1st time
 

i'm going saltwater fishing for the first time tomorrow!!!! i'm going out on the gulf of mexico for trout. so hopefully it'll be fun. if ya'll have any tips feel free to let me know.

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Hunter, You would have more luck fishing for trout in the grass flats
in Anclote Key, Chiefland, Cedar Key, Inverness or Cross City than on the open waters of
the gulf.

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that's actually where we ended up going. we went out onto the flats via the cedar river. all i knew was that it was the west coast. so anyhow. i didn't catch any trout i had a few come in and the get off. but i did catch a sail cat or something like that. it's a saltwater catfish of some sort. to keeper trout were caught and that was it. it was still fun though.

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Hunter, the best I have found for Trout is Mirrow Lure 52M11.
My father in-law and I caught 30 keepers in the grass flats at
Anna Maria Island in Bradenton. My son and his buddy go to
Anclote Key off Hwy-19 in Pinellas county.

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The best thing I've found for trout is a live shrimp.

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The only trout I have caught were in Tampa BAy and they took live shrimp!

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My father-inlaw and I caught 30 speck's in Tampa Bay at Anna Maria Island
with Mirrow Lure 52M-11.

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that's what they usually use but they didn't get any for some reason.

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The specks go for live shrimp here too! Hunter could that sail cat be a gafftop?

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gafftop???? if i new what that was i would answer but......... i don't:eek: