That or use bigger live bait (i.e. whole croakers, mullet, etc). You won't get as many bites but it will be more substantial fish. Any cut bait is always suspect to small/bait fish. Shrimp is a great bait but that's just part of the territory of using them. You're going to have to deal with the small fish.
QFT - the new penny- chartreuse tail & pearl white are also good colors, also gold spoons (Gator's or Johnson Sprite's in gold & silver), top water Zaro Spooks, Popa dogs, chug bugs are also good for trouts and Reds. I always go out with the above plus I used to go with Paul Brown Chunky lures but I couldn't get them where I was, just found out that Mirrolure (now called Paul Brown Original) bought out the line and are reproducing them now, will be picking those up to see if they work like the original lures. If they do, definitely a gator trout slayer. Look into those as well.
