If you are an inshore angler, you are going to love this story…
It all started with a desire of one man to explore new fishing grounds and catch bigger fish.
Tony Acevedo, an Orlando area bass angler, was many miles from the nearest body of saltwater, yet he was determined to learn how to catch redfish, snook, and trout over on the east coast back in mid-2015…
So he hung up his bass fishing gear and started fishing the flats after purchasing his first kayak.
But most importantly, Tony had a burning drive to learn, and he is certainly one of the shining stars from Salt Strong’s private Insider Club (he’s even one of the teachers now)
Now Tony gets PAID TO FISH FULL-TIME!!!
How awesome is that!
And it all started with Tony studying my brother Luke’s inshore fishing system…
If you have met my brother Luke, you know that he is WAY too modest and humble to ever toot his own horn… but that doesn’t mean that I won’t…
In one sentence, Luke is one of the most consistent inshore anglers in the state of Florida.
Period.
He has gone up against pro guides and won money in tournaments, he’ll go to brand new areas and outfish most locals, and he has what many call a “Fish Whisperer” trait that has come from decades of patiently studying fish (Luke was the kid in junior high and high school that woke up 2 hours early to go fishing almost every morning at 5:30am).
He even caught a snook from a 3rd-floor balcony (you can see that video here if you missed it).
And he makes anglers like me look really good (I catch a significant amount of fish every year just by being in the same boat with him and imitating what he is doing).
So back to the story at hand…
This inshore angler that we have featured below is Tony Acevedo, and he had never been inshore fishing as of March of 2015.
- But in June, he read my brother Luke’s Inshore Fishing Manifesto.
- Then he signed up for the Inshore Slammer Online Fishing Course…
- Then he joined the Salt Strong Insider Club…
And then he applied what he learned to out-fish many inshore anglers that have been doing it for over a decade…
Just check out Tony’s fishing card to see the fish he has been catching every month (hint: lots of grand slams – and this covers just a fraction of his catches over a short period of time).
Big kudos to you Tony.
Guys like you make it all worth it for Luke to spend as much time as he does teaching fishing.
Keep up the great work buddy!
You make us all very proud.
Introducing Tony, “The Redfish Slayer…”
Here’s some of his early footage from 2015.
And here’s some of his recent footage from 2019.
Note: The song in Tony’s first video below is the Salt Strong theme song called “Fishing In Our Soul” by Jill’s Cashbox, and you can see the full music video here:
Related Post: To read and download the Inshore Fishing Manifesto, click here now.
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