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Insane trip. I can only imagine how good it felt to get on those big trout in a place like Venice. Very well done by all of you guys.

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I talked to a buddy who fished hopedale this Monday and said many of the places he checked were dirty. Ended up getting most of his fish on the long rocks.

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Just had a little girl myself and I can’t wait for moments like this. I just don’t think it gets any better. Great job, pops!

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Way more productive way to have a post finals celebration than what I was getting myself into back in the day lol. Great job smashing them and congrats on finishing up!

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I’m with ya. I’m doing everything I can outside of renting a hang glider to get out to the Chandys again.

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Very good to see there are fish to be caught away from crowds in the Pontchartrain basin. Great job!

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I really think a lack of grass has hurt parts of Hopedale that I used to do well in. A few years back I could consistently find fish from the mouth of Bayou Bernard at Coquille to the edge of Fortuna. I could basically just follow the trout throughout that stretch from late winter to the beginning of summer. The southern end of the MRGO was not as good this year as years past as well.

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Not this year but last year Lake A produced some good trips. The big rigs are worth checking out and theres a cut in a pipeline on the SW side of the cove that seems to consistently hold trout for some reason.

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Your comments are usually golden but this just takes it to another level. Well done!

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I usually just pack it in for the summer when it becomes what I call Popping Cork Season. Too much heat, small trout, and running for my little boat. I also use that break for negotiation when I am trying to stay married through duck season lol

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Not the fastest but I like that it’s light, easy to work on, and supposedly very reliable. Now I just gotta save up for an offshore boat to beat these winds

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60hp tohatsu

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Hell yeah. Find a way to fit a few rods in there and I’m game.

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https://youtu.be/P7fBsJ-DCrw?si=EKVEgm9tmttVozVJ<div&gt;
</div><div>Exactly! This is how I imagine trout are acting around the bridges. They dart around but are expending as little energy as possible. Much much different than them doing back flips out of the water on big topwaters when they are fired up. My big one from this weekend threw a redfish type wake before exploding on my spook jr. </div>

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Exactly what Devin said. I also believe it helps them suck down the bait a bit further because there is no weight on plastic when they go to inhale it. I could be wrong about that but I also don’t believe there are too many 3/8oz minnows out there lol

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