Devin
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Welcome to the site!
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Great topic.
Without racking my brain on this, I can say that I also carry the Garmin InReach in the event there’s an emergency outside of cell service.
It has a feature where I can broadcoast my position on a password-protected web page that a family member checks on his phone throughout the day.
I also have a “drop dead” time that I’ll be back and, if I’m not, text the phone, then text the Garmin. If there’s no response, call the calvary and give them my last known position.
Of course, there’s the SOS feature, but I like having something of a dead man’s switch in case I can’t use it.
After that, I sometimes have whiskey/vodka/whatever in a flask.
Man, you never know. That has bailed me out more than once. One time I got stung by a stingray and a shot of whiskey took the edge off.
It was in either 2016 or 2017 when we had really bad fog during winter, and I had crossed Lake Borgne for an afternoon trip, and that badass fog rolled in. Me and my bud were in the Biloxi Marsh and the sun was going down and it was so foggy I could hardly see the bow of the boat. It was wild.
Crossing Lake Borgne to go home was nerve wracking, and that’s coming from the guy Chas Champagne calls “Gorilla Nuts”.
A shot of whiskey calmed the nerves and we made it home safely.
Or if you get stuck on an island you’ll want something to do. lol
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For the most part the my main line is 10lb test braid (30/40 lb strength)
Do you mean that you’re using a 30lb test braid that’s the equivalent of 10lb mono diameter?
I always tie a double uni on the main line to leader with 8 to 10 wraps with braid to fluro or mono and 5 to 7 wraps with the mono/fluoro carbon to braid.
That’s a great knot to use.
Devin says don’t be a knot nerd and I am definitely not but when I try to analyze this issue I come up empty.
Dammit that’s what I said!!! lol jk
I don’t think you’re doing that at all. I think this is a good point to bring up.
This is not a big deal but I thought this would be an interesting conversation, so thanks for listening!
Man, this forum is in its infancy, so I’ll take whatever you got. lol I think this is a great topic. Let’s do it.
So, are you tying these knots the day of the night before your trip? Or are they knots from previous fishing trips?
If they are from previous trips, then that they would fail isn’t a surprise. It’s dried out and lost it’s strength.
For me, when I “do tackle” before a fishing trip, part of that process is re-tying all the knots (if it’s important that it not break). If I’m just screwing around on the water on a fun trip, I’m not particularly heartbroken over a popped knot. Whatever, I’ll just re-ty.
But if there are any stakes in the trip at all, then all those are getting re-done the night before.
After that, I’ll step outside of the box and say “why run braid at all?” Especially when throwing a jig.
Why introduce an additional failure point in your tackle? Why not take full advantage of monofilament fishing line and spool the entire reel in it?
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Some combos are cheap, others aren’t. Just depends what it is.
I’d put a Penn Battle or Daiwa BG on those rods I recommended. 3500 is a good size.
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Yeah, the Daiwa Aird Coastal Rods are great. Get something with a medium heavy or heavy power. Gus’s Tackle in Slidell stocks them. They’re also about $50 apiece. The cork peels after a couple years, but they are otherwise great rods for the money.
After that, a St. Croix Triumph is hard to beat. Another great rod with a great warranty. Also at Gus’s last time I checked.
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If you don’t see a delete option then I’ll take care of it. Thank you!
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I’m turning into a cranky old man as I kept getting pissed by other boaters getting too close. We had 3-4 other boats pass by us on plane closer than 100 yards when there was plenty of room. We were only 30-40 yards from shore and they had thousands of yards of space. Maybe I’m wrong but if there is room I try to pass people with a few hundred yards of space. It’s not hard.
There’s a lot of boneheads with camps in Grand Isle. That’s probably who you keep running into.
On the way back in hit something that broke a few inches off my skeg. At one point I thought I heard something but it was subtle and didn’t feel anything in the wheel or otherwise. Only noticed it after trailering the boat. Didn’t notice any change in handling afterwards either
Ahhhh, now your boat is properly broken in for Louisiana’s inshore waters! lol
Sorry to hear that, but a dinged lower unit is pretty much inevitable. The missing skeg chunk is fine. I’ve ran a few outboards like that for years with no issues.
We were just happy catching fish and not looking to put fillets on the table thus the reason for staying and just having fun.
Glad to hear it. That’s what it’s all about. Just have fun. Man, I’d rathe grind through dinks than go through the Hell I did last week.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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It’s encouraging to hear how close they are. I hope it’s gonna be a great fall.
Keep an eye out in Mud Lake.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Excellent report, thank you for posting!
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Water was nice and calm on my run there. Easy as cake for my 17.5 aluminum bass tracker. Not exactly the same on the way back, got beat the heck up.
That run ain’t no joke in a boat like that. I like the Viking spirit.
Yeah, it was supposed to be calm all day IIRC, because I had planned to launch the boat to film a dredge operation and powerlines.
I was shocked to see that it was rough when driving across the Twin Span. It was calmer on the west side of the lake, but the wind did pick up.
On the way back, shrimp were everywhere in the marsh, jumping in the boat even!
That is great news. Let’s get these fish fed. Maybe we’ll have another 2016. That would be amazing.
You did great. Redfish have been generally hard to come by. So for your first “serious” sight fishing trip I would say that you kicked ass (then got yours kicked on the way back lol)
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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Water was moving opposite of last week but there must be good structure there that holds bait with good ambush spots regardless of water direction.
Sometimes a sweet spot is a sweet spot and that’s all there is to it. lol
Caught the first few fish with matrix shad under a cork but most on a jig slowly retrieved across the bottom.
No live bait required, I love it!
Had another experience with an asshole fisherman. I was sitting on spot lock and he came flying up near the side of me and immediately throttled back and looped behind me throwing a huge wake and then pulled right behind me and dropped his power pole. With a good cast I could have landed my jig on his boat.
Probably some guy with more $$$ than common sense and courtesy. It is what it is.
Glad to hear you caught ’em! Great report, thanks for posting!
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Lery must be the spot. I got another report out of there, and have heard these fish are not sight-fishable. Breaks my heart.
But I am happy to see you whacked ’em! Excellent work! I also went fishing that day and did not see as many fish as you caught. LOL
I’ll post that here shortly after catching up on the rest of the forum.
Thank you for posting! You’ve been killing it!
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Spillway Canal in Pointe a la Hache just upstream from Beshel’s. Don’t go in there. Trust me. lol
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You should definitely check out PAC then.
I know there’s a FB group or two for it, but I have no idea as to the quality of the posts. Could be spam, could be useful intel. It’s FB lol
If I get to Venice I’ll post a report
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That’s a biggen. LOL That is wild. Man, I wish I coulda filmed that. Thanks for sharing that clip.
