Groupers love Crabs

Fresh fish are a delight to eat and there is nothing better than hauling some grouper or Snapper out of the deep and cooking it yourself. However, catching these fish can seem like a lot of hard work if you aren’t getting any bites. Using crab as bait can sort this problem out for you really fast.

Both the Grouper and Snapper love to eat crustaceans and it is to this need that you should pander to. However, there a few other factors you should be concerned about. The first is the tide. You should ideally engage in trying to catch these fish around the time of low tide; to be more specific, the two hour period on either side of low tide. You should also target these time periods when they occur in low light. Otherwise you run the risk of having Trigger fish giving you false alarms. Sunrise and sunset are the most suitable times for getting Groupers and Snappers.

Black sea bass can be a nuisance because they swallow anything big enough to fit in their mouth. So the obvious solution is to get something that is bigger than that. Using blue crabs in without breaking them up will present bait that is too big to be swallowed by the bass but just the right size for Groupers and Snappers. In this instance, use a circle hook and insert it through the belly of the crab. You should also remove the top shell so that the barb sticks up and out. This will increase the likelihood of snaring of the fish.