2 Secrets To Catching Bigger Seatrout
- By: Tony Acevedo
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If you keep catching small trout… but the bigger ones never seem to show up…
It probably isn’t the spot.
Because a lot of times… they’re closer than you think.
There are two things happening that many anglers overlook… and they determine which trout you’re actually targeting.
I created this video to show you two simple tactics that can help you break out of the “schoolie loop”…
and start putting yourself around better seatrout.
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Featured Gear:
- Rod: Slot Machine Medium
- Reel: Otis 2500
- Lure 1: Skinny Lipper XL
- Lure 2: Mulligan 5″ Bomber
- Lure 3: Skinny Lipper
- Line: Diawa J-Braid 10lb
- Leader: Ande 15lb Mono Leader
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- If you’re catching all the same size trout, you’re in the wrong depth
- Bigger trout tend to hold shallower than smaller fish
- Small depth changes like potholes and troughs make a big difference
- Larger lures help weed out smaller trout
- A simple twitch-twitch-pause retrieve gets most strikes
- Look for shallow flats with nearby depth changes
Final Thoughts
If you’ve been stuck catching the same small trout over and over, Tony’s advice is simple:
Move shallower.
Throw a bigger profile.
Sometimes that is all it takes to stop fishing for numbers and start fishing for better quality seatrout.
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STOP WASTING TIME ON THE WATER!
Do what the “SMART ANGLERS” are doing and join the Insider Club.
Here’s what you’ll receive today when you join:
- Weekly fishing reports and TRENDS revealing exactly where you should fish every trip
- Weekly “spot dissection” videos that walk you through all the best spots in your area
- Exclusive fishing tips from the PROS you can’t find anywhere else
- Everything you need to start catching fish more consistently (regardless if you fish out of a boat, kayak, or land).
Thanks for the wonderful information Tony!
Great info Thanks Tony
You’re welcome Leroy!
Well done
Thank you for the great feedback Bryon!
Good job
Thanks Philip!
Great video Tony !! Thanks for the information.
You’re welcome Mark!
Big bait,big fish. Thanks Tony. 🤗🎣🙏💯
My pleasure Bob!
Great info, thanks a lot! I will put it to good use this weekend.
You’re welcome Michael!
Great video and tips Tony!! 👌 I will put them to use. 🎣
Thanks David!
So many excellent tips.to remember, great info and great job very much appreciated
Thank you for the great feedback Michael!
I have been doing the opposite! I’ve been finding a lot of the 12 inch size trout in about 3–4 feet of water and so I was thinking that the bigger trap would be deeper with no success. Now I know that the opposite is true, I’ll go bigger and shallow.
Definitely move up shallower and do so first thing in the morning. Small trout are easy meals for birds in the shallows which is another reason they’ll stay deeper. Bigger trout are nice meals for larger predators like dolphins which is another reason they’ll stay up shallow (not so easy for a bird to grab a large trout)