Devin
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Dude, you are my hero.
So, let me point out a few things:
First, this is a classic example of building upon previous fishing trips. You’ve been out there before and have used what you learned to execute another great fishing trip.
This is not the same as fishing the same ol’ stomping grounds (i.e. growing up fishing Hopedale then never leaving for more productive places). Obviously there’s nothing — not a damn thing — in Hopedale that can hold a candle to Venice.
Is Venice a longer drive to trailer a boat? Yes. Is it a longer boat ride to East Bay? Yes. That’s like a 20 mile run.
But is it worth it? Absolutely. Obviously. Just look at the reports.
Second, this an example of long term success. This is why I practically beg people to just get out there and begin by establishing safe routes. If you can just get that to start with, then you’re golden for when the river begins falling, like it is now.
Third, find biting fish in the first place. Your biggest problem on this fishing trip appears to be a great one: flipping trout into the boat. Not little weeny trout that barely measure, but hammer trout that fight like big bass. Amazing. What a great problem to have.
Fourth, anyone who has never been to Venice is usually intimidated to go. I get it. I’ve been there. What really helps to get past this initial intimidation is to know what to do, and that process is outlined in IF101. I know who uses it and who doesn’t. It’s very obvious. That process, combined with this forum as well as building an angler’s network is key to conquering an epic place like that.
But there’s more to do. There’s more than just East Bay. I’m sure you’ll figure it out.
Oh, and that’s the last thing: minimal to zero hand holding. You did this on your own. This isn’t Martello Castle, Long Rocks or some other dumbass handout community hole. It’s Venice. It’s the final boss. The crowning achievement.
Great work, great report, thanks for posting it.
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Seeing 35 reds is a huge step up from what I’ve seen this year, last year and the year before.
Excellent work!
Great report, thanks for posting!
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The beaches could be banging. If anything, there will be plenty of lee water behind the islands.
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Have you seen a good sat image to see if the water is garbage or not? I imagine with the river dropping it’s gotta be cleaning up.
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Let’s make this easy: how do you know you’re hitting the bottom with the jighead?
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TW doesn’t list the weight, that’s very unusual.
Either way, it’s a good looking reel. Haven’t you been casting these? What has your experience been like?
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I bet they do.
Kris Robert used it successfully in Texas and Chas Champagne has in Florida. I’ve used it on bass in Lake Conroe, Chickamauga, a private lake in Mississippi, Logan Martin and Guntersville, too.
Could you give me more information to work with? What brings this up? What experience did you have?
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It beats the hell out of the strike net they were using.
Honestly, given how expansive Louisiana’s fishery is, how important it is to our culture, recreation and identity (think of what’s on our license plates), it’s a crying shame we didn’t have this sooner.
Better late than never.
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Great report, thanks for posting!
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That sounds about right. I’m glad to hear of some fish coming out of there, because it looked scarce for a little bit.
Thanks for posting a report!
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What I like the most about this is that you’re applying what worked in Lafitte/Grand Isle to EBM. They do kinda set up the same way: islands, tidelines, birds, etc.
This is truly fishing the patterns and conditions. Dude, give yourself a pat on the back.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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It is almost always the same frikkin thing wherever you go across Louisiana’s coast.
Doesn’t matter if it’s Seabrook, Southwest Pass or Vermilion Bay. It’s the same patterns.
Everyone likes to think their area is particularly unique and want me to drop everything I’m doing to go make a video showing them how to do the thing that works in other places where they don’t want to trailer to.
That’s why I made IF101: to show the process you can cookie-cutter for pretty much anywhere trout/reds swim.
What those people really need is not a f**king YouTube video but some self-application. Learn the process, get out there and apply it, keep reports, rinse and repeat.
Maybe also when everyone is raping the daylights out of the fish in X area, then just drive there.
Watch, it’s going to happen in Venice now the river is going down: the trout fishing will be utterly stupid and there will be people who do anything but drive there and try.
Okay, rant over. lol
Josh, thank you for applying the process and fishing the pattern. It is a beautiful thing to behold.
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Man, nice reels are nice. That’s all there is to it.
I’ll have to take your word for it, my reels still run and I’m not dropping new $$$ on that. LOL
I’ll see if Gus has any next time I’m in there and play with them to see what they’re like.
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Spot on.
If you’re not hitting bottom then it’s not the Pontchartrain Pop. It’s just bouncing the jig up and down in the water column.
Usually whenever people say jigging doesn’t work for them the thing they’re unwittingly neglecting to do is get to the bottom. That’s why I ask how they know. If they can’t explain how they know, then they don’t know.
The question after that is, “What weight are you using?” In my experience, whenever this is not specified it’s because 1.) they don’t know and 2.) the sinking weight is entirely too light.
Not to mention slack line.
Otherwise, this is a great conversation and I’d love to get to the bottom of it (no pun intended lol).
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That is an incredible ramp to launch from.
Depending on where you’re trailering from, I could recommend launching from Pass Christian in Mississippi and shooting across the Sound. If the wind is calm, that tends to be a shorter/straighter shot into EBM.
