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Jan 14, 2021 19:28:14   #
lorafa93 Loc: North Venice, Florida
 
This is a certificate of recognition that I received for my 8 pound 8 ounce Weakfish back in 1974. Sorry but I don’t have a picture of the fish. 😢



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Jan 14, 2021 19:33:41   #
Jeremy Loc: America
 
What is a Weak fish? Sound like they are not STRONG

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Jan 14, 2021 20:28:25   #
Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina
 
Its in the drum family but most people here call it a sea trout. Has a soft (weak) mouth. Congradulation lorafa. Thats a big one.

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Jan 14, 2021 20:37:38   #
lorafa93 Loc: North Venice, Florida
 
They’re in the same family as Sand trout, Speckled trout

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Jan 14, 2021 20:40:36   #
lorafa93 Loc: North Venice, Florida
 
I think they get their name from the fact that their mouths tear easily. If you set the hook too hard, or fight the fish too hard, there’s a good chance that you’ll tear the hook out.

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Jan 14, 2021 20:42:07   #
lorafa93 Loc: North Venice, Florida
 
Thanks Gordon. They don’t grow them like that anymore.

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Jan 14, 2021 20:48:01   #
Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina
 
lorafa93 wrote:
Thanks Gordon. They don’t grow them like that anymore.


. Just read about the weakfish verses the sand trout. Thats a good artical. I have never heard of a sand trout. Learning every day here.

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Jan 14, 2021 22:55:47   #
Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas
 
Well, unless you are observant, you might not even notice the difference in a small speckled trout and a sand trout. Sand trout do not get as big as speckled trout.

A lot of trophy hunters will wade out into shallow bay areas in the late winter, early spring. They are fishing for trophy female Specs who are leaving deep water to find mullet who are also in the shallow flats. These large females can weigh over 10 lbs, and maybe larger!

These fishermen use a top water mullet type lure and are stalking these moster trout in the shallows because the sun had warmed it up and the trout are following the mullet to get a meal.

It is difficult, because often the fisherman must wade in about a foot or so of mud as well as a couple feet of water. And it is usuallyu cold!


GATOR TROUT

When speckled sea trout reach trophy size, they become gator trout. The Florida record speckled sea trout is 17.7-pounds and was captured in Fort Pierce. The Indian River Lagoon is without question the epicenter of trophy class gator trout in the entire country.
Indian River Lagoon is Home to World Record Speckled Sea Trout
coastalanglermag.com/indian-river-lagoon-home-world-record-speckled-sea-trout/

Just Sayin...RJS

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Jan 15, 2021 11:38:32   #
Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)
 
lorafa93 wrote:
This is a certificate of recognition that I received for my 8 pound 8 ounce Weakfish back in 1974. Sorry but I don’t have a picture of the fish. 😢


That’s a dandy. My PB weakfish is less than two pounds.

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Jan 15, 2021 14:20:35   #
lorafa93 Loc: North Venice, Florida
 
Thanks Catfish, but remember that this was from almost 50 years ago. I think today a 2 1/2 pound Weakfish is a really good size.

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Jan 15, 2021 14:36:47   #
Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)
 
lorafa93 wrote:
Thanks Catfish, but remember that this was from almost 50 years ago. I think today a 2 1/2 pound Weakfish is a really good size.


I guess you’re right. I never caught one till the late 90s.

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Jan 15, 2021 17:28:07   #
hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas
 
Gordon wrote:
. Just read about the weakfish verses the sand trout. Thats a good artical. I have never heard of a sand trout. Learning every day here.


I like catching sand trout but I don’t like eating them. Their meat is too mushy for me. There is a world of difference between a sand trout and a speckled trout when it comes to flavor but both have soft mouths.
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺



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Jan 15, 2021 19:15:02   #
Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven
 
Soft and mushy don’t even make good jerky.

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Jan 15, 2021 19:51:17   #
hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas
 
Huntm22 wrote:
Soft and mushy don’t even make good jerky.


No way they’d make any kind of jerky. I don’t keep them. No use. I don’t eat them. Lots of folks eat them but my wife and I can’t stand them.
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

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Jan 15, 2021 20:12:23   #
Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina
 
hacksaw wrote:
No way they’d make any kind of jerky. I don’t keep them. No use. I don’t eat them. Lots of folks eat them but my wife and I can’t stand them.
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺


Smoke them on the gill and make smoked fish dip.

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