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Weather reduced red snapper landings and prompted the season to be extended. (David A. Brown photo)
By David A. Brown, OutdoorChannel.com
I never even got the reel in gear before the telltale jerking and shaking signaled a red snapper connection.
Actually, I suspect the crimson beast had grabbed my jig on the descent. As line peels off a spinning reel, the spool’s orientation releases each loop in a symmetrical surge. However, when my line jumped noticeably about 30 feet from the bottom, I raised the suspicious eyebrow. That suspicion turned to glee when I reeled my Tsunami Knife Jig to the surface and found it heavy with a thrashing red snapper ensnared by the dangling hook.
Ruby scaled and bursting with aggression, American Red Snapper swarm hard...