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Boyce

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November 10, 2024 at 9:13 am in reply to: 11-8-24 Hopedale Specks

Curious, what went into your thought process to stay and grind it out when you were in Marron? I often find myself in that situation, particularly when fishing the Biloxi Marsh, but almost 100% I elect to run and gun to another spot rather than grind it out.

I know weeding through throw backs to catch 13 keeper trout is annoying AF, but shoot, I would take that on a tough day. I just don’t think I would’ve stuck around like you did to find them.

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Boyce

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November 7, 2024 at 1:37 pm in reply to: 11.6.24 Port Sulphur Slam

Awesome day man. It’s nice when the stars still align even with your trolling motor breaking. I gotta get down to PS soon!

Boyce

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November 4, 2024 at 1:06 pm in reply to: List your fav inshore fishing podcasts here

I am not aware of any inshore fishing podcasts, but would love to start listening to some.

What are some good ones you like? Anything local?

Boyce

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October 30, 2024 at 8:00 pm in reply to: 11/1-11/3 Venice Planning

Thanks guys for the responses.

As far as my plan goes— it is pretty much mirroring what I initially had planned for my trip in September on 9/22 when Devin referred to me as the tip of the spear. Well the spear is back baby!

I have about 2.5 days to fish Venice, so I plan to do a lot of exploring. A lot of it. My planning has been mostly routes to and through general areas, so I don’t have all that many spots to show, but I know that in no particular order I want to check out the following areas: Red Pass and West out into Scofield Bay, The Jump, Tiger Pass and Ponds off there, Grand Pass, Zin Zin Bay, First Spillway, Williams Pass, Baptiste Collette Rocks on the MS River side, Wagon Wheel, and other random cuts in the river that look good (how vague!). I will post a pic of some spots I planned for 9/22, but I think what will end up happening is that I will get to the area I want to fish, then find a spot that looks good once I get out there.

Question: I am going with the goal to catch speckled trout and redfish, but another goal is to get more routes stored in my graph. When running a new route in a sketch area like Venice, are you idling pretty much the entire way? Even through a big wide open bay where you gotta run a few miles? Also, I know that the mouths of the canals are where it can get really shallow. Are you idling through pretty much all of those too? I hate long ass extended idles, but I know its worth it based off the fact that I would like to keep my lower unit intact, but also because I have plenty of time to make these long idles since I am staying down there for the weekend.

Let me know!

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Boyce

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October 27, 2024 at 3:48 pm in reply to: 10-25 Barataria Bay Speckled Trout

Awesome day and awesome report! I’ll be out that way this weekend. Thanks for your report!

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Boyce

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October 27, 2024 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Delacroix 10-26 “Productive Grind”

Yes indeed. Great report. Thank you!

Boyce

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November 5, 2024 at 7:23 pm in reply to: 11/1-11/3 Venice

Lol, yeah I know exactly how you feel. At least in Venice when you measure them, it’s to see if they’re over 20” lol.

A good trolling motor is definitely a must. Had I not upgraded from the crappy trolling motor that came on my boat, theres no way I could fish Venice.

Boyce

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November 5, 2024 at 7:20 pm in reply to: 11/1-11/3 Venice

Man I hate to hear that. Hopefully you’re not out of commission too long. I’m sure it helps that Avid’s factory is close.

Boyce

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November 5, 2024 at 4:56 pm in reply to: 11/1-11/3 Venice

Next time I go down there will probably be Black Friday. Then in December I’ll definitely have multiple trips down there.

I’ll be looking forward to your report from whenever you go. And the video. You should throw it back and do a Fishing Trip Review for Venice!!!

Boyce

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November 5, 2024 at 8:49 am in reply to: 11/1-11/3 Venice

I hope you crush it! I’ll be looking forward to your report as well. I’d like to see your plan too if you are planning on posting it. Good luck!

Boyce

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November 4, 2024 at 7:31 pm in reply to: 11/1-11/3 Venice

“Did you only fish a cork there? You didn’t jig the rocks at all? I’m sure you did!”

I did, but didn’t give it the time it deserved. I soaked that cork too long.

“I have had the most brutal days there of running and not seeing a dang thing, getting stuck, getting unstuck, more empty water and I always leave there like “dang, what a day”.

I have felt this way every time I’ve left there and I have yet to hammer anything there lol. Adventure is a hell of drug.

“I do think it’s worth mentioning that when I fish 1st Spillway I fish just outside of it on the south side of the weir on the south side of the spillway going into the river. I’ve just done better there. Then, from there, I drift down and fish the rocks.”

That spot was where I landed those first two specks. It’s a great looking spot. I definitely want to pac man those rocks. I was so fired up at that point on day 1, I was ready to run and gun everywhere lol.