T3 Tackle and Outdoors

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06/18/2026

One of many 19-23ā€ trout caught with Capt. Dana.

I had a comment recently asking how I hook bull minnows with our Livebait Jigheads. This is the only way Iā€™ve ever done ...
06/17/2026

I had a comment recently asking how I hook bull minnows with our Livebait Jigheads. This is the only way Iā€™ve ever done it.

A few recent orders I snapped a few pictures of. Some headed to charter captains, some headed to Venice, and one headed ...
06/17/2026

A few recent orders I snapped a few pictures of. Some headed to charter captains, some headed to Venice, and one headed to AL. The new teaser hooks have also been flying off the website, inventory updated online. Thanks everyone for the orders!

06/17/2026

Iā€™ll stop using croakers when green jeans says I have to šŸ¤™

The evolution of the FV Smooth Operator. Weā€™ve had this boat for 8 years now and itā€™s been everything I hoped for. A few...
06/16/2026

The evolution of the FV Smooth Operator.

Weā€™ve had this boat for 8 years now and itā€™s been everything I hoped for. A few upgrades over the years - Trailer, T-Top, ipilot, electronics, upholstery, stereo, paint, power pole delete, etc. Iā€™ll say the absolutely most game changing upgrade has been the trolling motor. You can get away with a standard hand/foot but I donā€™t believe Iā€™ll ever go back.

If youā€™re in the market for a bay boat thatā€™s a no-frills fishing machine, I highly recommend a Blazer Bay 2400. But not mine, sheā€™s not for sale šŸ˜‚

06/16/2026

Pro Tip -May save a finger. Do not recommend with sharks šŸ˜‚

Looks like the T-3 Zook Fishing Co are restocked. This is where I purchased mine, and I love it!
06/15/2026

Looks like the T-3 Zook Fishing Co are restocked. This is where I purchased mine, and I love it!

New Products Drop!Want to use a weedless hook but donā€™t want to deal with twist locks? Here you go. Myself and the Bayou...
06/15/2026

New Products Drop!

Want to use a weedless hook but donā€™t want to deal with twist locks? Here you go. Myself and the Bayou Bandit have been testing these for 6 months now and have them dialed in. This comes from an influx of customers wanting something weedless but not all plastics are very twist lock compatible. Or people in general not wanting to use twist locks. Excellent for trout, redfish, flounder or any inshore fish you want to pair a plastic with. The hooks are very light - less than 1/32oz. 4 per pack and can be found here - https://t3tackleoutdoors.com/products/t3-teaser-weedless-hook

May or may not be a Heavy Duty version on the site as well. Thanks Everyone.

06/15/2026

Speckled Trout - Belly Meat?

Reel Talk Sunday. ā€œCleaning Speckled Troutā€One topic I wasnā€™t aware of being so controversial was how to filet speckled ...
06/14/2026

Reel Talk Sunday. ā€œCleaning Speckled Troutā€

One topic I wasnā€™t aware of being so controversial was how to filet speckled trout.

The way you see it in the picture is how Iā€™ve seen most people along the MS Coast filet trout. From recreational fishermen, commercial fishermen, charter fishermen, all of the above. And those that filet the whole side, still cut out the rib bones? Crazy. If you buy speckled trout from restaurants, this is the portion of the fish you are receiving. No bones.

Why clean them this way? Well thereā€™s a swim bladder in there that will slow the sharpest of knives and this method of beginning the filet removes 99% of the rib bones that you would cut out anyways.

I intentionally harvested the belly meat from a 3lb trout recently and there really wasnā€™t much at all. I donā€™t see there being much at all on a 15-17ā€ trout. If youā€™re worried about the most yield, there is plenty of meat in the head as well. No judging here, I cooked a whole tilefish head recently - it was delicious.

Speckled trout, white trout and ground mullet are really the only fish I clean like this. Redfish, flounder, sheepshead, and various other inshore species require different techniques.

Typing ā€œspeckled troutā€ this many times in this write up really grinds my gears. Because, I just called them ā€œtroutā€, but someone somewhere will assume Iā€™m talking about some other trout so I needed to differentiate. I felt this paragraph was necessary.

I believe one reason this topic is so argued is because some associate the method of cleaning with a different species of fish. And believe this method would not be good for their species so it canā€™t be good for the aforementioned fish.

I usually try to match my Sunday video with the Reel Talk topic. So hereā€™s a little spoiler, tonightā€™s video is already scheduled and set to drop at 7:15 PM.

Whatā€™s your take on cleaning Speckled Trout? We leaving the rib bones on the filet?

Thanks everyone.

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