Mangrove Jack

Scientific Name : Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Mangrove Jacks are members of the sea perch and pacific snapper family.
Mangrove Jacks live in estuaries, rivers or tidal creeks until they reach sexual maturity. They then move to offshore reefs. Sometimes they are found well up in the freshwater reaches of rivers.
Mangrove Jack prefer dense cover, and when they attack fish, bait or lure, they dive back into that cover, often resulting in snags and cut lines. When they are on offshore reefs they are much easier to capture, but they are a very powerful fish.

Fishing methods
Find structure when fishing tidal creeks and if you're in luck the jacks will be there. Having said that, there are occasionally snags which have jacks written all over them but in fact are home to just small GTs or queenies. When casting lures you frequently have to live dangerously and get in tight to a snag or rock face. You have to accept that jacks will simply refuse to leave their ambush spot to whack even a well-presented lure. I favour twitching the rod tip and winding only half a turn at a time to keep the lure in the strike zone for as long as possible. Occasionally a jack will hit a sitting lure cast in tight to a snag. It's the same with baits - get them right in there and hang on!

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