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Originally Posted by ThePinkBanana
He targets gaftops but not trout? LMAO
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We catch a lot of gafftops targeting redfish, but we are very happy to fill coolers with them when they are biting.
Right now, we're working pretty hard to improve our freshwater catfishing skills in and around BR, but that's mainly to reduce driving distances as the taste and quality are the same to my family.
After sloshing around in an ice/water mix for a couple hours, most of the slime has come off by the time we get back to Calc Pt to clean the fish. Skinning and filleting a dozen or two gafftops is about the same as an equivalent mix of channels and blues.
It may be that not fishing mornings is one reason why we haven't figured out trout yet. We also fish from a 16 ft aluminum boat with a 20 hp motor, so we're not set up to chase trout all over the lake. We mostly just tool to a good spot in the jetties or Turner's bay (or Caminada pass when in GI) and load the ice chest(s) with redfish, drum, gafftops, and the occasional sheepshead. We also like to play the same game from the beaches.
We're pretty happy without many trout in the mix. The equipment and fuel costs to add more trout to our catch just isn't worth it to me when we're having plenty of fun and catching lots of fish with our current approach. Our targeted areas for improvement are sharks and freshwater cats.