No problem GW, I have had snappers steal BG off my fish stringers before right from under the boat, I also don't like to swim in the water while they are present too. Years ago I almost hit one while water skiing on the pond. Most of the time I will relocate them elsewhere if I can. I once had a huge female snapper crawl out of the bed of my pick up while driving down the road to relocate her, I had to stop and put her back in, we wern't far enough away yet.

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Don't predators normally target the weaker, less healthy individuals anyway?
With a "pink worm like" lure wiggling in their mouth, they probably take a good number of very healthy fish too. Now they probably do scavenge on the weaker, less healthy individuals once they are dead but I don't see snappers having the ability to chase down the weaker and less healthy fish.

My other concern is that my dogs are always swimming in the water which concerns me when there are lots of snappers present in the pond. ;\)