Springtime Snook

It's time for Snook to begin feeding and heading for the inlets and that's exactly what is happening. Water temperature is in the low 70's and the days are getting longers as the snook have sensed their need to prepare for spawning. Crab patterns are especially productive this time of year as the spring crab hatch is encouraging snook to watch for something brown swimming slowly in the current. Although the DOA Terroreyz is shaped like a fish, there is little doubt that snook and tarpon see it as crab when presented with the rootbeer colored morsel. And crabs, too, work very well. Expecially the small ones. The key is to present the bait properly to feeding fish. Snook feed in the current and especially where there's a shadow to protect them from the bright sunlight. Crab can be a good pattern anytime, but it's especially good in May.