Devin
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Well, you’re a smart guy for taking time to post about your fishing trip and let us know how it went, then asking for feedback on how it could’ve gone better. I bet a lot of people don’t do that, dooming themselves to repeat the same mistakes.
So, thanks for doing that, because I definitely see some glaring deficiencies that can be easily fixed here.
First, I think you just learned the hard way about what I’ve been saying for a minute now: making planning posts. And not just that post, but multiple emails (I’m sorry the rest of the world spams all of y’all, but when I send an email it is with purpose and intention. You really want to make sure you get those emails). I’ll elaborate:
If you had taken time to make a planning post then myself and others could have seen it and told you about Pearl River splooging gunk everywhere because she’s high due to recent intense local rain fall. Not because I was out there on Friday, but because I can see it from the comfort of my home while wearing nothing more than underwear.
We also could’ve pointed out the dirty water on Geosphere she’s yeeting into Mississippi Sound and the top of Biloxi Marsh. (see attached pic from 10am the day before your trip)
We also could’ve pointed out the numerous good fishing reports in Lake Borgne for the rigs/reefs that you ran right past.
Or that the rigs and powerlines in Lake Pontchartrain are probably “on” with slot reds, bull reds and even a smattering of speckled trout right now. At least that way if you break down over there you have cell signal and can get a call out, whereas at the top of EBM I have not had a signal with either AT&T or Verizon (I have both because I hate drifting aimlessly into nowhere with no way on).
“but never saw clean water through the course of my 22 mile path”
Because you were running in the outfall of the Pearl River the entire way there and back (see attached pic).
“Assuming the north wind muddied all of Lake Borgne?”
Not further south where those productive rigs (probably loaded with biting fish) are.
“Do you think had I ran a little further into False Mouth or Bobs Bay I might’ve found water protected by that north wind a might’ve been a little cleaner?”
Possibly, but I also feel that you just ran too far in the first place. If your fuel gauge worked you would’ve known you could have run into Bay Boudreau over to Karako and fished the oyster reefs and artificial reefs over there. That could’ve worked. Or maybe just fish those rigs in Lake Borgne.
But here is an Earth-shattering plot twist: you really don’t need that fuel gauge.
You should definitely get it fixed, but if you had made a path on Google Earth Desktop you would know how many miles you are going to run and can tailor that path as necessary to fit your fuel capacity and fuel consumption, which you should know. What MPG does your boat get at whatever RPM? 2mpg, 4mpg, an amazing 6mpg?
You should know your boat and its performance if you’re serious about punching over the horizon on your own (or with people you’re responsible for).
The Zodiacs I ran “doing things for people” didn’t have fuel gauges. Gnartooth didn’t have a fuel gauge for two years, and my Pathfinder’s fuel gauge was, at best, a suggestion. But I knew both those boats inside out.
If you made a path and took time to think very thoughtfully about your fishing trip then you’d know how far you can run and even give yourself a little wiggle room “just in case”.
Of course, this is all stuff I talk about extensively in the 11 hours+ of IF101. It really boils down to planning your trip because then you will uncover the things you don’t know that you don’t know, which I imagine is a heap.
That’s what we are solving now.
The capstone here is this Community. It’s a shortcut even, it’s like you can come here and see what you’re missing. I even use it and that should tell you something.
Finally, thank you for taking time to post a report and ask for feedback. A lot of folks don’t do that because their ego gets in the way. Which is too bad for them, they’re doomed to re-invent the wheel. Now, you are not. You’re on the right path.
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What’s the issue with the motor? Is it a four stroke?
I think there’s gonna be a wait anywhere you go.
With that said, I’d look hard at Cypress Cove Marine or Boat Stuf in Slidell.
Pier 21 Marine in Kenner I used years ago, but the original owner left so I stopped going there.
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Also, welcome to the forum. There are other kayak anglers here as well. @Aspiring_Angler @Gcofield are a couple off the top of my head. I’d network with them if I were you.
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Is there any way you can get to the rocks on the Gulf side of the island? I think those and the surf could be more productive, and it’s gonna lay down.
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Yeah, I would definitely go there. Fish the rocks furthest away from the beach and the beach itself. I’ve seen kayakers do it, so there’s no reason why you can’t. Paddling through the pass might be a effort in futility going the wrong way. Porting over the island could require less effort.
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The well heads north of the rocks are worth trying, too.
Sorry I’m making so many replies, this stuff just comes to me as I go to leave the forum and suddenly think of stuff you may wanna know. lol
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That break in the island between 3 and 4 is worth looking at.
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If you have steal leader, bring it for spanish macks and blue fish.
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You’ll see them in the 1998 imagery.
The path you see below is in the IF101 Student .KML File, downloadable here. It marks the rocks and I’ve used it multiple times and it’s dead nuts on.
It’s titled “UW Rocks” in the folder “Timbalier Island Rocks”.
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There’s about 5-7ft of water over the topmost part of the rocks IIRC.
I know people tear up the trout there, I’ve never had a good trip, however. It’s always been sharks, bull reds, rays, blue fish, pretty much anything but a mess of trout. lol
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It’s either:
30° 0.999’N 89° 16.485’W (I’m pretty sure it’s this one)
or
30° 1.281’N 89° 19.711’W
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Okay, lemme find it.
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That’s a good link to have bookmarked, but Goose Point isn’t in there (yet). It was the first place I looked, actually.
And that list isn’t complete, I know there’s one AR in EBM that’s not in there. If you guys want it, I can go dig up the coordinates for it.
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Yeah, there’s literally beached boats on GED imagery there lol
Just don’t be retarded and you’ll be okay.
Given your track record (good), I think you’ll be alright.
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Ahhhh you beat me to it.
