Devin
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“Caught 2 nice trout on Matrix under a cork. Tried to jig a 1/4 ounce weight with Matrix but kept getting snagged.”
Sounds about right with that kinda tackle.
Here’s a guide I wrote in 2018 detailing what to use, and it’s not that. 1/8 oz on casting tackle. Yes, it makes the difference.
It sounds like you moved just to the side of the crowd and found them anyway, which is outstanding. I love that. Great work.
If you hadn’t done that then you would’ve been stuck with Snag City. So, in the future, if you take time to make a planning post and let us know what tackle you want to fish with, myself or someone else can dial you in so you don’t have to learn after the trip.
On the bright side, at least you did post a report so now you know. That guide has those small details in it that make the difference.
I haven’t been to the Long Rocks in a minute and don’t plan to, but I am stoked you went out there and caught ’em.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“Like the reliable co angler he is, he was down, meet up at the marina for 515am.”
Yeah, cuz he’s a legit pipe hitter. I love it. DTF Just go smash fish in the face.
“It’s legitimately the “popping cork” of bottom fishing.”
HDS is the Bobby Boucher of inshore fishing. When you need to crush someone, you send in the HDS. It’s like a SWAT team going down there to blow the door off the honey hole and go after the trout.
All excellent advice, though y’all already know my thoughts on shrimp.
Great report. Killing it as always. Thanks for posting it. Hope you can get on the water again once the wind lays down.
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“I would call this trip very successful, getting to learn how to fish Lake Borgne as well as checking out the Biloxi Marsh for the first time. I can’t wait for the wind to lay down so I can really break it down.”
I have to agree. It’s all about gaining the experience for long term success. You’re on that road. Keep it up.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“I would call this trip very successful, getting to learn how to fish Lake Borgne as well as checking out the Biloxi Marsh for the first time. I can’t wait for the wind to lay down so I can really break it down.”
I have to agree. It’s all about gaining the experience for long term success. You’re on that road. Keep it up.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Thanks for sharing!
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I hate to hear about the engine problems, that definitely throws a monkey wrench in your ability to confidently execute the fishing trip.
Sounds like your dad had a good time, though. That’s what really matters. Y’all didn’t get skunked either.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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That really depends on what part you’re trying to go to. The Biloxi Marsh is roughly 25 miles tall, north to south.
If I were you, I would make a new post asking this question. That’s because most people who frequent this board have already seen this report and assume your comment is related to the post, without seeing it. But, if you make a new post, you’ll get fresh eyeballs on it and better feedback.
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+1
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Oh, and that point on Elmer’s NE of your pic “Fish The Beach” you should definitely try. Then that rock jetty across from it is another one. Both are well known spots.
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I would have a route taking you to the sunk rocks off Timbalier Island, as well as Fourchon Barges and Belle Pass. The route down the beach is obvious, but I’d make one going through the marsh just in case of wind.
Obviously we have no idea what the wind will be like this far out, it will take a few more days for a decent forecast to materialize. So you want to plan for stuff that’s protected from wind, just in case.
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That’s 1,000% what I would do: get out there and go look. Never, not ever in my life, not once in a 100 years, would I expect to walk into a tournament and place in anything without any prior TOW.
My first redfish tournament we landed in the money (with my buddy taking 1st place in the pond I found) and all of you would be appalled to know how much TOW I put in to get that result. I didn’t fish once or twice, ask on Facebook, or just try someplace I already knew. I covered hundreds of miles of shoreline in a 15ft flatboat. It was worth it.
I’m not expecting you to do that, but I do think that you would benefit immensely from planning a scouting trip, getting feedback from us to capitalize the most on it, then building upon that on game day.
I would also be sure to exercise an element of operational security, which will be tricky and up to you. If you need me to delete anything, reach out right away.
After that, why only trout? Is there not a slot redfish division? If there were, I’d be looking at redfish up toward Golden Meadow or Lafitte. Wherever it’s fresher and their tails are shorter.
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There ya go. Work on the boat on the windy days. I would not have gone yesterday.
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I know that because I’ve fished it a lot over the last sixteen years. Especially since the Freshening, it has been like that. It will improve.
Don’t beat yourself up. Tough trips happen. Just keep a detailed personal report you can refer to later so you don’t reinvent the wheel.
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“Close on the rocks”
Yeah, that’s the difference right there. You gotta make casts to the rocks and it sounds like you got that part figured out. That’s the key detail so many anglers overlook. I’ve only written a 2,000+ word, highly SEO’d article with detailed pictures about that every thing, not to mention YouTube videos. So it frustrates me when people fish the Long Rocks with a popping cork or something else and don’t get the same result.
Either way, great job on the fish!
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That is what it’s all about.
