For those who haven't experienced a hard fighting Everglades snook now is the time to get one. And, if you are going to get one hooksets are important. Everglades fishing requires the proper hookset in order to fight and catch those fish. A "bass" hookset is where you set the hook so hard that you literally rip the lips off of an everglades snook or redfish. And, if you do that to a trout you get the head only. Everglades fishing requires concentration and when that fish strikes a solid hookset is important. When the fish strikes set the hook as if you are popping a cork. That is all it takes. For a large everglades tarpon it requires some finess. When the tarpon strikes and is in the water "jab" the fish 4 or 5 times and the fish will jump, bow to the fish, and when it returns to the water "jab" it again and you should have a hookset. For other species one hookset is usually enough. When I am on an Everglades fishing charter I provide some instructions to those that need it and those that think they don't. Being an Everglades fishing guide requires me to also be an instructor as well as a fisherman. Pictured above is a tarpon we caught today while on the grassflats. The fish was caught with a Rip Tide gray smokey shrimptail. The hookset was extremely important and was done correctly. Tom, ILL., used a baitcaster spooled with 15lb mono. The fish was estimated at 75lbs.
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