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  • Devin

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    March 25, 2025 at 3:30 pm in reply to: 3/25/25 Delacroix

    Y’all need better friends. Man, if I invite someone to go and they don’t show up, then that’s donezo for future invites. Do what you want with your generosity (you have a lot of it!) but I got tired of setting up the boat (i.e. doing all the work and $$$) just to have someone bail out. If there’s a legit reason, then I can understand. But too often I’ve had people send a last minute text message saying they can’t go due to <insert obvious BS reason>. Usually they forgot or got too drunk the night before or whatever. Hell naw!

    So now I only take folks who are DEE TEE EF. That’s it. This ain’t golf! lol

    Anyway, you did really good! What a day of catching.

    For anyone else reading, Josh is applying what he knows to a “new” area. That’s legit. First Lafitte, now Delacroix. Now we just gotta get him down to Venice. Or maybe just let those fish stay safe. lol

    Great report, thanks for posting!

  • Devin

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    March 25, 2025 at 3:25 pm in reply to: 3/25/25 Delacroix

    can you explain how I can hyperlink instead of the entire link?”

    Sure, see attached.

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    3_25_25 Delacroix - LAFB Elite - Brave 2025-03-25 15-22-05

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  • Devin

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    March 25, 2025 at 3:20 pm in reply to: First Time Posting

    Cliff Hall ain’t no stranger. He’s been around for a minute, posted a sh*tload of reports on the “old” LAFB Elite FB Group and LAFB Inshore, and was capable and generous to take LAFB Inshore’s reigns when I was ready for someone else to have them.

    As you can see, Cliff, this otherwise secluded and private forum is doing well in what amounts to be a niche hobby. Good people = good things.

    Glad to have you here. Thanks for posting an intro, though you are an LAFB veteran.

  • Devin

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    March 25, 2025 at 12:55 pm in reply to: Tent sales this week

    I had no idea. Thanks for the heads up. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make it or not. That and I’m not sure I need anymore fishing tackle. LOL If I put a single extra swivel in my garage, it’s going to explode!

  • Devin

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    March 24, 2025 at 2:40 pm in reply to: 3/22/25 Delacroix

    So it sounds like you had a decent day given all the other reports.

    It was great briefly running into you! I would have stayed to chat, but I had my kids in the truck and still had to clean fish and get them home. They were whupped after getting drug across a 60 mile wild goose chase. lol

    Hope to see you again out there!

  • Devin

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    March 23, 2025 at 7:44 pm in reply to: Kickback Plate

    I know people run them on rivers where that’s a common need, but so much in the marsh. It’s certainly a lot more forgiving in the marsh. Yeah, there are some things you can hit, and I’ve hit them all, but I don’t think it warrants a kick back plate.

  • Devin

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    March 23, 2025 at 7:33 pm in reply to: 3-23-25 Delacroix

    Wham, bam, thank you, ma’am.

    I love seeing this.

    Yeah, I think the same thing: how often do I pass up fish looking for better conditions? Especially water clarity.

    That’s why I overhauled that section of 101 and basically ended with: don’t go after the wild goose chase of looking for perfect water clarity when there isn’t any in a given area. It’s a really tough concept to mete out, so this forum helps clear up specific scenarios, like what’s going on in Delacroix right now.

    Very good report. Thanks for posting it!

  • Devin

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    March 23, 2025 at 3:44 pm in reply to: 3/22/25 VB dirty water.

    That FS9 is pretty sweet. That’s a really good image. Looks like you’re getting the hang of it.

    Great report, thanks for posting!

  • Devin

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    March 23, 2025 at 3:42 pm in reply to: Venice Area Fishing for the week starting 3/16

    How did it go?

  • Devin

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    March 25, 2025 at 3:52 pm in reply to: Tent sales this week

    I would go, but am headed out of town this weekend, unfortunately.

  • Devin

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    March 25, 2025 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Venice Area Fishing for the week starting 3/16

    I have to give you credit for coming down in March like that. Mad props. Way to just do the thing.

    I’m sure the catfish were good eating, but I know you wanted bull reds. Well, let the river get down and stay down here in the next month or two (hopefully there’s not too much snow melt) and it will all be right back to kicking ass.

    The end of the MRGO Long Rocks are good for bull reds, too. Just so you know. The wind has got to cooperate, however. That spot is pretty exposed.

    Great report, thanks for sharing!

  • Devin

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    March 25, 2025 at 3:37 pm in reply to: Tent sales this week

    Ha ha ha ha ha

    Yeaaahhhh, I went through that phase now I’m just using what I’ve got for the next 10 years.

  • Devin

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    March 25, 2025 at 1:32 pm in reply to: 2016 Tracks, Venice & Cane Stubble

    That’s all I need to know. Thank you so much!

  • Devin

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    March 24, 2025 at 6:48 pm in reply to: 2016 Tracks, Venice & Cane Stubble

    You can help me out if you want.

    The first thing I need to know is if any Venice guides down there are catching trout. I checked a few pages and only saw redfish, drum and sheepshead.

    I’m sure there’s redfish spots somewhere, but I bet it’s not close to the marina. I’ll start looking around Blind Bay.

  • Devin

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    March 24, 2025 at 2:32 pm in reply to: 3/22/25 Delacroix

    I love this idea and have thought it would be neat to rent a camp and do what we are already doing in this forum, but at scale in person.

    However, I have a giant non-LAFB poker in the fire that would keep me busy enough that I can’t commit to something like that. If I am able to, I won’t know until the summer time itself.

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