cliffhall
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Like Josh said….Forage. Fish HAVE to eat and there are some big pods of pogies/mullet in that area right now. I’ve always thought that studying the bait is as important as knowing about the trout themselves.
In other news, today looks like it would be a great day to hunt those schools of mullet and throw some topwater baits on flats back there.
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It is actually a Saltmarsh/Heron 16. Ive taken that thing to the chandys and back in some gnarly conditions so Hopedale Lagoon was no problem.
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It’s definitely not perfect and reading the articles is your best bet but I’ve had to be as efficient as possible with planning trips lately lol. The insights on tackle might be even more valuable because I used to scour the bass resource sites for hours to get people’s opinions on matching rod set ups to specific techniques. You can get that information consolidated in a minute now.
One example of helpful information is what I found on a rabbit trail of getting it to gather information on finding big trout in Louisiana. It mentioned all of the typical spots you’d think of but it kept saying to try fishing as slow as possible right up against the pilings when fishing highway 11 for big trout. Sure enough that seemed to be what worked this year when trying to size up. Again, not earth shattering but I’ll take all the help I can get lol.
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You have to play around with it a bit to get the specific information you are looking for. So I may put “summarize all of the Louisiana sportsman articles on speckled trout” and after it pops that out I could put “in the spring”. You could do that and ask it to specifically mention certain times of year or other areas or even how to target big trout. Generally the information isn’t earth shattering but a few extra insights can sometimes make the difference in a trip.
I also use it to summarize the bass resource forums when looking for a new rod for a specific application.
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Shoot, I remember when it was an actual blog. My wife and I both quit our jobs, started a business, and had a kid over the last 10 months so fishing trips and fishing reports have been hard to come by lol. I just read through a bunch of reports today and it is so good to see the community you’ve built. I’ve actually met a good buddy, Chad Gonzales, through LAFB Elite and we’ve shared insights and ideas for years. The knowledge inside the LAFB courses is invaluable and the people you meet in here will be some of the best folks around.
