Night Bridge Fishing With Shrimp Catching Snook On Jigs

This video contains footage on how to catch snook from a bridge at night. In this KZbin video I teach you proven ways to fish for snook with shrimp while bridge fishing. I also end up catching one on a jig too. At one point in the evening I catch a lady fish and put it on for bait.
I learned this method for casting shrimp at night about forty years ago on this same South West Florida inner coastal waterway overpass. There were hundreds of snook then, but the limits were different. You could keep four that were any size over eighteen inches. There are still hundres of these fish that line this bridge at certain times of the year, not much has changed in that respect.
The fist night that a friend taught me how to snook fish from a bridge we caught four keepers on shrimp. Since then I've caught thousands of these delicious fish.
One of the best ways to catch these fish at night is by free lining shrimp in the current. The best location on bridges to fish for snook is always around the light and shadow areas. These fish linger in the shadows waiting for bait to come passing by.
This is more that just me snook fishing on a bridge. No, I actually take the time to share with you a lot of snook fishing wisdom I've gained through the years that will help you be a better fisherman or woman.
How to catch snook at night on a bridge highlights:
1. You need a heavy rod with no less than thirty pound test on the main line and fifty pound test mono or fluorocarbon leader.
2 When I fish shrimp at night I generally us a five ought hook, J style or circle.
3. I always hook the shrimp through the head by inserting it from underneath, just in front of the legs and black spot, and push it through to the top of the head.
4. Fish where there's a decent moving current.
5. Always cast the shrimp in any direction that will allow the bait to pass through light and shadow areas.
6. If you catch a small snook you can hand line it to the top of the bridge. If it's a large one you will either need a bridge net or another option is to walk the fish down the bridge to the seawall area and grab it that way. A good pair of fish grippers and be a handy tool if you have to lean over a seawall to get your slot keeper snook.
7. When fishing with jigs for snook I basically throw the jig out away from the shadow, let it sink to the bottom and reel three times, let fall to the bottom, quickly reel three times again...
Anyone can learn how to catch snook using this method that I present in this video. Just take some time to scout out some of your area bridges when the current is moving fast. If there are snook there you will see them near the top of the water hanging out in the shadows.

[@Sqillyam]

Love the kayak videos but really miss these

[@RadReelingFishing]

Thanks for commenting. Get a kayak. You can fish in anyone's backyard. All the spots I posted in those bank videos now are over run with locals and snowbirds, ha ha...So many viewers are just looking for good fishing spots. Thanks for sharing. I'll slip in some shore stuff still every now and then. Thanks for being a faithful subscriber.

[@mv2022]

learned a lot! Thanks!

[@RalphBarton-fishing]

Awesome fish dude. Thanks for sharing

[@dannflugame5490]

when you cast the jig off of the bridge do you let it hit the bottom then reel or close the bail as soon as it hits the water?

[@RadReelingFishing]

Most of the time I let it hit the bottom and then instantly reel two t o three cranks. I very the retrieve, but I've had the most hits when bouncing it off the bottom.

[@jshall1000]

Jc. A bridge i catch snook at thats very close to a pass seems to have dried up. The water temp is 81. Is it to early to for them to be in rivers and canals. This was the 1dt summer i snooked fished so im trying to figure out where i should look

[@RadReelingFishing]

Hi John, right now you should find Snook all over the place, in major inlets, still along the beach, in the inner coastal water ways and some in the creeks and rivers.

[@rrgH20polo]

Love to tag-a-long some time. Got my own Tackle. Thanks

[@RadReelingFishing]

Thanks for the comment. How's the fishing going with you?

[@jorgesedeno5720]

What size rod and reel

[@RadReelingFishing]

Hey Jorge, I use a penn 600 with a 7' heavy action big water ugly stik, review of my rods is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqrLoX6XaZKnfLc

[@connorrex4786]

please get a bridge net i know that first snook did not live being dropped 20-30 feet doesn’t work like that

[@DanielLopez-ux1io]

I’m pretty sure you don’t need 50lb leader use 30lb and use fluro snook are line shy fish

[@RadReelingFishing]

Thanks, I'm always fishing around pilings with barnacles or really rocky areas. It's a real fight when you hook into a monster snook on a bridge to keep him out of the pilings. That's why I use 50 Lb. leader. I don't seem to have a problem catching snook. If I'm in open water thirty pound would be okay with me, still most people that want a big snook beef up the leader, don't they? It's obvious you are a snook fisherman by your profile picture. Do you fish from bridges often? I met a guy the other night, a snook bridge fisherman. He showed me pictures of monster snook he'd caught on jigs. He always fishes with 50LB. braid and eighty pound fluorocarbon leader.

[@DanielLopez-ux1io]

Rad Reeling Fishing it’s dark but when the water gets clear use flourocarbon

[@DanielLopez-ux1io]

Rad Reeling Fishing I fish bridges I’m on the east coast and the mullet run is going on right on the east coast so the bite over hear is hot right now

[@RadReelingFishing]

I've been watching some videos of the mullet run, looks like a lot of fun! I'm headed out to the beach today to do some scouting.... This time of year we get tons of greenbacks near the shore. It's the greenback run! Around the sandbars you can pick up spanish mackerel, snook, flounder, lady fish and jacks.

[@DanielLopez-ux1io]

Rad Reeling Fishing do you have an instagram?, if not you should make one for your channel , it will help bring new subscribers

[@jackgold8382]

gandy?

[@RadReelingFishing]

Hey Jack, no, never been there. Is that a good snook fishing bridge?