No, no, not those snapper. Put down the big rig and lay off the sea-sick pills. This particular snapper is decidedly less sexy than its meatier — and redder — cousins pulled from deep reefs many miles ...

When targeting mangrove snapper, it is best to hit them at the slower portions of the tides, beginning and end. Position yourself so your bait will be swept into the structure where they are schooled.