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Whenever my aluminum flatboat finally dies, I am replacing it with a Panga. Those hulls are just so good. I think it will deal with chop better but still get in the shallow stuff (and fit in the garage). It works for Chas Champagne, so there must be something to it.

If I could make a recommendation, I’d get down to Pointe a la Hache and Venice, especially when the river is low (like it is now).

Lots of good sight fishing out there. Since you’re coming from Hammond, the powerlines and rigs in west Lake Pontchartrain could be a good bet, too. Someone here posted a report for the powerlines.

Do you have sonar on that Panga? It sure makes finding redfish deep a lot easier.

Great intro, thanks for posting it!

[Devin]

Hey Dave, thanks for posting an intro!

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Hey Josh, thank you for posting an intro and helping getting this rocket off the launchpad. You’ve cultivated great success on the water and posted some really nice reports, so I appreciate that.

I think good things can happen with this forum and look forward to building this together with all of y’all.

[Devin]

Hey Kevin, thanks for posting an intro.

That boat is good for getting shallow, at least I imagine it would be. Man, I would really consider getting down to Pointe a la Hache, whether you take the ride down from Sweetwater Marina or risk launching at Beshel’s.

That boat would be great for sight fishing the ponds around there, or at least fishing the points with a cork. It’d be good for catching the hell out of redfish and even sheepshead in PLH right now.

[Devin]

Hey Jon, excellent intro, thanks for posting it!

That’s a great boat and having it in a slip is one helluva convenience. I remember those days.

Yeah, the Facebook group has been good, but not because of Facebook’s platform or anything intrinsic to Facebook, but because of the awesome members there who took time to post reports, ask for help and offer help.

Any fishing report you can post is a good one, even if you didn’t whack the fish. I posted a report from Frenier Landing recently (west side of Lake Pontchartrain) and didn’t catch anything but still thought it would be useful to others.

And it is, because that side of the lake has gorgeous water quality, but I think the key is to fish deep at the powerlines and not shallow at the cypress stumps.

Anyway, great intro, thanks for posting it and welcome to the new community!

[Devin]

Hey Dannon, thank you so much for making an intro post here. That’s a great boat, and I remember your excellent report posted in the Facebook group earlier.

Can’t wait to see you post again!

[Devin]

Hey Mike, thank you for introducing yourself. I really appreciate that!

I think the best thing you can do right now is just run the boat. Don’t worry about everything else, just make sure the gas is good and feel that breeze.
I understand that life happens, but sometimes just a little time on water will go a long way.

Thank you so much for posting!

[Devin]

Hey Kevin, thanks for bringing this up. The Fishing Trip Reviews are still there, all 30 of them!

You will find them at this link.

This update from 2021 explains why I’ve stopped doing them.

[Devin]

I don’t think any of us spend enough time fishing. LOL

That 23′ Sportsman is a fine craft! Thank you so much for posting! I really appreciate it and hope to see you on here again.

[Devin]

Yessss! Thank you so much for posting an intro! I am chomping at the bit to get this forum off the ground, I’m pumped you made it here!

[Devin]

Here’s the two reds I caught. Both released to fight another day!

[Devin]

You’re welcome! And thank you for becoming a member and participating! I hope we can build something great here!