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The term Gator is bantered about fairly often. Not so much here because we tend to be more grounded than some other folks, but I think it's a tad overused.
How long do you think a spotted sea trout has to be to enter the Gator club here in the greater Tampa bay area.
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30 plus! What you are talking about is a trophy fish and those should only be a very rare event. Catching a mid 20 fish for many is an almost weekly event this time of year, an upper 20 fish a monthly but an over 30 inch trout maybe you get one once a year. I say if you need to name a smaller trout call it a Bull Knight Owl Panther Buckeye Seminole or Hurricane.
I think the important part of that question is the part above. 30" in Tampa Bay is a Monster Gator Troutzilla. How many have ever caught or even seen a picture of a Tampa Bay 30" or more trout?
Now, on the east coast, 30" is ho hum, nice fish, how many of them did you catch?
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When you catch a Trout big enough to be TRULY intimidated by the huge teeth, THAT'S a GATOR!! Those Fangs bring on a whole new meaning when the fish is up around 30"
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