In 40' or more of water you should be able to find mangroves. Most likely they can be found in shallower areas. In the Keys you can catch them in less than 5' of water so I assume that we run past alot of rigs with mangroves on the way to deeper water. I find that, as posted above, it is best to anchor or hold off up current and let your bait drift into the structure. That is because they hang on the edge of and in the rig. Once they take the bait they will kick in the afterburner and head straight into the rig and cut your line. We like to fish with high test braid with the drag near max. Use a small live-bait hook and fluorocarbon leader with NO weight. Put a chunk of bait that will conceal the hook and grab a few pieces of bait and throw all overboard and let the hooked bait drift with the chum while free lining with NO resistance to the drift of your bait; it should drift back with the chum you tossed. When the line starts to tighten from a grove taking the bait then crank as fast as he!! and drag the fish from the rig ASAP! You will have a bunch of break-offs but you will catch fish if they are biting.
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