Boyce
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Great info in this post. I use Reel Magic too.
Which specific model Tatula do you have? I several models of Daiwa baitcasters but have only had an issue with the BG Spinning Reel after several years.
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Hell of a trip! You hammered them
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Pretty much all of the Lake P bridges are where jig heads go to die, but the trestles seems to have the most snags. I definitely feel your pain lol. At the trestles there is a lot of debris and such on the bottom from the old wooden bridge that used to be there. It’s all piled up under the new bridge, so if you’re casting far underneath the bridge, you’re likely to get snagged more.
A jig on the bridges is the name of the game for hammering the Speckled Trout though, so snags are just something you’ve gotta fight through. Eventually you will get good enough to free a lot of them up yourself. I think you being in a Kayak makes this much easier to do and can be a huge advantage for you. You can just troll yourself out of the snag.
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No problems for me. The only thing I’ve noticed recently is that some of the community threads were wonky, displaying a “Critical Error”. Idk if it’s my iPad or the site, but it seems to be fixed the last few days.
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ROUTE FEEDBACK
I created 3 routes:
Purple Route: Gets me from Cypress Cove to the North side of Yellow Cotton Bay
Yellow Route: Gets me to each fishing spot
Orange Route: alternate route to get out of Wagon Wheel and back into Red Pass
The purple route I think is ok. The part that makes me most nervous is leaving Wagon Wheel heading North into YCB.
The yellow route I also think is ok, though I have no clue as to how to get back from the end of this route (near Buras) other than back tracking the whole thing. I marked a point “Very Sketchy”. This area looks like sketch city on GED. Does anyone know a way to get South from the end of the yellow route near Buras? I don’t mind back tracking, just want as many options as possible.
The orange route I also think is ok. Taking it slow in some turns along the way and I think I’ll be fine. My question is where it crosses Bay Tambour. Looks shallow on some imagery with plenty of prop scars. Has anyone crossed this?
Let me know your thoughts.
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Welcome aboard! There’s no better place to learn how to hammer the fish than right here in this group
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Well, this may actually be legit
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Lmao
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“Looking at your route across Bay Tambour. Lots of shallow water at channel entrance on the Sandy Point side with sand bar. I wanted to cross there but too risky for me. I draw about 2ft at idle. Won’t run it fast with sand bar. Maybe someone has more info.”
Yeah, that stretch makes me nervous. I’m not running anything fast with a sandbar either, it’s just not worth it. I’ll be on the lookout for any signs of low water and will definitely lean on the side of caution.
“My question is whether anyone has had any problems with the long counterclockwise run around the wagon wheel to Old Spanish Pass to get over to the North/South pipeline canal up to YCB.”
That one seems to be good as well based off the Jody Ann’s tracks. I will confirm and report back.
“Also, if you go to Joeph Bayou, do you know the route down Grand Pass to the upper spillway so that you can stay out of the river? Even when Zin Zin is rough, it’s better than the river in the same conditions and no commercial traffic wakes to deal with.”
Yes and this is such a great route to have. Saves time and prevents you from making a long run in the river with the big commercial ships. I’m all in for that.
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The Green Route is my perceived version of the “Jody Ann” route. There are some sketchier looking spots (visible on 1/17/21 imagery) in that canal once it’s traveling due north to my Pin “3”. Let me know your thoughts on this. If the Jody Ann can do it, I know I can. Just may have to mash in some spots.
What I like about this route is that it’s protected the entire way pretty much. I will probably end up using this route to hide from the wind when heading to these fishing spots on the North end of YCB.
I also noticed a spot along this route that looks like a nice deep hole near some really shallow flats. I think it’s worth trying. For the record, the screen shot of the deep hole shows my route running west through some shallow spots, I have adjusted it since that screenshot so it’s running through the deeper part of the channel.
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Also @Devin , with the weather warming up, what are your thoughts on Trout still hanging in those deep channels?
My thoughts are that they may be scattered a bit more around YCB, so I’m prepared to pop a cork and throw a floating jerk bait in the shallows as well. I plan to start in those deep channels first, graphing and fishing where I see activity. But also working those ledges hard with a jig.
If I end up having to drift around the shallows to grind out a box, so be it, but I’m definitely bringing a drift sock or two with this wind.
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Yeah, I’m with you on that. It’s tough watching people mistreat one of the greatest gifts we are given as Louisiana residents (the marsh and inshore fishing). But it is what it is, all you can do is control your own actions and lead by example, which you obviously do.
“There’s days I’m optimistic, there’s other days I want to hang it up. If Louisiana just becomes another Florida then I’ll be disappointed. I just want to preserve the legacy Louisiana has. It’s out of my control.”
I feel you on this in many different levels. I have days where I feel like this about my business, general life problems, and definitely fishing.
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Awesome! I appreciate your feedback. That Jody Ann route kept me up later than I wanted it to lol. I couldn’t pinpoint exactly where it goes after it makes the turn North out of Wagon Wheel. I’m going to fine tune it and post my perceived route hopefully this evening when I have time. I like having multiple options to run in case things get dicey weather wise or for any other reason. I feel this is even more important in Venice since everything is so sketchy to begin with.
Also, the weather is not doing me any favors lol. I hope that changes. Friday 2/14 is about the only day that makes YCB doable, though it will be quite the ride getting there. Saturday and Sunday are just atrocious. I would take literally any other wind than a South wind LOL. Like come on, give me some good weather! That is going to make my chances at getting to and fishing East Bay very difficult or impossible.
That being said, this is Louisiana and anything can happen with the weather. I’m going regardless, but it looks like I may be hiding in the canes flipping for bass and floating some (hopefully) clean ponds to CPR some redfish.
I’ll post some East Bay routes for feedback later as well! Even if I can’t run them this trip, they’re good to have posted in here for myself and others.
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“Yeah, put yourself in my shoes. lol Usually a business like LAFB is one you can scale and count on having around for awhile. But seeing that Louisiana’s overall decline (land loss, continued menhaden reduction, smaller fish populations and a boneheaded constituency…to name a few) it’s pretty clear to me that my efforts have an expiry date. When that is, I don’t know.”
To me, tougher fishing overall in Louisiana just makes LAFB even more valuable. Just a different viewpoint.
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I’m remaining positive and hope you’re right. I know social media can make things seem much worse than they actually are.
