Kevin Adney

Kevin Adney is an In The Spread bottom fishing specialist who teaches red snapper and grouper on Gulf Coast reefs and wrecks. His approach starts with finding hard bottom on electronics, then leans on drift management, tight rig construction, and a refined game of feel to detect subtle bites in structure-heavy water. In his videos, Adney breaks down structure selection, drift, hook and leader rigging, drag management, and the fighting mechanics that keep big grouper out of the rocks.

Instructor's videos

Kevin Adney is a bottom fishing specialist, and bottom fishing rewards the anglers who understand it at a level most never reach. Dropping a bait over structure looks simple. Doing it in a way that consistently puts red snapper and grouper in the boat is not, and that gap is exactly where Adney teaches.

His first principle is structure. Snapper and grouper concentrate on hard bottom, reefs, and wrecks rather than scattering across open sea floor, so Adney starts by finding the right bottom on electronics and confirming it holds fish. If the hard bottom is not there, nothing else matters. From there, his drift management keeps baits working through the productive zone instead of sweeping past the strike zone too fast or hanging in barren water between structure, and he adjusts constantly for how current and wind change drift speed.

Adney is precise about rigging because structure-heavy fishing punishes sloppy setups. He builds rigs and matches hook sizes to reach bottom without constant snags, favoring direct contact so you feel the bite the instant it happens. That game of feel is central to how he fishes, especially for the subtle takes that most anglers miss entirely. He is equally clear on the fight itself, where hesitating a couple of seconds after the hookset is enough time for a big gag grouper to turn and reach structure and break you off.

He rounds it out with the parts that separate serious anglers: leader and weight choices for current and depth, live versus dead bait, drag management, and handling and preservation that put quality fish on the table within the regulations.

In his In The Spread videos, Adney teaches red snapper and grouper bottom fishing from structure selection through drift, rigging, and the fight. If you want to stop guessing on the bottom and start fishing it with intent, he is the one to learn from.