Devin
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I think this is a good plan, but I have not had much success fishing that area, even when the fishing in Hopedale was fantastic before the Freshening.
I really like the MRGO and would fish points/oyster reefs like in this planning post (look at what I shared in there, too).
After that, I’d also hit the rigs in Bay Eloi (especially the Trash Rig) and Dead Man Island.
Or go down the Spoil Canal, hit rigs and points in Fortuna, loop around to the break in the Long Rocks, fish those points, then the Long Rocks themselves, then go up into Bay Eloi, fish the rigs and Dead Man Island, then head home from there.
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Bumping this to the top.
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What kind of steering system is it?
You definitely want to get this unf*cked. My nightmare is the hydraulic steering failing at speed and flipping the ram over like maybe what happened in this video or this one.
“Is this urgent?”
YES
“Could I just keep refilling with hydraulic fluid until then?”
Not unless you want to become an unplanned SeaTow commercial (ask me how I know).
“If I can’t get this done myself do you guys recommend anyone within 1.5 hours from Mandeville to work on something like this?”
IIRC Pier 21 Marine is trained/license (or something like that) to rebuild SeaStar systems. But the guy who was passionate about it left there a few years ago. It’s worth a phone call. I’d do the same for local places, especially Cypress Cove Marine, Slidell Marine or Boat Stuf in Slidell.
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Hey Mike, welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here!
If you look through the Fishing Trip Planning forum you’ll see plenty examples from many talented anglers who put in their time. And that has paid off for them. It can for you, too.
Make a good planning post and we can give you good feedback.
Port Sulphur is a great place to fish. That Skeeter you’ve got can fish a whole lot, all the way to Port Fourchon.
Thanks for posting an intro!
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Begin at 7:18 here.
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Hmmm. Did you fish that pass into Lake Pontchartrain with something heavy to contact the bottom? Or did you chunk and wind lures at the shoreline?
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“The trout were absolutely HAMMERING down the beetles though.”
It could’ve been anything, so long as it was tied under that cork.
This puts emphasis “find biting fish in the first place”.
Do that and trip takes care of itself. Or spend all day casting at empty water with live shrimp, umpteen lure colors, every rig imaginable, etc. and don’t catch crap. lol
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THANK YOU for taking a picture of what they spit up. That makes sense. That’s the best thing about this report. Excellent.
After that, I’m glad you caught ’em. Didn’t I say it’d be worth your time to run down from Shell Beach? Man, forget Shell Beach.
For years, even before the Freshening, I’d see Shell Beach guides run down to Delacroix and PLH. But never, not once, not ever in my life, have I seen a DLX or PLH guide in Shell Beach/Biloxi Marsh. Never.
Because they don’t need to. Places influenced by river water produce superior fishing spots, with rare exception.
I’m very happy you had an epic trip. Great report, thank you for posting!
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Have you ever had success with Whopper Ploppers for speckled trout?
I have not. Literally thrown them right on top of where I’m catching with traditional walking topwaters and they just don’t bother it. Then I zing a walker right back out and it gets blasted.
So I gave away an entire tray of Whopper Ploppers the other day. LOL
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+1 on the Dam and oyster boat parade lol
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You mean you don’t make your guests ride around with an oyster sack over their head?! lol jk
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Well, if you didn’t post here then we wouldn’t have known to tell you. So consider that.
This what a real fishing community looks like and is supposed to do. A Heavy Drop Shot will solve 99% of your deep water problems.
But, it’s totally possible that you could have fished there with an HDS (in about 27ft of water IIRC) and not come away with anything either.
So there’s the next fishing trip to consider.
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Whoops, my mistake. Yes, I did confuse you with Jon Fisher. I apologize.
You should definitely try South Pass, SW Pass, East Bay, etc. There has to be something down there.
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Oh for sure, the people who have liked it have LIKED IT, but I was hoping it would Standard Map/SeaTow notoriety and it has not. Oh well.
I do appreciate the fanfare it has received. For that, it shall remain.
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Very interesting.
Yeah, the H20 stuff is nice when its nice. Even better when they’re on sale for $2 apiece. LOL
