Devin
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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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Good to have you!
Yeah, you posted some banger reports last year and are back at it this year.
Thank you very much for that!
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Man, sorry to hear about it. It is that time of year, hot as all get out.
And the best redfish action definitely seems to be in Venice. lol Actually everything seems to be in Venice.
I have a redfish report for PLH that I will post later when I get a chance.
FWIW, whenever I fish that side of Bayou Lafourche, I like to get back into those grassy ponds in Pointe aux Chene (PAC).
I have no idea what they are like now, but could be worth a look if you’re ever that way. Just be super careful of the oilfield trash.
I made this blog post detailing an underwater hazard there.
Otherwise, go to Venice if you get time! I need to get my cruddy little flat boat down there before teal season, she’s great for running those redfish ponds.
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Welcome to LAFB Elite and thank you for posting an intro!
There are some other kayakers in here, but I don’t recall their names off the top of my head.
Now that the Saltening is in full gear and fall is right around the corner, you’re going to have some prime fishing ahead of you.
Be sure to come here and get advice on where to go and what to do before your next fishing trip.
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Outstanding! I’m glad to hear you had a good day on the water, and I’m glad to hear especially about the speckled trout.
Thank you for posting a report!
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All I can say is that last time I fished snapper in 2020 we ran way past Chandeleur. I know some other guys who ran past Breton Island to some rigs in about 60ft of water.
I figure it’d be as easy as finding rigs in that deeper water and fishing it with a really heavy rig.
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Any word?
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You are my friggin’ hero!
Yes! I’d take that fish over a bunch of speckled trout ANY DAY. Especially landing it by yourself like that. That’s badass!
Sure, it’s not an “inshore” fish, but with the Saltening we will be seeing more and more of these fish much closer to the dock. Everything is coming back!
Great report, thanks for posting!
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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.
