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I have had 3 really big trout caught on my boats.

a 30 inch fish in 2005 at seabrook on a black and chart saltwater assassin

the other 2 were 7 pounds and both at the mouth of the river.

first one with a black and chart saltwater assassin behind a wingdam in sw pass

the third might have been the my luckiest fish of all time. It was the middle of the summer and i was tied up to a wingdam drinking with college buddies using 1/2 ounce jigheads tipped with shrimp on the way in from an offshore overnight trip. Back then a boatfulof tuna and snapper wasnt enough. We were pounding puppy drum, reds, and sheephead. Somehow a 7lb hawg picked up the dead shrimp and suprised the shit out of us when it appeared at the surface.

Common denominator in all 3 cases were heavy current with a current break and a lot of luck. If i had to target a big fish it would be the mouth of south or southwest pass when the river is below 5 ft. Target current breaks in main stem of river within a few hundred yards of the gulf. I have caught a bunch of really solid fish on that pattern over the years with large live pogeys under a sliding cork or carolina rigged with a long flouro leader

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for what its worth they have caught some fish out there in the last few weeks. Capt was on the sonar and trolling so i didnt see any images

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nothing is out of the water at all

there was a serious upwelling at the coodinates

according to my buddies who fished there daily for years significant chunks are missing

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Dead shrimp under a cork is exactly what most of the guides in Venice are doing