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Having a hard time making a decision. I’d love to go recreate my day from yesterday in Lake P but I can’t be around that many boats without going crazy.

I may run to the Chandys if the wind holds up but we will see on that. If that doesn’t work I may check the long rocks and some of my old stomping grounds in Coquille and Two Trees

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Your ability to create an online community with a great culture is seriously unmatched. That is no easy task with how ego driven the angling population is in Louisiana.

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Update:

21 specks all came from 11.

Had a 18”, 19”, and 21” come on the first few casts and I thought it was about to be on. Sunlight came up and it was a grind from there. Switched to a mega matrix at some point and that seemed to help with bites a bit….that or they just turned on later. I stuck with 11 the whole time so I can’t speak for anywhere else.

Ended up with two over 20” and lost another one that was easily 20”+ at the boat. Not the monsters I was after but still a fun day.

One thing to consider for Saturday…..The Point Marina only has one back down available right now so get there super early if you plan on fishing this weekend. Have a feeling the lake is gonna be a boat show for the ages.

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Thank you so much for coming and supporting, Will. It was great to meet you and @neilnmel out there. LAFB Elite members accounted for 2nd and 3rd place. If that doesn’t show you the value of what Devin brings to the table then I have no idea what to tell you lol. I will post my own report from pre-fishing and the tournament as soon as I can catch up on sleep and work. Ill just leave a little nugget for now: As of Thursday-Saturday, Ameda, the long rocks, and Lena are all worth considering. Moreseo the first two. Also, do not be afraid to stop on the north side of the dam.

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That is both awesome and devastating at the same time. I feel the same way about the stories from “old timers” of what the marsh looked like back in the day. It makes me want to appreciate the hell out of what we have now

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I’ll be out there Thursday-Saturday. I’m fishing/helping out with the Release Over 20 Tournament at Hopedale Marina on Saturday. We will be serving Jambalaya at 2:00 and talking about conservation for anyone who wants to come hang out.

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23rd meaning yesterday or in March?

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I’ve told myself to never pass up an opportunity to go out there. Gotta put eyes on it as many times as possible while it’s still here

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Slightly stained but 2-2.5ftish visibility.

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It looks like you will have a window tomorrow morning. I would get out their early and make hay while the wind isnt blowing.

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My hands/forearms cramped multiple times lol. I’ve been on a ketogenic diet for a while now so getting my electrolytes dialed in has been a chore with this heat.

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I have a 9 week old so that’s totally understood lol. I’ll be doing daddy duties next week/weekend to make up for the next few days

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In that video of CA, he says that the fish by him turned on from 1013-1007 millibars. Thats a difference of .087psi.

A fish would have to move down 3 inches in the water column to feel the same change. I’m just not sure how that, in and of itself, elicits a change in behavior. Maybe it impacts fish that primarily live in shallower water year round a bit more but I think the most likely thing impacting fish is all of the other variable changes that come with changes in pressure.

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The correlation must be there given how long that theory has been proposed but I don’t think it’s anything more than an indirect correlation. I’m trying to understand the exact mechanism that would cause a fishes behavior to change because of a pressure increase. The pressure increase a fish would “feel” from atmospheric changes would be insignificant compared to a trout diving 3ft lower in the water column.

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I think we just have too many variables to prioritize before that. They are often dealing with non migrating trout in shallow bays so it’s easier to focus on subtle environmental factors that may turn a bite on or off. Our biggest challenge seems to be finding them and theirs is more so getting them to bite. That’s at least my first hypothesis from the few trips I’ve taken to Texas and Florida where they key in on stuff like that.