Devin
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“I was also excited to use my new DJI Osmo Action 4 camera.”
How did that go?
“We picked up and went toward some birds we saw in the distance only to find a dink fest! Time to move on again!”
Yeah, I think that would’ve torpedoed most people’s fishing trip right then and there. Rather than move on, they’d stay and waste time.
“By this time the Pen looked like a redneck yacht club. There must have been 30 boats in there!”
I’ve never got to experience that community hole, but have heard about it a lot over the years. It seems like I’ve heard about it less since The Freshening, but perhaps that’s changing now.
“When we got close we could see about 30 birds hovering the area. Things looked really promising! We NAILED them!! Within maybe 10 minutes, we had a limit right at 9am!”
Maybe you caught the beginning of the bite before leaving?
“I really want him to love fishing like I do but I know it’s not something you can force.”
Wise words.
Great report, great wisdom, thank you for sharing!
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“We ended up with 36 nice trout and released 8 really nice flounder. Not a bad day at all, especially after the chaos that morning.”
I’ll take that. That’s a good trip, even better given the circumstances. Did you ever find out what the issue was?
“Their must have been 50 plus boats out there today.”
Oh man. That’s about right, though. Hey, at least they don’t know who you are. lol
Yeah, I’m upset with myself (sort of) that I didn’t give Lake P more faith. Like, the conditions faked me out this year, sending me down south to Venice just to have the river come up and mostly ignore Lake P. Oh well. Live and learn. That’s inshore fishing.
Anyway, great report. I may give it a try after un-effing my trailer (which has yet to be done lol)
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Hey Mike, it sounds like you’ve had a challenging journey regarding personal health, but it sounds like you’re out of the woods. That’s great. Now is a great time to hit the water, not so hot and not cold, either. Summer 2023 was m-i-s-e-r-a-b-l-y hot. I get it. But now it’s about perfect. Hopefully the weather remains good and the wind cooperates. Thank you for posting an intro!
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Thanks for sharing!
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Man, I’ve been hating on the Lake P Basin, but this report and others are changing my mind. Great report, thanks for posting it!
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I see that Shower Blow in Blue Back Herring. Great topwater. Unfortunately, I’ve had a gar and jack steal two of them this year. I could literally hear my wallet scream.
“i could be on fire while fishing and just ignore it lol”
Likewise. Nutrition, routine, exercise and all that can go out of the window while I’m fishing and I’m fine. Or maybe there’s just something about being on the water. When I worked at the swamp tour I had a horrible diet of gas station friend chicken and energy drinks and did great on the boat until I stepped off of it. lol
“Just me sitting in the middle of lake borgne. I love that.”
This is what makes the risk/effort worth it. Good for you. I wonder if the open-water birds pattern we saw last year applies now? Maybe not after this cold front. But the water temps look to still be in the 60s, so maybe.
“Day two i caught and kept a 2024 limit of trout. Then tagged and released a 2021 limit of trout.”
That is just legit. What an epic day!
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It appears she’s still dirty right now, so I’d just go to Lake P if I were you.
But, if I were you, I would not fish the bridges. I would fish something that doesn’t stick out of the water for every potlicking knucklehead to defile with the presence of his fairweather fisherman nonsense. If the trout are that thick on the bridges, then they are for sure chewing somewhere less obvious.
Be a psychopath and look for that spot, or at least catch a few on the bridges then go look for it.
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“You don’t have to get on the trout if you stay on the trout!”
LMAO that’s so true
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+1
angler’s network for the win
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They are 1,000% making minimum viable products to get by. I’m sure there’s more to it, but I am thinking that for the “next boat” there will be a custom built trailer using components like what you see for offshore boat trailers. Ridiculously beefy and oversized so it just lasts.
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This is a great point.
I know that I check to ensure the boat is not already drifting fast when I hit spot lock. It’s pretty much subconscious now and rarely will I let the trolling motor do all the work. At the end of the day it’s just a dumb machine. It has no context and will 100% blow out the water column if it means achieving it’s single, menial task. I really only ask anything of it in deeper water, no shallower than 4-6ft, and am comfortable asking it to spot lock in 10-13ft+.
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+1
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So everything past the spindle probably ought to be replaced, minus the caliper (maybe). Man, saltwater sure is hell on equipment. You can do that job with minimal tools, but if you’re completely unfamiliar with it then maybe just go to Skipper B’s like what everyone else is saying.
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Sorry, just saw this. Usually I drift. If I must stay put then I use a cajun anchor.
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Outstanding. You’re gonna have a blast with that.
