Devin
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I think it’s doable.
Just be sure to try the catwalk if it’s not too bumpy.
If you’re running sonar, seeing big bait balls suspended in Seabrook is a plus.
You can also hit the rocks at Boh Bros on your way to Bayou Bienvenue to give you another spot to fish.
If the train bridge doesn’t cooperate, you can run toward the south shore of the Trestles, looking for birds along the way.
If you do see birds, there could be a limit of reds waiting for you underneath them.
There’s also an artificial reef along the way that’s worth hitting.
Be sure you’re set up with plenty of HDS tied up and heavy jigheads for Seabrook.
I’ll throw jigheads as big as 1oz there, and 3/8oz at the catwalk (sometimes 1/2).
Good luck!
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Man, some days you’re the hammer, some days you’re the nail.
It happens.
We had radically different results on Monday, but there were also far fewer boats out.
Wasn’t it sunny on Saturday?
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“I headed NW to troll the MRGO rocks with a jerkbait.”
I love that you’re getting a head start on that. Awesome.
“They looked a little perplexed when I told them I had released them”
Because you are an anomaly, man. The one in one thousand.
“I could not tell you why these fish were confided to a ~100 yard area on the rocks.”
If I could venture a guess: there’s just a bunch of bait in the form of potbelly minnows or violet gobies living there. Maybe some croakers and pinfish. I’ve definitely been seeing a lot of pinfish.
So there were some really good waypoints that I misplaced.
I had graphed that entire stretch, and marked all the spots along the shoreline where rocks had spilled off the barge whenever those rocks were placed on the shore.
So that’s extra cover that’s distinct from the rest of the shoreline.
Since I had those extra rocks marked, I would cast at them as I made my way down the shoreline.
You will see this anywhere rocks are installed on shorelines in Louisiana.
Most people troll right past them and never get a shot at the fish that are there.
Very good report. Lots of talent. I love it. Thank you for posting it!
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“Evergreen Top Water”
This man has taste in topwater. How long is it?
How was the ride back across Lake Borgne? It was definitely a little bumpier down south in Pointe a la Hache.
I’m guessing the wind didn’t blow as hard up north as it did down there.
I’m glad you had a good time, and your fishing report is a shining example of the success to be had when one applies himself.
Excellent report, thank you for posting!
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Excellent work.
This is exactly what I detail inside 101: on neap tide days, go to where water will move first.
Or use structure to your advantage: a smaller body of water between two bigger bodies of water. It sounds like that’s what you did.
Those two videos are “Mastering The Tide” and “How Structure Affects Water“
FYI, “structure” is how a body of water is shaped, not bridge pilings, oyster beds or fallen trees.
A lagoon is structured differently from a small bayou, and water will flow differently through it.
Another good example of where water moves first is a large point. The end of the Long Rocks and Grand Coquille Point are good examples.
This is why I harp so much on people just learning what’s in the course so they don’t have to learn it on their own, and can apply that knowledge on their next fishing trip.
But just because water is ripping too hard doesn’t mean fish aren’t there. If that were the case, we would never catch fish at The Jump or Seabrook, and we totally do.
So, my question to you is: what do you throw at these spots where water moves fast, when it is moving fast?
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I LOVE this post!!
I’m headed to PLH and will hopefully get some fishing in.
But when I get back I definitely want to nerd out on this.
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Not a bad day at all.
I’ll post a report tomorrow.
Gotta run to PLH in the morning to do some route stuff.
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“It felt really good to let them all go.”
Man, Louisiana needs this. Badly.
The fishing has gotten better in the last few years, but it’s still a sad, sad shadow of what it used to be.
The most fun/reward is finding and catching them.
And it’s really nice getting back to the dock and not having a bunch of fish to clean, and just getting a head start on squaring the boat away, etc.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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That’s a bummer to hear about the Dam. I’m going there in the morning.
We’ll see if I can do anything different.
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A technical observation on your YouTube video.
I see you’re rendering the final file in 60fps (or 59.97).
Your chest cam is shooting at least that, but I bet that if you looked at the video files from the SD card in your console cam that you’ll discover they are 30fps (or 29.97).
Which is fine, if you’re rendering in 30fps.
But, if you’re not, any files shot in 30fps will look choppy on a 60fps render, because they never got those frames.
If it were me, I’d just render in 30fps and shoot in 60fps in order to have the extra frames for slow motion edits (slowed to 50%, of course).
Otherwise, great video! I’m sure you had fun making it.
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What was the water doing at the dam? Falling out?
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Talk about a redemption trip!
Excellent work.
It’s funny to me that the trout are still that “far out” but it is what it is.
Next time you go, tell them to swim to the dang bridge already. lol
Great report, thanks for posting!
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The north side is typically where we catch fish. It’s not too deep, there’s a ledge, and plenty of trash on the bottom to break the current.
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This is amazing!!!!!!
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Which Elite rods are these specifically? Like, who’s signature is on them and what’s listed on the rod blank.
You’re throwing a 7’3″ for jerkbaits?
