You can't even begin to compare fishing in Minnesota to fishing in New Jersey. There are not that many large lakes in the entire state of New Jersey. The largest lake in New Jersey is approximately 4 square miles in size. Add to that the fact that there are more fishermen per square mile, and it makes for some tough fishing to catch a trophy fish.
Snakehead Fishing in New Jersey
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So where this Minnesota thing come from? I never mentioned anything about Minnesota in this thread at all. Now we are talking about fishing skills?
Yeah that's the guy from the other forum. We fish around the same area. I never met him but I know where he is Fishing. Now believe me I catch a lot of fish and where these snakeheads are popping up their Seems to be less bass now. Even of I was the worse fisherman ever if I was catching bass and now am catching snakeheads it shows a population swing. The bottom line is you aren't the one seeing it and won't just admit maybe just maybe the snakeheads are taking over the water that they are in. Drive down to Woodbury lake and see for your self. You like these "monster fish" for a reason and they are doing exactly that. Them crawling on land isn't even a worry to me. Them being in the del river means they can get all over. They are catching em in the Salem canal and the farthest north I know of is cooler river.
Just because you catch lots of snakeheads in that specific spot, suggests that it is their favorable habitat, doesn't means there aint lot of bass in that spot. You have bulleye snakeheads and Florida bass in Florida, you have Chevorn snakehead and largemouth bass in Hawaii, and you have Japanese snakehead and largemouth bass in Japan...and there are zero evidence of largemouth bass populations are decreasing. The northern snakehead don't even prey on same food items of largemouth bass in Potomac River. The bottom line is that you need a solid evidence that the snakehead is the cause of declining of bass populations,
It's like talking to a brick wall. Obviously the person not fishing the area would know more about it. Smh
As far as fishing for the snakeheads look for areas with out current. Vegetation is good. Run stuff like buzz bait, spinner baits, chatter baits, rattle traps. If you want smaller ones use smaller lures. Make sure you use braided lines or the fishing trip may be expensive. If you try Fishing with a bobber and worms you won't catch any. They actually are fished a lot like bass. but if your in north jersey you can try rancocas creek, cooper river and big timber creek. Kinda hit em on the way down. But Woodbury seems to be a very populated area.
As far as fishing for the snakeheads look for areas with out current. Vegetation is good. Run stuff like buzz bait, spinner baits, chatter baits, rattle traps. If you want smaller ones use smaller lures. Make sure you use braided lines or the fishing trip may be expensive. If you try Fishing with a bobber and worms you won't catch any. They actually are fished a lot like bass. but if your in north jersey you can try rancocas creek, cooper river and big timber creek. Kinda hit em on the way down. But Woodbury seems to be a very populated area.