Bait - big snapper tip

Tie a burley sack directly of the stern of your boat or off the rocks if landbased.

Attract MaoMao if possible (in the BOP not that hard to do) using a landing net to scoop a few up or catch them on small jigs, sabikis or cut baits with no weight.

Cut the MaoMao in half from the anal fin area.

Put a half on each rod using 10/0
Gamagatsu oct or Youvella hooks a heavey 60-80lb trace.

Hurl the baits out the back and get ready for a Mega-Red attack.

Never throw this stuff away as my experience would suggest MaoMao is a great bait out of the freezer too.

You'll need to be patient if you want to catch trophy sized snapper - give maomao a try.

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