Hetherington 0 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Gday all!First time writer, long time reader! Looking for a bit of advice...Ive recently been squidding out at Tennyson with varying results, but everytime have had some good snook chasing my squid jig's. Ive tried throwing a lure out, which they also chase right to my kayak but wont take it! Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Underpants 1,543 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Snook eat small fish, you'll often see them schooling gar, tommies ect. Try some small (around 50-70mm or so)shallow/mid diving HB minnow lures. I would recommend the Stiffy Minnows but they dont make them anymore . Hetherington 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrfish 327 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 try varying your lure retreive, slow it down when you see them following or stop completely for short while. Play with different lure colours (blue seems best for me). Other wise if you know they are around throw some burley out and float some unweighted fish baits around Hetherington 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Codey 22 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Rapala X-Raps in 10 cm extreme slashbaits Hetherington 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hetherington 0 Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Any colour preference Codey? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MistOne 0 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Im in the same boat as you mate, Ive landed pleanty of snook land based but in the kayak had no results, tried lots of different hard bodies too no luck using the X-wraps (been using the olive green colour) Think soft plastics might by worth while a shot, either that or im not timing the drift / speed correcrtly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fisher 3 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Plastics this summer from the boat has completely smashed any metal or hb I've tried ! Ya do loose a few to bite offs but your getting heaps more hits etc!!! A few plastics I use are the squidgy poddy mullet around 80mm size , drop bear think that's the name of it , white one with orange throat and a black spot! Anything in pilchard colour should work! Try get the stealth pro bream jig heads coz they have a longer bigger hook so less bite offs! You can change up your retrieve from a slow wind to normal twitches and pause, as most hits are on the pause as its sinking back down just watch your line like a hawk while doin this! Best time has been on the run in tide for me, and also in very shollow water anywhere from Marino to Hallet cove! Oh and ive been using 12 lb fluro carbon leader, sometimes still not thick enough for bite offs!Good luck! yellow door 1 and Jack. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yorke_angler 0 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 http://www.strikehook.com/forum/35-bait-tackle/227934-lures-for-snook-salmon?limit=15&start=30#238903 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallopHunter 1 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 To find them throw around a small chrome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack. 10 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Man, I think Snook away from rocks and jetties and that is about thinking outside the box.You can go trolling around in the hopes of discovering a school, this works.For a "make them come to you" session, here's what I find works;Get yourself into Tommie and Gar mode! Nice surface slick of oil and grain. Then as miraculously happens, the tommies & or Gar appear outta nowhere. Sometimes even slimey macks or whatever.This is fun fishing in itself right, unwieghted or floating gents and yer into a good bread n butter sesh.Stick a big rod down cos wherever this action is goin on, you never know if a snapper or 10 are close by a squid jig on a handline ready to go too if a squadron of Squidlies Cruz through!!!!This is the set up that once established and underway is going to produce SNOOK! Many people won't even notice them unless they pull in half a gar or they are really fired up and start getting airborne :woohoo: So when all is going well, grab yer pre rigged soft plastics rod with a 4" minnow and work it at the back and edges of the burley hungry Tommie n Gar......SMASH! THUD! JESUS those snook hit a lure hard!!!! My old man uses a very fine wire trace to avoid getting SNOOKED too frequently, but man they are fun what ever way you go.I find them the hardest fish to land.... They get boatside and are then absolute bastards for chomping through leader hahaha! GOTTA LOVE THOSE SNOOOOOOK! daniel3625, kadava, squid lips and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Codey 22 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Any colour preference Codey?i think the colour is called ghost of the top of my head Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crispy 2 Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I picked one up yesterday on the ol white plastic lure ,was going to throw it out then a guru told me it is one of the best lures for snook ,couldnt keep him as he was about 2cm to small so he lives to fight another day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 When I find snook trolling I always go back and find the school on the sounder. Then berley up with bits of pilly and catch them on bait. Much more fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I picked one up yesterday on the ol white plastic lure ,was going to throw it out then a guru told me it is one of the best lures for snook theyve worked for the last fifty years that i know ofif your trolling for em and get on just go round and round in circles crispy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barbz 0 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Burkley powerbait ''watermelon pearl'' .... That's all u need. Hard to find those plastics but if u do, get a few packets coz snook just love them . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crispy 2 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I use a paravanes and i was having real trouble with it for some reason, worked fine before i think maybe the rod is to light as it keeps diving no mater where you put the line .Half the time i was cutting grass over the ribbon weed of seacliff gave up in the end Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fisher 3 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Pretty sure at the trolling speed you want to do with a paravane makes it dive around 7-8 m deep so you can't troll too shallow I usually won't go lower than 10 m deep with a paravane plus I've never had one on a rod they have too much weight/drag/pull or watever while trolling so I've only had them on handlines, then tie off to your rear cleats and sit and wait for the paravane to pop up!! Easy crispy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crusher 18 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Gday all!First time writer' date=' long time reader! Looking for a bit of advice...Ive recently been squidding out at Tennyson with varying results, but everytime have had some good snook chasing my squid jig's. Ive tried throwing a lure out, which they also chase right to my kayak but wont take it! Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated![/quote']what lures have you used?only metal slugs?You need to remember that snook are some of the most intelligent fish and can be very fussy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CallopHunter 1 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hey guys,What speed do you go when trolling, I know what speed to use when spinning but I'm not sure about trolling.CH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hey guys' date='What speed do you go when trolling, I know what speed to use when spinning but I'm not sure about trolling.CH[/quote']depends, varys 2-4 knots Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crispy 2 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Fairly slow mate two strokes dont like it much but i have heard fours can just about run on idle without any problem ,watched a video on utube some old guy fishing for snook somewhere had 3 eskies full must have been a pro ,but they were all good sized ,love smoked snook .looking at trying some different lures any sugestions i have a chrom slice with green face on one side any other ideas ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 i have had success on the gold one with a reflective side crispy and a normal chromie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fisho86 0 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Hi fellas, try a skirted lure crispy. They work for me just don't last all that long especially with big Snook.Cheers fisho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crispy 2 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 That will be okay it should last for a while with my luck then Just Me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cody 0 Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 Does anyone know what colour double cluch is best for snook Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,821 Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 We used to get alot of them while chasing pinkies on soft plastic lures - 3 to 4 inch - they are very good at cutting you off as they thrash their head when you go to net them or as they get close to the boat. Id almost consider a short wire trace if I was specifically targeting them on lures they can inhale - or use long thin Bibbed minnow lures with the middle treble removed. Just to keep their mouths away from your leader. I have seen them working gar schools in 3 to 4m of water - they are fun to watch getting fully airborne . So they have no problem smashing long thin fish like gars. But that long snout and razor sharp cutters can make them quite annoying when using flouro or mono leaders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wert 470 Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Cody said: Does anyone know what colour double cluch is best for snook Any colour works, if i had to choose.... Probably chrome... probably Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,821 Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 14 hours ago, Wert said: Any colour works, if i had to choose.... Probably chrome... probably Yeah anything that mimics a gar wouldnt be a bad place to start. But colour shouldnt be a huge deal - the lures we used to chuck for pinkies were a mix of pinks - browns, and pumkin colour and they had no problems hitting those. I have watched them shadow huge schools of 3 inch sliver bait while diving - I imagine with a mouth that big and cutting teeth that sharp - everything is on the menu. Wert 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rybak 622 Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 Halco sliced metal snook lure or any sliced metal lure works without fail when trolling. I use a lead line rather than a paravane. Also 3 ganged 1/0 hooks with a thin strip of stream lined fish bait works good as does the swim bladder of the first snook you catch. When catching Gar & there are a few about, cast out a bibbed lure or even a soft plastic well behind the Gar & often you will get a snook or two. I prefer a bibbed lure as they will destroy a soft plastic. Wert 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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