Devin
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What’s the word, did you run that route?
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“I must Institute veto power on my boat.”
Yeah man, especially when you put in the time studying, applying the process, honing judgment, etc. Have they done that? I’m guessing “no”.
I can be a giant a-hole about what happens and doesn’t happen (when I’m running the boat, of course). I’ve just seen too many people fk up a fishing trip, or worse. It is a two-edged sword: what if you’re wrong? But I can accept my failures. I’m way past that point. I’ll own it. I think you do, too.
At the end of the day it’s just three fishing trips under very tough conditions. The wind has to play nice if you’re gonna fish trout out there.
This is just three fishing trips in the longer and broader journey of inshore fishing. Just remember what you learned. Writing it down helps. Your future self ten years from now will thank you.
“12 fish over 3 launches in 3 days is depressing.”
But you did catch fish and safely navigate the area. That’s a win and better than nothing.
Now, not for the opportunity to let comparison to steal your joy, but what did the local guides do? That’s a litmus test I like to use to discern what I could have done differently.
For example, there were days in Breton Sound I just got my ass kicked but somehow Rory Rorison had the wherewithal to fish redfish in Biloxi Marsh. I have no idea why he did that, but I just kept a note of the conditions. Just looking at someone’s dock shot can reveal more information. Like, if that man has a pompano mixed in with his trout, then he 100% went deep into the Sound. If the redfish are very copper-gold colored, then he probably caught them in the marsh in more tannic water. Conversely, if the redfish are more silver colored, he probably caught them closer to open/saltier water.
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“3500 mile road trip”
You mad man, you DROVE that?!!
You better drive to Venice this fall. lol
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Yeah, I don’t really care about name brands, because name brands don’t care about me. lol I think they all make a good enough motor.
I can’t really make a good comparison between the Yamaha F70 on Gnartooth and the Mercury 150 4S on the Tracker because bigger motors tend to be more of a headache.
The Yamaha definitely has a better fit and finish, kind of like a Daniel Defense rifle versus a cheap AR-15. The Mercury 150 definitely seems like it had more boot-in-your-ass torque over the (believe it or not) the Yamaha 150 VMAX I had before. Granted, that was on a Pathfinder. Def seemed like it had more torque than the Suzuki 140 we ran at the swamp tour which was mounted on a 24ft wide flat boat.
The Mercury has certainly required more maintenance than any other motor I’ve ran.
I guess what it would boil down to is practical stuff like rigging, monitoring and maintenance. The Mercury is easy to do oil changes on. The Suzuki DF140 required removing a fkn panel. lol
Fortunately, this future boat will be trailered. That makes life a lot easier.
I have a lot of research to do in order to figure out what I don’t know what I don’t know in order to make the best decision possible. It’ll probably go hand in hand with whatever electronics package works best.
I’m not in a hurry at all. I already know everything I need to know and have 30+ terabytes of video/photo of just about everywhere on Louisiana’s coast doing just about everything related to inshore fishing. So I really don’t need a boat. And when I get into a good routine of making content, well that’s good. And that’s easier to do when I’m not out there running amok trying to scratch out a limit of fish.
Like, there’s a lot of content that needs to be cranked out. I’d rather be on top of that and have it scheduled out than know fish are at Martello Castle (or insert whatever spot).
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Yeah, not the same boat. But still interesting.
What is that location? Are you telling me there’s a sunk pogey boat there? Or a pogey boat was sighted there?
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My friend writes technical site surveys, advance reports and a lot more using Grok, ChatGPT, etc.
He said Grok is better.
I’ve used ChatGPT to research fishing ideas, but at the time it could not write an article like I can, not without tons of errors and inaccuracies. I still write all my own stuff. I probably always will, as I think the authenticity goes a long way.
With AI, we are entering a weird part of human history. I’d rather be permanently stuck in the 2000s. lol
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You’re welcome, good luck out there!
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Aw man, looks like y’all had a blast out there. Good stuff.
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Yeah, imagine walking into your backyard, dropping the boat down and rolling out. lol I miss having a slip. One day.
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Yeah, that’s something else I’m looking forward to. Playing the guessing game with storms in Breton Sound was brutal. One time at Breton Island, with an approaching storm, I was observant enough to leave when the guy with radar left. Today I’d rather be the guy with radar. As far as satellite weather goes, maybe mounting a Starlink Mini on the stack next to the radar would work. Hell, one could probably get away with mounting it in the center console or under the front deck. Then you can just use whatever weather app. Maybe mount a cheap Android tablet in or on the center console.
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Yes. It was in several articles from different publishers at the time and since then. Here’s one from LASM:
“Most of the rock used to dam it off was barged in from upriver, but some of the rocks were pulled up from the 8-mile stretch of rock jetty at the end of the ship channel, leaving a big gap in the jetty.”
I’ve also graphed that gap extensively. It’s clear of rocks and there are no hazards to navigation to boats like ours there.
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I have done that. With the long, scary ride in the dark. With and without night vision. lol
Night vision and planning routes on GED/Navionics helped a lot. One mystery piling that flew by 100 yards off my port bow gave me a pucker factor. lol
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I had a Pathfinder 2200V years ago. What an excellent hull. That really was a great boat. Then the company had to go get all bougie on me. No, Pathfinder, I do not need a teak charcuterie board built into the bow. lol
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Ha ha ha ha ha that’s amazing.
I know a guy who found a cache of power flour on the river and used the reward money to buy a set of HDS units for his boat.
Maybe keep that in mind when running the GOA or Breton Sound: have that tip hotline stored in your phone. lol
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I am not worthy!!!
