Snapper

    The snapper family shares some
    similarities with the grouper family.  
    There are many different species of
    snapper and they hang out on the same
    reefs, wrecks and rocky areas that the
    grouper are found.  Snapper are

popular from the Carolinas to Florida on the Atlantic, across the Gulf
coast to Texas, and in the water of the Bahamas, Bermuda and
Caribbean.  Snapper are smaller than the grouper family, but there is
the mutton snapper that can weigh more than 25 pounds.  The most
popular types of snapper are the red, yellowtail, silk, mangrove,
blackfin, dog, gray, black, and lane.  

Catching Snapper

Lots of fishermen catch snapper off of piers and bridges, but most
snapper are caught from boat fishermen drifting baits along the bottom
or anchoring near reefs and wrecks.  When anglers arrive at a good
spot along a reef or wreck, they have a few options for catching these
fish.  Many anglers prefer fishing baits along the bottom while others like
to chum them to the surface.  Both methods are effective.  Some
fishermen prefer using artificial lures such as jigs to catch snapper.  

    When chumming along a reef, it is easiest to purchase a frozen block
    of ground menhaden.  Put the block of chum into a mesh bag and
    lower it into the water attached to a rope.  The most popular type of
    bait is a piece of fresh fish such as little tunny, mackerel or menhaden.
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