Trout
Tracker Guide Service
Capt. Kevin Cochran, Baffin Bay Fishing Guide
www.FishBaffinBay.com - Featured Photo
Charles Williams, 8.25#, 04/5/18
www.FishBaffinBay.com - Featured
Photo
Captain Kev regularly
posts product reviews, fishing reports, pictures,
videos and much more on his second website, www.captainkevblogs.com.
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Trout
Tracker Guide Service
Capt. Kevin Cochran
U.S.C.G. Lic #844945
Fish with a top "teaching pro"
within the guide fraternity seeking trophy trout from the famed
waters of Baffin Bay on the Texas gulf coast and the Upper Laguna
Madre to Corpus Christi Bay.
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FISH
BAFFIN BAY WITH A PROFESSIONAL, EXPERIENCED GUIDE
Cap'n Kev Cochran
Call (361) 688-3714
Captain Kevin Cochran is a life-long fisherman with over two decades
of experience fishing most every named saltwater bay in Texas.
A sport-fishing lure specialist, Kev is a tournament-tested veteran
who was named the Rudy Grigar Award winner by Gulf Coast Troutmasters
in 2001. Today, Kev's fishing efforts are focused on wadefishing
for trophy speckled trout in the waters of Corpus Christi Bay,
Baffin Bay and the Upper Laguna Madre.
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A former secondary school teacher, this captain takes pride in
his ability to coach beginning, novice and expert anglers into
catching more and bigger trout on lures. On a charter, Kev will
fish beside you, sharing relevant details related to trophy trout
fishing. A topwater enthusiast at heart, Kev is a versatile angler
who's worked hard to master the use of Paul Brown's Original Lures,
both floating and sinking versions, and he's proficient with soft
plastics too. Captain Cochran's pursuit of wallhanger trout is
a year-round, full-time obsession, and he's willing to do what
it takes to find the fish that make his home waters famous. Fishing
with Kev is an opportunity to learn from one of the best. His
monthly feature column has appeared in Texas
Saltwater Fishing Magazine since 1998.
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Fishing for trophy specks in South Texas can be outstanding
in any season. Every effort will be made by the captain to be in the right place
at the right time, given the season and weather conditions.
Each full-day
trip will include at least eight hours of fishing time, usually from about 6 a.m.
to 2 p.m.. Winter times will vary according to weather and the tendency toward
a better bite in the afternoon.
Summer Sunrise Special trips are available
from July through September at a reduced rate. Inquire about discounts on multiple-day
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Jeff Phillips - 30.25 inch 9.25# |
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Sunrise Special
Full Day Trip |
$425.00
$550.00 |
Rates are for 2 or
3 anglers.
$50.00 extra will be charged for
a 4th angler.
Inquire about special daily
rates for one angler.
Call
(361)688-3714
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Anglers should bring a small collection
of favorite lures in a wading box, though Kev will provide others
as necessary. Kev encourages anglers to use their own favorite
rods and reels and wading accessories.
This conservative-minded guide releases all trout over about 22
inches, except for those over 8 pounds which are intended for
mounting by the taxidermist.
A $50 rebate in fee will be given on pure catch-and-release trips.
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Capt. Kev fishes from a 24'
Haynie High Output
powered by 225 HP Mercury Opti-Max
outboard.
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Suggested Things You Bring
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Provided
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Food and drinks
- Proper clothing for sun and weather
- Protective wading boots
- Fishing license with saltwater stamp
- Rods, reels, lures and tackle
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Rods & reels (if needed)
- Ice for food and drinks
- Photos of your catch
- Instruction if needed |
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CAPTAIN KEVIN'S LUCKY SEVENS
Join the Lucky Sevens Club and receive detailed
fishing reports at least once a week! Reports will include specific
locations fished, lures and presentations used, fish caught, water
conditions, predictions, advice, warnings about navigation and
other hazards, etc. All members are free to contact me with questions
regarding upcoming trips and tournaments. Members also receive
detailed GPS information, including over 150 fishing spots, anchoring
sites, track lines and navigation hazards. All memberships run
for one year.
- Total number of members will be capped at 11.
- Cost of membership is $777 and entitles the member to a $50
discount on all charters booked while in the club.
By joining the Lucky Sevens club, all members agree not to email
the reports to others or to disclose specific information from
reports on any internet or other fishing forums. Captain Kev reserves
the right to refuse membership to anyone. All inquiries regarding
the Lucky Sevens should be made by phone to 361-688-3714. |
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of the products below may also be purchased at the following retail
establishments -- Roy's Bait and Tackle (Corpus Christi) and Fishing
Tackle Unlimited (Houston). |
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Sound Operating
Principles
(Digital Book)
"In order to maximize consistency, anglers must operate in
locations which offer ripe opportunity, at times which provide
high potential productivity. They must carry and use well-designed,
efficiently-rigged equipment and must make reasoned decisions
related to lure choice and presentation style, using observations
of the world around them to tweak those choices appropriately.
Proficient anglers who do all these things acknowledge the need
for relying on sound operating principles which concurrently establish
and govern truths related to the endeavors."
Sound Operating Principles is a 134-page
digital book.
Cost of $9.99 covers cost, tax and shipping. |
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A Comprehensive Aid to Fishing
Baffin and the ULM
A Comprehensive Aid to Fishing Baffin and
the ULM is the most complete and detailed fishing-information
product currently offered by Captain Kev.
This package includes
a GPS data card with over 350 waypoints and tracklines, a DVD,
spreadsheet and text document to help users understand how to
use the data and a copy of Monster Maps and More, a book containing
over 100 pages of graphics and text, documenting where Kev and
his clients have caught trout over 27 inches throughout the
area he fishes.
The price of $1029 listed for use with
the PayPal button below includes cost + tax + shipping. Anyone
who pays for the product with cash, check or money order can
purchase the product for $999. All who wish to purchase the
product should contact Kev first at 361 688 3714 or Kev at kevxlr8@mygrande.net.
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An informative, detailed DIGITAL book, Productive
Places and Patterns documents the locations and features
of numerous spots where Captain Kev has caught fish, from Port
Mansfield to Sabine Lake. In the 102 pages, the author also
describes patterns he's used successfully in the areas. Ten
Google Earth images are included to document some of the referenced
sites. The DIGITAL book may be purchased using the PayPal button
below. After receiving payment, Captain Kev will reply and attach
a PDF of the Digital book. Price is $8.99, which includes cost+tax.
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Primetime Trout Tactics
is a 39-minute DVD created mostly from footage
shot during the winter and spring of 2014, during a productive
run of trophy trout fishing. The instructional product also includes
several charts explained in detail by the Captain. All content
focuses on generating a list of ways to enhance productivity when
targeting large speckled trout with artificial lures. The DVD
can be purchased for $11.99 using the PayPal button in the box
toward the bottom of this page, or by contacting Kev at kevxlr8@mygrande.net
Primetime Trout Tactics..... $11.99 |
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Inshore Angler's Blueprint
for Success
is a 50,000 word digital book/88
minute DVD set in which Captain Kev attempts to create a model,
or blueprint, for inshore coastal anglers to follow in their quest
for improvement. These detailed, informative documents are loaded
with specific recommendations on everything from basic equipment
to elaborate fishing strategies and philosophies. The set may
be purchased with a credit card through use of the paypal button
at the bottom of this page, or with a check by calling 361 688
3714. The digital book may be purchased separately. Please be
advised that the quality of this trailer is not as good as the
quality of the actual DVD.
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Trophy Trout Documentaries
is an action packed and informative 90 minute
DVD which records the catch and release of over thirty speckled
trout weighing between seven and ten pounds. It's intended to
capture the beauty of the sport, as well as to inspire the viewer
to catch more big trout on artificial lures. Captain Kev documents
and analyzes the catching, including specific lures and presentations
used, weather and water conditions and general locations fished.
The promotional clip provided here previews the DVD, but is not
of the same quality as the DVD itself.
Place your order with a credit/debit card by using the button
at the bottom of this page, or email kevxlr8@mygrande.net
to order and pay by check.
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Tricking
Texas Trout
Second Edition
Captain Kev recently finished work on the Second Edition
of Tricking Texas Trout. It is now an up to date, 111-page version
of his first book. Kev says, "I remain proud of this evolving
piece. The completion and release of Tricking Texas Trout started
me down a productive pathway, catapulting my creative energies.
Feedback I received from readers about the ideas in the text played
a big role in motivating me to create other products related to
the sport of lure fishing for speckled trout."
Tricking Texas Trout, Second Edition can be purchased alone, or
in combination with Waters Wild, through the PayPal buttons below. |
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Tricking Texas
Trout and Waters Wild
may be purchased separately or as part of a combo. Both
these books are full of trout fishing information and are
intended to entertain as well as inform the reader.
Tricking Texas Trout is the
more informative of the two, while Waters
Wild narrates many of the captain's favorite fishing
adventures and memories. Prices are listed below in the
box used for ordering products. |
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Item Description
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Cost
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Order Online
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Primetime Trout Tactics DVD
(covers cost + tax and s&h) |
$11.99
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Inshore Angler's Blueprint for Success
(DVD and Digital Book) (covers cost + tax
and s&h)
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$18.99
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Trophy Trout Documentaries DVD
(covers cost + tax and s/h) |
$9.99
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Sound Operating Principles
(134 digital page Book)
(covers cost + tax and s&h) |
$9.99
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Productive Places and Patterns
(Digital Book only)
(covers cost + tax and s&h)
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$8.99
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Inshore Angler's Blueprint for Success
(Digital Book only)
(covers cost + tax and s/h)
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$9.99
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Tricking Texas Trout
(Second Edition)
(covers cost + tax and s&h) |
$14.99
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Waters Wild
(covers cost + tax and s/h) |
$12.99
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Tricking Texas Trout/Waters
Wild combo
(covers cost + tax and s/h) |
$23.95
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PayPal deposit
(Do not use unless you've already confirmed
a date with the Captain. Balance due for all charters must be
paid in cash or by check immediately upon completion of the trip.)
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