Incredible Underwater Mangrove Snapper Behavior!

Want to see how mangrove snapper actually feed on shrimp?

Here’s a scenario…

You’re fishing a bridge using live shrimp in hopes of getting sheepshead or snapper for dinner, but you keep feeling little tap-taps and losing your shrimp.

Sound familiar?

What do you think is happening down there?

I always thought snapper or sheepshead were stealing my bait, but after watching this video, I now know exactly what’s going on.

In this video below, you’ll learn:

- How shrimp vs. pinfish feed (and how to lose fewer shrimp)
- How to catch more snapper
- How sheepshead act underwater (which is very different than mangrove snapper)
- And much more

If you want to catch more sheepshead and snapper, check this out.

Have any questions about how mangrove snapper feed?

Let me know in the comments below.

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[chugginbeers]

If Sheepshead are scared of GoPros maybe you could cover up the GoPro emblem or use a different brand name that sheeps that aren't familiar with.

[_Murky_]

dead bait vs live bait would be interesting

[RGT]

That’s awesome Luke. Gives me a better idea of how to fish my artificial shrimp as well.

[jmcin]

Great tutorial, brother! From my experience, using a drop-shot rig (used in bass fishing) is highly effective for mangrove. I don’t understand why but they move right in and hammer the shrimp-almost without thought using a size #1 gamakatsu octopus hook....another trick I use is I take a pair of tweezers and blind the shrimp by crushing the eyes in order to keep them from jumping so much....

[stevehogan]

Wow, what a great job you did of getting that footage and then breaking it down. Love your vids and the club. Not to mention Smart Spots.

[JarHead]

This is my first time fishing is fla and this helps a lot as I were catching a lot the other day one question though do they bite in cigar minnows?

[buddyprice]

We tore up the mangrove snapper yesterday in NE Florida. They were up to 13" we caught 9 altogether on live shrimp. Thank you for the video!!!

[kendixon]

This Is really nice being able to see their behavior 👍👍👍

[SaltWaterRiders]

Dude what an awesome idea for a fishing video. Clear footage. Great lesson. One of the best channels out there especially for us tampa bay fishermen that love to check mangrove snappers. Please do more of these type of videos!!!

[RyuKilledKenny]

This is exactly what we need to know, I subscribed to your channel.

[ijalyt]

Very interesting.. Thank you for the awesome footage👍🏼👍🏼

[dougiemac]

I love your under water footage!!! Way awesome!!!!

[JeffGush-pufy]

Im heading out to Savusavu in Fiji to Salt lake lodge to get some mangrove snappers soon. Great work on setting up this video! Very interesting behavior!!

[RedFishTV.com.]

Awesome video !
Underwater footage is the Most interesting and educational view of bait-feeding habits ...
Lucky you are in Florida, the water temperature in Long Island sound is just starting to warm up… Hooked up with some black Seabass and fluke just recently ...working on some
New videos, and we’re going to try the SlamShady paddle tail for striped bass and fluke... Will let you know ASAP,
Tight lines from captain Wally

[eugeneweeks]

I go to a spot in Sarasota Bay on a bridge. I limit out every time I go and I can feel the other snapper bouncing off my leader when they go into a frenzy. Every single cast on half a shrimp every time. Also, MONSTER sheepshead are n the same spot. Incoming tide only. Got 4 to 6 hours of a fire bite EVERY time. You can actually see the fish schooled up with 24 inch sheepers everywhere. Hint? Bird Key.

[hawkie]

I love these kinds of videos. So many claims about different lures, etc. and there’s never any video showing you how fish interact with different techniques.

[xRamZx]

Love this! So cool to see the antics of fish. Do more!

[dertythegrower]

Awesome research.
Great stuff... thank you for sharing.

[jessicamargiewicz]

WOW! Amazing! I love how you explain fishing in a scientific and logical manner. I joined the membership just now, I am new to fishing but it's my obsession now. We caught two mangrove snappers inshore fishing yesterday in Venice FL and they were delicious. We had a lot of bites on live shrimp but only reeled in two, the rest didn't get hooked. Maybe my hook is too big? I am going through your videos to figure out what I did wrong lol. Watching your videos is better than going to the movies and almost as good as actually going fishing!!!

[paulhuval]

Thanks for sharing this. I like seeing stuff like this 👍