[Adam]

I’ll be back down July 15-19th with a buddy and our sons. If anyone is down that week, HMU.

Devin, you are absolutely right about trailer maintenance! I’ve changed more tires and axles than I care to admit… But I’ve gotten much better with preventative maintenance as a result. I definitely put some miles on her.

[Adam]

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Thanks for the report. I know the general area you were I think. Those nearshore rigs close to there will hold good numbers of trout, something I plan to hit my next trip down there now that it’s getting much warmer.

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[Adam]

Your white route is better into spanish IMO. You can also go in and out down by orange bayou. The very north end of Spanish was really shallow my two or three trips there last year with similar tides. I’m in a little bigger boat though that needs 12″ or so draft.

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[Adam]

Nice report. Thanks for sharing! We caught snapper last trip down in open water using relief shading and sonar. Ready to get back down there to investigate further.

[Adam]

Very nice. Just curious with the falling tide were you fishing surf side or bay side? I always seem to do better bay side with falling tide and surf on incoming. I can’t wait to get back down there.

[Adam]

Listened to it yesterday… Great show! Really enjoy listening from Texas. When I’m not wading the middle TX coast for trout, I love hanging out and fishing over there in God’s country, lol. Actually headed to Venice tomorrow for the rest of the week. Keep up the great work!

[Adam]

Nice write up. Sounds like a great time was had by all. You said it right, wading is a whole different experience with all the nuances that go with it. Fighting and landing fish is entirely different than doing it from a boat. I find keeping the rod tip down and keeping fish going in the direction they are swimming helps a lot. Even if it makes you walk in circles over and over til you get it wore down. I used to use a landing net, but a boga grip has turned out to be a better tool for me personally at landing fish.

I hope to make it down there again next week to give it a go myself!

[Adam]

Looks like yall are gonna have some adverse conditions this weekend. But looking forward to your stories nonetheless. Good luck and be safe out there!

[Adam]

Devin, I think all he was trying to say is it’s just another tool in the tool box which is what I believe it is. Not the be all, end all fix for running the marsh, but it does give you some clues.

To your point, if I see crab traps, big boats etc running an area, I can safely assume I can run it in my boat.

All of the depths on my depth shading are not exact, but they are relatively close. In other words if I’m running in 1-2 ft of water, my shading is not going to read 10 feet deep and vice versa.

So if im in an area where my map is colored red, im going to slow down and be more cautious. The same way if im in the very middle of a large deep canal and my map is showing im in a white or green area, i can safely assume I am relatively safe from running aground because i “should” be in approximately 10-30 ft of water. It’s really just using visual cues to help me navigate. One would be foolish to solely depend on a depth finder only. Again, just a tool in the tool box.

I totally agree you cannot just blindly trust a map. I use lots of tools to help me, depth shading being one of many. I’ve been running boats solo since I was 14 years old, 40 years ago, I’ve definitely made some mistakes along the way. All you can do is learn from them and try to not make the same mistake twice! Good discussion fellas.

[Adam]

I take this cut out of south pass, not sure the name if there is one. Just be careful coming out of the south side of the bayou on a low tide, it can be a little sketchy and is hard sand. Devin is right, just cover water and find em on your sonar, not real tricky to be honest. I use Garmin relief shading and look where the river is scoured out and drop offs in starting in the 100′ range. Good luck!

[Adam]

Not sure to be honest. It’s a tandem torsion axle with vortex hubs that you grease. I watch tire pressure and tread depth closely, as well as always touch the hub at gas stops to make sure they are not overheating. Only a few quirts of grease each trip as over greasing them isn’t good either, as I understand it. Now you want me to research it more to see if what the tournament bass guys run may be a better system…

[Adam]

Yessir, about 150 ft, I just use the Garmin traditional sonar and Garmin Relief shading. It works pretty well!

[Adam]

I live in the Dallas area, but I regularly fish Matagorda, POC, Seadrift, Rockport.

[Adam]

The depth shading is pretty simple. I keep my navigation map as normal. I modify my fishing map. When on that screen, click menu then toggle over to depth shading. You can play around with different depths and colors. It’s totally customizable. I personally like red as the shallowest water as I along with most other I presume, equate red with stop. Or at least slow down and figure out what’s going on in super shallow areas. It’s not perfect on the depths, but a really good starting point.