Thanks for the feedback, congrats on your fish! 👊

Only tiny tid-bit of advice I'll also add. If you can't afford or do not have access to a cast net. Or you just plain out can't throw one properly, get a small SABIKI RIG! My cast netting attempts failed, went to the baitstore grabbed two sabikis and two dozen live shrimp. Ripped the shrimp into chunks the size of dimes and put them on the sabiki hooks. 10 pinfish in the pail in about 15 minutes. Again! SABIKI RIGS for bait if you can't use a cast net or have no luck with a cast net! Caught bait on the beach in Longboat and also the bay side of Longboat so they can be caught in open water. But every good fisherman knows bait hide upstream in bays and rivers. TIGHT LINES!! This guy got me my first snook and he'll get yours too!

Great advice! Funny you should mention that. Here’s part 2 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ht5kmpSHqauvfXU.html

@phytobedo Fishing well would you guess I went back tonight and landed a 34" snook. Nice scream on the drag, landed and safely revived. I could do this all night!

That 50lb florocarbon is shredded too so great call on the heavy leader.

My pleasure

Thank you. I really tried to make it simple yet complete.

I seen this was uploaded on the 4th of Jul ? Must of booked you a spot on the beach for fireworks 💥 to huh 😂😂 is that Juno ?

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it

Make sure to watch my latest vid, it goes into more detail about catching snook bait

Good luck! 🍀

Did you ever fish at night on the beach for them

@@mikeburney9282 At early night is best time for the big ones to get confident enough to patrol the water on the very shore. You will see tarpon do this at night, and sharks too.

Thank you Mo!

@@phytobedo I just started this new job and with my first paycheck I'm going to purchase a rod and a reel and I'm heading to Sebastian to catch my first Snook. This video has helped me a lot with your tips and ideas. I always thought I needed a sinker to catch Snook and boy I was wrong 🤦🏽‍♂️

From the beach, you don’t, but you might from the pier at Sebastian. Just do as the locals do when you get there.

Thanks my man!

It is a lot of fun, and the beauty is something we Floridians often take for granted. Thanks Don!

Good luck!

If you can deal with the no see ums!

Thanks! They will not usually be able to fray through 50lb leader. I’ve had them break through lighter leader.

Good luck! Let me know how you do or if you have any more questions.

There are certainly many ways to do it. The hook size is dependent on the bait size. You can’t use a tiny hook with an 8+ inch croaker, but definitely can with a small greenie or sardine etc. As far as leader goes, if you use 15 lb, you are going to lose a lot of fish. Don’t do it.

Thanks! Good luck 👊

I was at sebastian inlet last night and caught some huge ones. Then went 25miles out offshore and got some mahi and king mackerel all good sizes too!

Thank you and good luck! Hit me up if you have any questions

Thanks for the comment! How did you do?

@@phytobedo Mostly because of the time of year (mid Feb) we didn't catch any Snook. From what I've read and was told by some locals at bait shops, snook action doesn't pick up until March-April, so we were a little early, but caught a few other species while we were in SW FL, primarily saltwater catfish and some smaller species we caught surf fishing in Lovers Key (some rudderfish, etc.).

Thanks Gary! I’ve fished spillways for snook for years, but before I started filming. My brother and I used to throw topwater chuggers out in the foam. It was a blast! I just might have to give it a shot. Thanks for the comment!

Your welcome i look forward to seeing you bust some good fish

Excellent, good luck!

Jay Tua pffffff hahaha

Jay Tua 💀💀💀

I am proud of you!

public beach my guy?

Yep

Good luck!

Thanks John!

Sounds awesome!

Great!

Yep, trying to get on the bait while maintaining 500 ft distance from the pier

Thanks Gareth!

Its not crowded at 6 a.m.

Perfect timing

Good luck!

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Thanks Gilbert, good luck!

So I'm going down to Port Saint Lucie, arriving on the 14th.... would I be able to do this there? or should I head towards Sebastian or Juno to actually have success?

You could have success at any of these beaches. I don’t know st Lucie county beaches all that well personally, but the snook are definitely there. Hobe Sound, Jupiter Inlet beach, and Juno are sure bets.

I’be heard Sebastian is very good as well, but I e never been.

Yes, there are snook in Ft. Pierce inlet...BUT I'm going to give this a go...I've got all my gear ready to go... thing is I'm going to do this alone because my bro-inlaw doesn't want to leave fresh water to fish salt anymore...SO I'll enjoy this on my own!

OH and we went to the spillway...we got skunked BUT we'll be back there when I get down!!!

Thank you!

Ahahahahaha! Scrap the caddy Clyde

@@phytobedo one of my favorites

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You know it buddy! Let me know if I can help you with anything.

Thanks! Yeah throw a live croaker to them with no weight. They’ll eat it. You don’t have to wait for a net. Watch my video called “How to catch live bait for snook without a net.”

Thanks mp!

I sometimes keep the fish, there's nothing wrong with it, BUT - only if it has the size big enough me and my wife to eat dinner from, anything smaller or bigger gets thrown back - if we don't feel like eating fish that day: I throw it back - only if it's within the legal size limit and a specie that isn't already struggling for survival of the specie See, there's nothing wrong with catching and cooking a fish for dinner from time to time. What IS wrong is when you keep a fish just for the heck of it and do nothing with it later on. I've even seen people catch (big) fish and just hurl them on the hot concrete to let them die and rot, just because that particular specie was preventing them from catching them the specie they were specifically looking for (aka eating their bate). Some even went as far as literally stumping the fish to death with their feet. Those are the assholes that need a good kick in the balls, for real.

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You might want to watch part 2 first.

Thanks Joel!

Thank you, good luck! Let me k ow how it works out!

You won’t find snook much farther north than Tampa.

Good luck! Let me know how you do!

@@phytobedo will do! subscribed and liked!

2013brzsubaru How did you do??? I’ll be at that exact place in June.

I’ll be trying this technique for snook too. Can’t wait.

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I’ve watched this like 5 times

Haha cool

Thanks Jupe, will do!

Good luck!

My man Dukes!!! They were the best

Thanks Paul, good luck!

Good luck!

Thanks 👊

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I usually keep the bail open and hold the line with my finger. When I feel a bite, I’ll let go of the line and let the fish run for at least 5-10 seconds. Then just wind tight. As long as you’re using a circle hook, 99% of the time, it won’t gut hook them.

Thanks! Probably so

About 3 feet

Go early...

Sorry I didn’t see this before. I agree with Thomas, go early. Also look for beaches that do not have lifeguards as less people use those beaches.

Thanks!

Ken Podzielinski I haven’t noticed much of a difference.

The reel is a Baitrunner 3500 and the rod is 7 ft medium heavy fast action

Thanks

Watch my vid on how to catch snook bait without a net

Good luck! This technique will work at places other than the beach as well.

Other coast

That is a little surprising. Bait should really be coming in thick around this time of year. Lake Worth is a good snook beach as well. Maybe try this technique kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ht5kmpSHqauvfXU.html

@@phytobedo I think maybe I was going to the beach when it was pretty rough the past couple weeks but now that it seems more flat calm Ill try again. Do you find that snook fishing isn't good when it's rough swells?

Yeah that makes it very hard to get bait when it’s rough.

Are you familiar with throwing a cast net properly? If not then thats prob your problem. You have to be able to throw it where it spreads out complexly or you are wasting your time. Might want to check out some YT vids showing proper techniques on throwing a castnet😎

@@jayjohnson9668 Yes I am very familiar and can throw a flat pancake each time with ease. Looking back on this comment though, I will say that when I first started trying this method in April/May 2021 I had 0 success and never caught any snook. However, in late June the bite really fired up and I was catching a ton of bait and huge snook every time I went to the beach. In this video he says any time of year works, but I really did not find that to be true, as the beach I went to was completely dead of anything until mid summer

Good luck! These vids might help as well kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ht5kmpSHqauvfXU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNdgptRnntuVhXU.html

Thanks

You got it

I’ve had them wear through 30lb leader. Even 50lb gets frayed up pretty badly after 1 fish with this technique. I use a 4/0 or 5/0 circle hook, because there are some big snook out there. Plus using a live croaker of this size only leaves a little hook exposed. This is not a technique I read about or saw online. This comes from many years of trial and error.

Thank you, perhaps I will go with a 4/0 , would that size hook be ok with a croaker only half that size ? If the bait was running small. A 4/0 would still work or kill the bait too quick ? Smaller bait drop the hook size or stick with 4/0 ? I appreciate your reply. Thank you again. Cory.

You can go smaller with smaller baits

That’s good to hear 👍

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