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Snook
Tip: When fishing for
Snook, the best time has always been in the evening. Both incoming
and outgoing tides. The thing to remember is, if you can see the snook in clear water, they can see you and your hook and line and
WILL NOT bite.
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The common snook, Centropomus undecimalis,
is one of Florida's most popular inshore game fish because of its
spectacular fighting ability and merit as table fare. Anglers call
the common snook many names, but the two most common are robalo
and linesider. The word "snook" comes from the Dutch word "snoek,"
meaning pike. The majority of anglers pronounce the name as
"snook" (like took), but in parts of south Florida, it is
pronounced "snuke" (like fluke). Four species of snook occur in
Florida:
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The common snook is the largest and most
common and is the species caught by most anglers. In Florida
waters, it may grow to 48 inches and 38 pounds.
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The fat snook, C. parallelus, which
seldom reaches 24 inches, has a squarish-shaped body covered
with scales that are smaller than those on the common snook.
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The tarpon snook, C.pectinatus, is
another small form with a squarish body, but it has larger
scales than the fat snook does and has an upturned mouth,
similar to a tarpon's mouth.
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The swordspine snook C.ensiferus, is
rare; it is the smallest species and has a grotesquely large
anal spine. The three smaller species are found in extreme
southern Florida, usually upstream in coastal rivers or less
saline habitats in the upper estuary.
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