Tom Keels Trout

Post by **Chalk** » October 31st, 2003, 8:55 am

Tell us about that trout in the November Fish & Game Finder.....What a hoss.....

Post by **Tom Keels** » October 31st, 2003, 8:59 am

Which one, I haven't seen the picture.

Is it this one?

Post by **Chalk** » October 31st, 2003, 9:02 am

Yep......I guess red/white chug?

Post by **CSMarine** » October 31st, 2003, 9:05 am

How long, and how much did it weigh Tom?

Looks like right at daylight or right before dusk.

Post by **Tom Keels** » October 31st, 2003, 10:42 am

That fish was caught in Sulfur Creek off the Aucilla about 5 years ago. Red/White chug bug, 10 pound test line. It was about 7:30 in the morning in May or June I think. That fish hit like a bream hitting a popping bug and never made a ripple on the water. I got her to the boat and thought I had a redfish the whole time.

That fish was 27.5 inches and weighed 5.75 pounds and looked as if she had just spawned. Probably would have been close to 7 a week before. Still my biggest trout ever.

I guess seatrout99 grabbed that picture for the magazine.

Post by **CSMarine** » October 31st, 2003, 11:00 am

Tom, I know a fellow who caught a 31" 7 1/2 pound speck at Keaton last weekend.

Post by **Atticus** » November 4th, 2003, 8:44 pm

WOW!, nice spec

A gator for sure