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I’m a novice when it comes to AI. What kind of prompts are you using to generate the summaries?
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Welcome to the forum! It’s a great place to grow your knowledge as well as your fishing network
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That’s a solid little angler network right there that Devin always preaches about, and I’m happy I got to meet all of these guys through this group.
In my opinion, that’s one of the most valuable aspects of this forum. It’s great to have others to talk to that are as passionate (obsessed?) with fishing. @Daniel_Gig have gotten into some seriously nerdy discussions over baits, hooks, retrieves, etc.
I’ve been meaning to share this idea for a while, but maybe we could set up a rodeo this summer? Or rent a couple camps somewhere and get a few boats together for a weekend? Fish, swap stories, cook out, etc.
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Nice!! Would definitely frame and put it my tackle room!
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You can absolutely learn how to fish inshore in a year. And there are plenty of places you can do well in a kayak. I used a solo skiff (kayak on steroids, 5 hp motor) for 3 years. Launched it out the bed of my truck. Hopedale and Delacroix have a ton of marsh close to the marina that is well suited for kayak anglers. I limited out more than once without ever losing sight of the marina. I also took it to Empire, port sulphur, and grand isle. Just pick your days, keep an eye on the weather if you’re heading towards big water.
Another tip would be to join a kayak fishing club. Always try to fish with someone who’s better than you, you can learn a lot like that.
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I don’t know that we’ll have the full scope of the fish kill until May-June, at least as far as trout are concerned. They should be in transition over the next couple of months. Not only are they going to be spread out, but the spring typically yields wind and fronts that can complicate things.
Once they are outside and ready to spawn, we’ll have a better idea of how badly they took a licking. If we all struggle to catch trout in the sound, grand isle, black bay, barataria, etc…well, let’s hope that’s not the case. Just my 2 cents
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Threw a 1/4 and jerk baits towards the rocks, buddy also tried a cork. 95% of fish we caught were holding further off. I would have preferred to launch in shell beach or hopedale and run into the marsh to avoid the boat traffic/pressure, but was in a time crunch. I will say that we were able to get away from most boats by running a couple miles south of the wall.
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Now that’s a miserably good day of fishing! Are you using a rubber net? If not, that may help with some of the tangle issues you mentioned.
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Heck of a trip Will, definitely some solid fish in there. That flounder….thats a true doormat! So you feel the best bite is a couple days after a cold front. When you say “the stars lining up”, can you shed a little more insight on that? Are you talking about atm. pressure? Moon phase? Obviously tide/wind play a factor in any trip.
Also, do you leave your truck in one spot and just walk/wade? Or do you stay kind of close to the truck and then drive it when you’re ready to move? In other words, any issues with leaving your truck parked on side of road.
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Lot of good stuff in this report and replies. Devin, I’m shocked that those other boats miraculously decided to move over and fish the flat 😂. Nice trip. I would assume that the trout probably didn’t move up onto the flat until mid-late morning, around when you launched. That would give it enough time to warm up the water and make it more “trouty”?
@Jared I struggle with that at times as well (fishing cover/visible cover). I forced myself to fish in the marsh for a while and got better at fishing ledges, points, bends, etc. That helped. I also do well fishing oyster reefs, but I tend to have more confidence when they’re marked by PVC pipes…which is illogical. I love bank beating, but I’ve been trying to force myself to focus on underwater cover/structure as opposed to just the visible stuff.
@Daniel_Gig Yeah, I think the secret’s out. Got a couple of reports of fish in the MRGO, and haven’t been hearing much about the pontchartrain estuary the last week or so, since it got cold.
I’m going to try to go Sunday, plan to fish all around the MRGO. I typically avoid the wall like the plague. But I enjoy fishing pac-man style down the MRGO and also checking some marsh areas/oyster reefs off of it. If i make it out there, I’ll post a report.
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Shoot, i think my best was just shy of 22 this year. I caught at least 10 over 20”. Guess I’ll start taking pics lol.
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Awesome, that’s exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Devin
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I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t sacalait fish much, but I live on a bayou off of the tchefuncte. Over the past few years, I’ll make a half dozen trips from Feb – March. I’ve never had much success; always catch a couple, but never seem to get more than 8 or 10, and they usually aren’t that big. Maybe I need to start heading north of I-12.
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Honestly, I like the H2O from Academy. The net folds in half and the handle collapses. Doesn’t take up a lot of room, plenty sturdy for bull reds, and the handle telescopes out several feet
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That’s awesome. +1 for the argument that releasing them properly does not harm them
