Big SNOOK Fishing with LIVE TARGET CROAKER SWIMBAIT (Lure Review)

Testing the LIVE TARGET Croaker for snook, redfish, tarpon, and whatever bites! Hit the subscribe button please!
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[@justin_menendez]

Y’all use the livetarget baits??

[@elioavila8456]

I used a greenback by live target and caught a snook. Just a suggestion when you review the lure at the end you should rate it 1-10 so we know how good of a recommendation it is. 💪🏻

[@avery.m.w]

I have a Live Target Mullet haven’t had any luck yet but this is crazy man you’re right next to the Wabasso bridge should DM me on Instagram and maybe we can go out one day or something. Love your videos man keep it up

[@michaelthompson2782]

Yes and savage gear. Decent prices!!!!

[@TheAlexSpanky]

@@elioavila8456 One cast everyone knows the rules

[@brandonwilliams184]

Yes I throw them on the beach for snook. They can’t resist.

[@michaelensch9910]

“Just a small nic, I don’t need to re tie.” Famous last words

[@blll_x]

Amen 😂

[@russellkasprzyk4934]

He knew as soon as he said it lol

[@puffinstuff1925]

🤫

[@scmcreations]

He definitely knew lols

[@scoobysreellife4259]

Exactly

[@jslays9049]

We can just all agree Justin menendez has encouraged everyone to buy a gheenoe

[@justin_menendez]

Absolutely

[@noahjohns7954]

@@justin_menendez I’m saving up for one lol

[@elijahwarren1045]

That’s so fax, I got mine like a month ago. And he definitely inspired me to get one

[@jslays9049]

Yeah I just got me one awhile ago too he’s making them look like too much fun I love my skiff but that gheenoe really gonna change the game

[@elijahwarren1045]

@@jslays9049 facts, I can get into spots bigger boats dream they could get into. And the boats so light I honestly feel like I’m flying in it. I recently got some sea dek type stuff I covered the boat in and am working on a casting deck.

[@Nick-yf6xs]

I know everybody paused the video to see how much time was left when he said “ well if I break this one off it’s going to be a short video”😂😂😂

[@justin_menendez]

😂

[@johnlantz3771]

Famous last words: “The line’s just barely frayed, it should be alright”🤣. Been there, done that. Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@cyclonedronz7861]

Great educational vid dude....I’m learning a lot from you so thanks!

[@bbutler5090]

Caught my 43” PB snook (see tiny profile pic, to the extent you can) on a LT pinfish. They look and swim like live bait, more so than any other artificial I’ve used. Definitely worth a try.

[@theeclipse5017]

everytime you get a beast, i will watch full commercials. that's our deal.

[@gavinm8271]

This video gonna be good, I’ve been loving the live target/NLBN baits lately

[@fishology9467]

Awesome vid, keep up the amazing content. Big things heading your way!!

[@Roman-mz4tj]

Lovin the consistent videos!!!

[@justin_menendez]

Thanks for watching!!

[@7citiesfishing]

Definitely looks good

[@jarodwaldman3303]

Sick man. I really like the live targets too but definitely pricey. Snook red and a surprise tarpony. Amazballs🤘👍🤘

[@gallosp.r.josejuan5079]

Yes sir!! My favorite one is the livetarget sale sardine all of the colors. That's my go to lure. I have tge soft plastic sardine swim bait and it works to.

[@paytonlima6144]

love the lure reviews

[@justin_menendez]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@bradyjohnson6305]

🔥vid bro that was a stud snook

[@ChasinTailTampaBay]

Love the golden croaker. Redfish love it!

[@babyfacemick]

WOW I'm real impressed

[@hokuinsai4299]

Nice Slam Braddah! 😎🤙🏾

[@Benry675]

5:08 despite the break off that was an awsome bite

[@howardchiu9318]

Yes Bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@fabiansolis9060]

That was sick I have been planning on buying one of those I still now

[@kendimizekadarbalk]

Good job👌👍

[@andrewpensch904]

“Little tiny Frey, they shouldn’t be a problem”...those were my last words too

[@catfishjohn2329]

You are in the right spot. I got a 35 inch snook of the end of the 3rd or 4th dock north of the bridge there last saturday. After that I hooked a big jack and he broke my rod. I didnt care though. it was a good day. great video. thanks.

[@IAMTHEOFFICIALA1]

Yessir notha banga

[@digflfishing2177]

Justin, great video. What a mixed bag. I'd be curious to hear from you how much of this videos success is the lure and how much is really finding the right time and tide for fishing. Obviously you know when and where to fish. I wonder if you'd do a video explaining how you choose your times and places to fish...also I would like to hear what you think of as your top 5 inshore lures...the ones that are absolutely a "go to".

[@FishiganMilligan]

“that was a break off” 🤣 $13 dang that sucks!

[@kateskrmetta2022]

Do a “how many species can I catch in DOA TerrorEyes👍🏼 BTW I felt your pain on losing that snook😩😂

[@forrestbuchan9379]

Hey my dude keep up the content. It's sweeeeet. Little advice though if you want to lighten up your load on your gahnoee and get more battery life look at lithium batteries to run your trolling motor they're game changers.

[@vinmad6669]

Thanks bro .... Love ur channel Yeah i like these live target croaker a lil pricey but whatever Thanks again Keep fishing never stop

[@justin_menendez]

Thanks for checking out the videos!

[@aircooledjoe1657]

Damn I have one of these in that color in my tackle box, may have to try

[@mathewaceves8515]

try a swim bait by dockside called the MATRIX SHAD. that lure never fails to produce down here in south tx

[@ryan.brown7606]

You should try out the chase bait flick pawn shrimp! There durable and look super realistic!! Sick vid🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@dd214fishing]

Live target is just like any other lure you cant mix them together with other artifical. great video keep up the good work

[@ryanblount9800]

What’s your review/opinion on that osprey ss reel and your callusa rod combo? How would you rate it and how heavy it is for throwing lures in the 1-2 oz range for a whole day?

[@williejamesjr6887]

LESGOOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥

[@justin_menendez]

⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@louv2425]

Works buddy..try a spooltek in the mullet color review...

[@lfaulk36]

Are u using 30 lb mono only or is 30lb mono your leader attached to braid?

[@bradanderson495]

Great video! What sunglasses do you use? No question your able to see well. Thanks

[@armandoramirez4887]

Try the Rapala Long Cast lure (single or treble hook?) I'd really like to see if that works good around the same price range as this lure you're using.

[@ryankiesel4610]

They have them at a local Ollie’s discount for $7. I bought one for striped bass and modified the croaker to look like a spot with the application of a sharpie dot behind both gill plates. We’ll see how it does.

[@raulo.1761]

Try the live target mullet, they skip great and have a solid hook up ratio.

[@mikeplatt9949]

Kind of surprised. If I caught a Tarpon, redfish, 3 nice snook on a lure I would say it's pretty damn good lol

[@alexanderren1097]

Yeah but he normally can catch all that with just plain soft plastics on either a jighead or weedless hook that cost probably $0.50 each

[@johnsonmcdevitt3634]

Never used the Croaker one. I’ve tried the mullet before, didn’t have much luck with it and ended up losing it. I do use the larger greenback Livetargets, they’re worth the money to me. Snook love them, sometimes it’s all I can get them to hit. When the water is really clear, it’s one of my favorites to throw.

[@Krazykarllsound]

Hi can you send me link to website to buy those livetarget lures to catch snook fish?

[@Tyler-kw9ce]

It's funny seeing guys fish light tackle for snook. Where we fish it's 80lb fluorocarbon leader and 50-60lb braid on Accurate 500s paired with XH jigging rods. And we still get beat down by the occasional cubera, slob snook, or Goliath. I didn't believe you had to go that heavy til I started to fish with a friend of mine. That being said on Flairhawks I still throw 40-50 as they rarely choke the lure deep enough to fray you off.

[@victoriracheta1361]

Have you used the live target mullet?

[@stevestory8483]

When do you choose to use the Heavy power over the medium power? Awesome video really enjoying the lure review series

[@justin_menendez]

Just when there’s a high potential to hook a big fish I use the heavy rod.

[@stevestory8483]

@@justin_menendez thanks:)

[@derekdamico3858]

Is that wabaso bridge behind you? Does anyone know for sure? It definitely looks like it

[@fatlou_dabarber565]

What editing program do you use??

[@Stuuwe]

I always watch lure reviews when I pick up a new lure,but thinking now the debate of a lure being good or not all depends on the fish in your area and all other conditions that matter when fishing, weather, time of day-year, and what bait is running in your area. One bait I catch ten snook on could possibly not catch anything on the other coast, or even across town.

[@DelgadoFishing5]

You should do the slam shady paddle tail next!! “The one that catches every species “ they say

[@justin_menendez]

I’ll take a look at it!

[@Mattyg1]

Doa bait buster review

[@TheAlexSpanky]

Agree with this one. I've heard a lot guys at the bait shop have good success on the shallow runner

[@huntercrider9922]

Justin what area are you fishing most of the time

[@carloshernandez-sm6st]

Do you think this would work in the surf

[@fatfinfan1988]

Gill plates on a snook are nasty. They are notorious for cutting the line. Bought the baby mullet and thread fin. Can't wait to try them tomorrow... going 30lb florocarbon leader.

[@cjmouring6242]

Needa check out killer tide baits

[@cyclonedronz7861]

Try the Fishaholic finback shad paddle tail-snook slayer!

[@lmnosp1]

I suggested the same thing. Cross-over episode!

[@SaltLifeGeo]

Nice video . Still think is worth it after 2 month ??

[@JoseCruz-tu9nx]

“Tiny fray, shouldn’t be a problem.... frays off next fish” 😂💀 Try a Chasebaits Flick Prawn in Native Prawn!!

[@AndrewDoesLife]

I got one of those. A cuda bit the tail off on my second cast.... RIP

[@SnookClub]

Another great video. Not a fan of Live Targets tail action. One of these videos you are going to fish my dock. You were pretty close early on in the video. Keep pressing Rec and 🎣🐟🐟🐟

[@raulo.1761]

I use the live target mullet in both colors depending on the water quality as I also slap a treble on the bottom eyelet and it slays. Definitely gotta keep it on the surface and work it fast like a fleeing mullet

[@justin_menendez]

Gotta try the mullet!

[@raulo.1761]

@@justin_menendez if your going to get both colors I use the black/stripped for clear water and the brown/tan for muddy water.

[@hilliskopecky5711]

I have caught countless flounder on the croaker swimbait- it’s like their cryptonite for some reason

[@kevinyoung947]

Love this style of fighting so awesome you accepting any charters right now?

[@justin_menendez]

I don’t but we could work something out with a few of the local guides near me🤙

[@kevinyoung947]

@@justin_menendez okay cool i do some kayak fishing and the geenoe style fishing definitely interest me especially for going out of flamingo since I’m down in Miami, if your ever trying to do a bass vid lmk I have access to a levee since my grandpa built a cabin in the 60s in the big cypress and there are a lot of under pressured bass out there it can be amazing certain times.

[@MetalRush666]

Their shrimp works decently well too. Idk if it's better than a Vudu or DOA but it def holds its own against them

[@mateygoesfishing]

Never had much luck with livetargets. Maybe I'll give them another chance.

[@mikewheeler352]

Rule of thumb always retie after catching a Snook

[@TheAlexSpanky]

I haven't tried any of the other products but the live target shrimp was on of the worst shrimp lures I've ever tried and way over priced for what they are. Some local kids swear by that live target croaker in this video, I'm still not sold. I think you outfished the lure / are a better fisherman and therefore the lure looked better than what it is haha.

[@drc022800]

Facts he just has fire spots so he could practically cast a bare jighead and catch fish 😂😂

[@noahjohns7954]

@@drc022800 I agree. He calls a 25 inch fish smaller, and a smaller fish for me is between 10-16”. My longest fish was 35” and he calls fish that size a little above average lol

[@TheAlexSpanky]

​@@noahjohns7954 fish size has a lot to do with what area you're fishing but 35 inch fish for inshore is a big ol fish no matter where you at though! Just keep fishin!

[@noahjohns7954]

@@TheAlexSpanky lol I guess you could call it inshore, I was striper trolling in a river with many marshes around it. But I agree on the area thing

[@TheAlexSpanky]

@@noahjohns7954 Just keep getting out on the water. The more time you put in, the results will follow.

[@charlescarroll6822]

what pound test braid do you use on that rod? I'm thinking about getting one for my bigger swimbaits and lures in general.

[@justin_menendez]

40 pound braid

[@charlescarroll6822]

@@justin_menendez Thank you, I actually ordered the rod a few days ago and it just came in today. Ill definitely be trying that. Love your videos, keep being awesome.

[@kylekendall5233]

What pound braid do you use and what size is the vanford?

[@justin_menendez]

15

[@plantcitychuck2551]

academy has their brand in that lure.7$ for a 2 pk.it doesn't hurt as much when u lose one as opposed to 13$.i use them and the snook smoke the shit out of them

[@FloridaBoyGrizz]

I was going to say shouldn’t break off is last famous words lol

[@nec214]

I really love that song you play when you caught that big snook you play it in other videos can you please tell me how to find that song I just love that beat. Please Please 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@justin_menendez]

Give me the time stamp and I can figure out the song!

[@nec214]

@@justin_menendez It’s kind of awesome you blend it in stars at the 12 minute mark and then it really picks up at 13:48. That beat is so sick I thought I was hearing things!!!!!! I turned my stereo and realize you had it playing underneath the audio

[@beastmaster6963]

Can we see a tour of ur boat?

[@croomrider9785]

Caught a 36” snook on the mullet one

[@bryanli8584]

do a savage gear glide bait if u have the money for it lol

[@saltyAF_]

Top water next?

[@migesfishing7736]

got one of these in a saltwater sub box long time ago and was excited to use it... Looked great !!! We have bluefish all over the place up here and first strike i got the dang thing was bitten in half... decided right there i would not be buying one of these for my self. great looking lure but the cost to benefit of having such a realistic lure not worth it to me.. sticking with a z man paddle tail on a jig head.

[@connorscatches7808]

Was that a 4000 or 3000

[@briandantana8470]

Most of the lures we use (and lose) for mulloway here are 20-50 dollars (15-40ish usd), so hearing you say a 13 dollar lure is expensive had me laughing hahaha

[@anthonymannarino3376]

How often do you record? Do you feel your wasting your time fishing when your not recording videos?

[@SittingBearProd]

I think it was a Ted talk? that says maintaining direct eye contact alone in videos increases subscriptions by 500% or something… just a thought 🤟🏻

[@fionndayfishing2212]

What pound braid you throwing on a 5k

[@justin_menendez]

30

[@Captain-Seasick]

U should get them to sponsor your video

[@skiddieleet]

I tried that lure once. It would be awesome to have the same bait but really slow sinking so you could pause more. Sank too fast for me

[@justin_menendez]

I agree it would be cool if it was a tad bit lighter.

[@lush0]

It's the gill rakes that cut the line... Not anything in the mouth on a snook.. FYI

[@unknown_lynks4792]

What boat is that? Or skiff?

[@justin_menendez]

Gheenoe Highsider

[@N0FPV]

Why not fish with braid?

[@RustyReels]

Looks like I’m whippin out a $13 dollar bill 🔥

[@justin_menendez]

😂

[@williejamesjr6887]

$26 bucks for a 26 incher we love it 🔥

[@ryanjackson5463]

Yeah... I've always looked at the Live Targets, but I can't be shelling out that kind of money just to break em off... Too much anxiety!

[@osceolaassassin3188]

Livetarget just got a butt load of free commercial time. Expect a care package in the mail if their marketing department is worth a crap.

[@FishiganMilligan]

Why don’t you use casting gear?

[@isaiahtorres920]

Should rate the lures from A 1-10 Vudu mullet review Or Vudu shrimp 🍤

[@DamianT361]

Use a corky dude !!!!

[@scmcreations]

Goes and buys a few lols

[@ReelHardFishing]

I see you haven't learned not to leave your line hanging in the water. Asking to lose another setup lol

[@SidWalter]

Dudes get 20k and start a fishing KZbin channel 😂

[@scottk5932]

They are good baits but too expensive to use around structure. I only use them off the beach or the flats.