“The Snook Book” Review (How To Guarantee You’ll Catch More Snook)
- By: Joseph Simonds
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There are three things you can do right now if you want to guarantee you’ll catch more snook.
The first is to read “The Snook Book.”
“The Snook Book” could easily be the best book on snook fishing ever written.
Fishing author Frank Sargeant is known as one of the top authorities on snook, redfish, trout, and tarpon.
Not only does he have some of the top-selling books on those species, but his books are jam-packed full of great tactics and evergreen tips.
In this podcast, Luke and I break down some of our favorite chapters in Frank’s “Snook Book.”
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Here’s a timestamped table of contents:
- 0:28 – The fishing principle you MUST know
- 2:01 – Start with the 90/10 rule
- 3:35 – Where to find snook
- 4:38 – Used NOAA charts, now you have Smart Fishing Tides!
- 5:06 – Blueprint for finding snook and tides to fish
- 6:15 – Concepts are the same, the technology has evolved
- 6:52 – Current, structure, baitfish = recipe for success
- 7:30 – The one thing to look for to find snook
- 9:40 – Easiest way to catch snook (best baits)
- 10:40 – Trick to keep your bait fresh
- 11:39 – Free line your shrimp to catch trophy snook
- 13:14 – The chapter on casting, it’s a must-read!
- 14:29 – Snook are super structure oriented
- 15:23 – Where and when to wade fish for snook
- 17:02 – One bait that a snook will never turn down
- 19:08 – Spooling your reel with braid (how much & what #)
- 20:49 – Beach fishing for snook
- 21:54 – Snook feed at this time in the surf
- 24:18 – A big mistake made when fishing for snook off the beach
- 26:30 – Snook in really shallow water are doing this
- 27:49 – Moon phases and what this tells you
- 29:34 – Topwater and night fishing for snook
- 32:53 – Here are the 3 things you can do to catch more snook right now:
Conclusion
If you like catching snook a.k.a. bass on steroids, then definitely check out this book!
Although it was written a while ago, these tactics are evergreen.
Have you read this book yet?
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Another great informative video ! I always learn different tactics by listening how others apply what they know! Put that with knowledge acquired and it’s just a great advantage on the water! Thanks for what you do! I just think if this was around 50 yrs ago how many records I could’ve had! 😆 lol
Siging up as a member has made me a much better fish sniper.Your are all Salt Strong.
Thank you, Bob!
Great podcast. I did not see a link to the podcast you made a reference to. “Captain Dave the mad snooker” I would love to listen to that podcast. Thanks again.
Hey Frank! Here’s the link to The Mad Snooker. It was an awesome one – https://saltstrongdev.wpengine.com/articles/mad-snooker-snook-fishing-tips-podcast/
Joe, I am a salt strong member from Buffalo. Have to ask…where did you get the “Buffalo Culture” tee shirt you are wearing?
Hey Greg. Check it out (pretty cool video explaining the Buffalo Culture) – https://buffaloculture.com/
You mention the “90-10” rule a lot and I believe that terminology comes from an old retired marine biologist by the name of Mr. Buck Perry. He also created the term “structure fishing” and another you may not have heard is “spoonplugging”. I give you a link to the first of a series of videos that include him speaking at one of his classes he gave. Before the “slam shady”, I used my own handmade (easy to do) spoonplugs to catch all type of fish when I was younger. Enjoy the knowledge learned from these videos and all of his books !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_gkOq93iIo
Good stuff, Rick! Thank you for shedding some light on this. Going to watch the video now. Appreciate you.
Some really good tips and info! However, since I was born and grew in and around Buffalo, Joe, what is the “Buffalo Culture” tee shirt?
Thank you, Tom. Check out this quick video on what Buffalo do in the storms. It’s pretty cool – https://buffaloculture.com/
While I am not a member of Salt Strong, you videos, have been very positive for me. I enjoy the humor at times, the professionalism of your team and the many recommendations from them also on equipment, lures and how to fish.
Thank you, Daniel! I hope to see you in the Insider club in the near future. Let us know anything we can do to better serve you.
Great podcast!!
Thank you, Asner!
Surf-casting, cast up current or down current?
For snook you can usually see them facing into the current (waiting for the bait to come to them) so do the same with your lures. Of course, depending on the wind and chop, it can be tougher to gauge sometimes. Hope that helps Douglas!