:
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I've got a picture....
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Tried again tonight.... almost scored a trash can slam. 1 catfish, 1 puffer, and a jack stole my bait and then ate my florescent pink bobber.
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What, no stingray?
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Urban Legend II wrote:What, no stingray?

LOL... No Joy! But I do hear a jumbo sized pin fish is a good bait for flop fish.
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