Entry 57-5

Strike King Lures Are For Saltwater Too

Snooking a Zulu

Editor's Note: Shaw Grigsby of Gainesville, Florida has made more than $1 million dollars professionally fishing on just the B.A.S.S. circuit. He has a TV show and is one of the Strike King pros. Although Grigsby earns most of his living from freshwater fishing, he is an avid saltwater fisherman. This week he will tell us the joy that he has found in fishing Strike King lures in saltwater.

Question: How do you use the Zulu to fish for snook?

Grigsby: When I am fishing for Snook, I still use a bimini twist and fluorocarbon line like I do when I am fishing for tarpon. But instead of using 60-pound-test fluorocarbon, I downsize to 40-pound-test-fluorocarbon line going from the bimini twist to the hook. I will either use the R-bend hook or the Octopus style hooks when I am fishing for snook.

When I am snook fishing, I trade in my baitcasting rod and reel for spinning tackle. My main line will be 14- to 17-pound test because I am fishing for big snook. Using the spinning tackle, I will skip the Zulu under mangrove bushes and under docks just like you skip a grub under docks for bass. I fish the Gulf Coast area around Naples, Port Charlotte and Tampa. Snook fishing is good from Homosassa, Florida south and all the way down to the northern keys. The Everglades are one of my favorite places to fish for snook. Don't overlook the residential canals and the docks on those canals. Many times you can find some good snook in there.

Question: What's the key to using the Zulu to catch the snook?

Grigsby: Now the key to triggering a strike from the snook is to twitch the Zulu really fast as you bring it out from under the dock. You want the Zulu to look like a frightened, crazy baitfish running from a predator. When those snook see that Zulu hopping and skipping across the water, they will explode on the bait and deliver one of the most-vicious strikes you have ever seen.

I have learned from fishing the Zulu in saltwater that no fish attacks the Zulu timidly. When saltwater fish see the Zulu, they shift into high gear and attack mode. The final word on the Zulu is do not go to salt water without them. These are some of the greatest saltwater baits and not only are they a lot of fun to fish, but they produce fish for me, and they also will for you.




 

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