Weird Fishing Technique that Works
Posted: October 19th, 2020, 12:55 pm
It's a good thing that I didn't give up on a technique I learned on YouTube for catching mangrove snapper. A fishing buddy laughed at me, but he is not laughing now. I've proven that macaroni can be used as chum and bait for mangrove snapper.
I made my first attempt at chumming up the mangroves several weeks ago when the water was still dark and cloudy from storms. After slowly tossing 2 lbs. of al dente macaroni into the water, there was no evidence that the fish were responding to it. On Thursday, however, the water was much clearer. After tossing a little macaroni into the water for maybe 10 minutes, the mangroves came into view about 15 feet below the surface. Then, I freelined a chunk of cut bait into the swirling fish. Caught one. To sweeten the deal, I added a piece of macaroni to the cut bait. Caught another one. When the cut bait was all gone, there were a few pieces of macaroni on the deck of the boat. Another fishing buddy (not the one who had been laughing at me) decided that he'd bait his hook exclusively with macaroni. That worked as well.
I made my first attempt at chumming up the mangroves several weeks ago when the water was still dark and cloudy from storms. After slowly tossing 2 lbs. of al dente macaroni into the water, there was no evidence that the fish were responding to it. On Thursday, however, the water was much clearer. After tossing a little macaroni into the water for maybe 10 minutes, the mangroves came into view about 15 feet below the surface. Then, I freelined a chunk of cut bait into the swirling fish. Caught one. To sweeten the deal, I added a piece of macaroni to the cut bait. Caught another one. When the cut bait was all gone, there were a few pieces of macaroni on the deck of the boat. Another fishing buddy (not the one who had been laughing at me) decided that he'd bait his hook exclusively with macaroni. That worked as well.