ShooterMcGrabbin
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Oh I be watchin
I actually got an email from Coon Schouest himself yesterday after I emailed him like 6 months ago for some baits.
Also do you want to come on the pod? Boyce and I would love to talk shop with you about trout, tarpon, sightfishing reds, and Venice.
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Welcome new guy
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Great day! Scoop bite is pro level chit.
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I will 1000% be there.
On the bow of either you or @will-grand boat slinging in hammers.
STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND ADD THIS CALENDAR INVITE TO YOUR PHONE.
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Wish we could’ve got on a pile of silver like yall.
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Its science and chit
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Ignore all those beautifully articulated cogent arguments on why pressure doesn’t matter from the man himself.
I’m here to tell you it does with the help of ChatGPT (who admittedly is not the best fisherman)
How Speckled Trout Respond to Pressure Changes
🟢 Falling Pressure (approaching front or storm)
This is your bite window.
What’s happening:
Wind and cloud cover push baitfish
Tides often run stronger
Light levels drop
Water mixes and oxygen increases
Bait gets nervous → trout get aggressive
Trout Behavior:
Move shallower
Feed higher in the water column
Roam instead of holding tight to structure
Will chase fast-moving bait
How to fish it:
Topwaters, swim baits, paddletails, suspending twitch baits
Faster retrieves
Work open flats, points, and current seams
Pressure Range:
29.6–30.0 inHg and dropping = prime
Rapid drop = “lock-in” bite window
🔵 Steady / High Pressure (post-front, bluebird skies)
This is when people think “the trout disappeared.” They didn’t—they sulked.
What’s happening:
Clear skies = high light penetration
Cooler, denser air = calmer water
Less water movement
Bait spreads out or drops deeper
Trout Behavior:
Go deeper
Sit tight to structure, ledges, drop-offs, and shell
Feed less frequently
Short-strike instead of crushing
How to fish it:
Slow down dramatically
Soft plastics, Vudu shrimp, sinking twitch baits
Work bottom contours and current edges
Lighter jigheads, longer pauses
Pressure Range:
30.2+ inHg = tough bite
🔴 Rapid Pressure Spike (cold front just passed)
This is the grind phase.
What’s happening:
Water temp drops
Wind shifts
Tides often stall
Bait pushes off flats
Trout Behavior:
Stack in deeper troughs, channels, and holes
Become very selective
Bite windows shrink to short tidal movements
How to fish it:
Fish tide changes, not time of day
Vertical presentations
Dead slow retrieves
Pressure Trend > Pressure Number
The rate of change matters more than the reading.
Trend
Trout Response
Bite Quality
Falling fast
Aggressive
🔥 Excellent
Falling slow
Active
👍 Good
Steady high
Neutral
😐 Tough
Rising fast
Negative
❄️ Poor
Seasonal Effects in Louisiana Waters
🌞 Summer
Pressure matters less than water temp and oxygen
Early morning falling pressure = explosive topwater bite
Midday high pressure = deep shell and current
🍂 Fall/Winter
Pressure becomes a major driver
Cold fronts can shut down flats for days
Best fishing happens 12–24 hours before front hits
🌱 Spring
Transitional
Falling pressure + warming water = migration bite
Real-World Rule You Can Use on the Water
If your weather app shows pressure dropping and clouds building — GO FISH.
If it’s bluebird skies and your hat isn’t blowing off — slow down and go deep.
Pro-Level Trick Most Guys Miss
Watch wind direction + pressure together:
SE wind + falling pressure = bait gets pushed into shorelines and points
N wind + rising pressure = bait evacuates flats
Trout follow bait, not pressure—but pressure controls the bait.
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My experience is they (or something else) are they but they do not eat.
I’ve considered just jigging snagging hooks on an offshore fast pitch setup just to see what is sitting in there because they do not want a jig, DSOJ, or even live shrimp from my experience.
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Plug an AI agent into your email and watch your productivity go through the stratosphere.
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Thats what I built it for. Its a beast in the skinny stuff. The best is rolling through on the platform with the trolling motor going and sight fishing them that way.
