Snapper of all sizes, including huge 20 or even 30-pound fish are commonly caught on dead bait. Squid, pogies, and cigar minnows are always reliable and readily available. But if you want to try to target huge snapper, you need live bait and the bigger, the better.

What bait is good for snapper?

Baits that work well for Snapper are whole fish baits such as pilchards, yellowtail, whiting, tommy rough, scaley mackeral and garfish.

Does snapper like live bait?

Live baiting for snapper is incredibly exciting. Not only does it tend to attract bigger fish, it will often trigger a bite when the snapper just won't feed on anything else.