Get Stealthy to Catch Giant Seatrout

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Many light-tackle anglers dream of catching a trophy spotted seatrout. The tactics to catch them are different than typical schoolies. Capt. Dave Lear
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Three pros share their secrets for catching the spotted seatrout of a lifetime.

By Capt. Dave Lear / Sport Fishing Magazine

Spotted seatrout. Speckled trout. Specks. No matter the name, this inshore species is one of the most popular game fish on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The IGFA all-tackle world record, caught on May 11, 1995, by Craig Carson at Fort Pierce, Florida, weighed a massive 17 pounds, 7 ounces. Behemoths like that are rare, but many light-tackle anglers dream of catching a true trophy pushing double-digits sometime during their lifetime. So we asked three experts to tell us what they do and look for when targeting that specific bucket list prize. READ MORE

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