Smaller populations thrive as far north as Crystal River, but the state's left coast sees consistent snook fishing from Tarpon Springs down through Florida Bay. 'They'll be fattening up on finger mullet and whitebaits (scaled sardines) to get ready for the summer spawn.'įor a subtropical species, the Greater Tampa Bay area represents the upper end of the snook's geographic range. Jason Stock, who guides in the Bradenton area from a flats skiff or kayak. 'The snook are charged back up after a couple cold months of winter,' said Capt.

Sleek and streamlined, the snook is built for feeding efficiency and fighting fury, and spring unleashes both traits.

Many reasons justify Florida's reputation as 'Sport Fishing Capital of the World' and one of them has a long, black stripe down each of its muscular flanks.Ĭentropomus undecimalis, better known as snook but often called 'linesiders,' is a pedal-to-the-metal predator that brings its a game on every down. Finesse the snook and you will win' - Capt. I've got 3 N's & all 3 idle at 350 - 400 rpms.'Let the fish take the blistering runs and make those acrobatic jumps. Remember the side-pointing idlemix is out for lean, in for rich. Grasp the rod between the carb & governor & twist/shake it slightly the slop in these rods often stops the adjustment cam from moving. Adjust idle-mix set screw until the engine nearly stops (as slow as you can get it unless you have a tach that tells you 400 rpm)ģ. Adjust idle mix jet until RPM increasesĢ.

Do that idlemix adjust for maximum idle at least 3-times.ġ. Next, adjust the behind the carb idle-speed set-screw for very slow 400-rpms idle. Then adjust the side-pointing idlemix for fastest idle not the smoothest idle. I set the down-pointing mainjet to 1-1/2 turns and don't fool w/ it anymore. Are you asking us what the initial adjustment on the carb should be? Both Ford and Marvel/Schebler say to set both the side-pointing idlemix and the down-pointing mainjet to 1-turn as a starting point. The manifold should have two studs that the carb attaches to. I'm not sure what you mean by 'prep the part' and the 'frame'.

Instaling Old Snook