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Originally posted by kyle1974 View PostI think a lot of people who’ve caught a lot of 30+ trout use the “close enough” school of measuring.
My oldest boy caught two big trout back to back 5-6 years ago. He told a friend of mine he caught two 30” trout. When that friend asked me if it was true I said nope. One was 29 1/4, and the other was 29.5”. NOT 30”.
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180” Deer or 30” Trout
Originally posted by panhandlehunter View PostI think that’s how most people get their 30. What’s a half inch anyway. Lol. Those are stud trout btw.
It’s crazy because I have caught a LOT of trout in the 29-ish range, but only 2 truly above 30.
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Originally posted by kyle1974 View PostThanks! He’s a pretty good fisherman.
It’s crazy because I have caught a LOT of trout in the 29-ish range, but only 2 truly above 30.
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Originally posted by snappertapper View Postdepends on the time of year. I've got a 28 caught in march that weighed over nine after spitting up a horse mullet, and a 29.5 caught in August that weighed 6.5.
A 10 lb trout or for that matter a 10 lb bass... I take either of those over a 180 deer bought... Now public land... It's about even
400 inch public land elk I take over either haha
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180" deer, be it a whitetail or a Mule Deer.
I used to fish the bay quite a bit as well as bass fish in Choke and Falcon and I never caught a 30" trout or a 10lb bass and I'm perfectly ok with it.
BTW I've seen alot of novices catch some big gator trout on Croaker, Even saw a guy catch a 29" trout on a dead shrimp. So there goes the "man you gotta earn it not buy it" line of thinking. Rule no. 1 of getting either is you have to be where they exist. As a kid fishing west bay in Galveston we used to think fishing Baffin was "cheating"....only because we were not there.
These comparisons on which trumps the other is hilarious. They are deer and speckled trout not Stone Sheep and Baramundi.Last edited by txtrophy85; 10-15-2020, 07:44 AM.
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Originally posted by txtrophy85 View PostBTW I've seen alot of novices catch some big gator trout on Croaker, Even saw a guy catch a 29" trout on a dead shrimp. So there goes the "man you gotta earn it not buy it" line of thinking..
Good point...especially the croaker with a guide...which I'm perfectly OK with, but singling out a 30" trout like it's impossible to do it easier is just not true.
That being said, I'm going to go with a 30" trout or a Share-a-lunker bass. Both have avoided my hook. I have two bass over 10 and had a 12.2 caught in the back of my boat by a novice buddy after I missed the hookset and told him to throw back in there... (insert vomit smiley). 27" on the trout way back when..
Big deer do turn my crank but all this kick and pop breeder deer stuff has really watered down the uniqueness of them. But I'd dang sure be happy to stumble on a 180 one day..Last edited by Smart; 10-15-2020, 07:56 AM.
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