Fishing For

John's snapper

5.0

(13)

124 Catches

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Average Length

1.6 ft

Maximum Length

3.2 ft

Maximum Weight

23.1 lbs

Depth Range

0.0 - 262.5 ft

Temperature Range

-

Top Fishing Spots To Catch John's snapper

Strait of Malacca

2.423277, 101.435102

Gladstone, Queensland

Strait of Malacca

South Pacific Ocean

-19.682930, 148.089670

Strait of Malacca

5.493631, 100.183346

Strait of Malacca

4.466573, 100.305943

Strait of Malacca

3.161750, 100.880703

-23.912257, 151.174547

Top Baits For Catching John's snapper

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Shrimp

4.0

(319)

9 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Squid

4.0

(106)

7 Catches

Natural Baits by Shellfish Salt Water Prawns

4.0

(130)

6 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Threadfin Herring

4.0

(15)

5 Catches

Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Black Striped Mullet

4.0

(100)

4 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Longfin Inshore Squid

4.0

(23)

3 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Chicken Meat

4.0

(118)

2 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Salt Water Sand Worm

4.0

(60)

1 Catch

Recently Caught John's snapper

Hamiz Ozai

1 week ago

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Species John's snapper

Gear 2

7 likes

Zizie Amad

4 weeks ago

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Species John's snapper

Weight 2 lb 4 oz

5 likes

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Haseo Pett

9 weeks ago

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It's jigging time

Species John's snapper

Gear 3

13 likes • 2 comments • 1 share

Jason Taylor

2026-01-10

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Whitsunday, Queensland

Nice fingermark from up the creek in Proserpine

Species John's snapper

12 likes

Leslie Eng

2025-12-28

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Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan

Species John's snapper

Gear 2

8 likes

hasinor mat hashim

2025-12-24

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Species John's snapper

Weight 2 lb 7 oz

5 likes

Ahmad robbie A aziz

2025-11-09

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Species John's snapper

Weight 1 lb 3 oz

8 likes

Qamarul S

2025-10-19

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Sad that only got 1 But hey at least we got something #CatchKing

Species John's snapper

Weight 2 lb 16 oz

3 likes

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