Devin
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I see a bass angler. Legit bass anglers tend to be the best at fishing in general. At least, that’s been my experience guiding and doing this LAFB thing.
Like, I used to go bass fishing at Toledo, Conroe, Guntersville, Orlando, Chick, etc. just to get better at inshore fishing.
It’s good to have you here!
What Shooter said: real good fishing is kicking off, but don’t be frustrated if the first few trips aren’t epic.
Really, the best thing you can do is leverage this forum. At risk of sounding like a broken record, if you make a good, complete planning post here, then you will be set up for success that much more. That’s because if you tell us what you’re going to do, where you’re gonna do it and what you’re gonna use to do it, we can spot a chink in the armor and tell you.
It has happened many times on this forum where someone goes fishing after failing to plan (and share that plan) and their fishing trip fails due to some easily preventable thing, or some easily informed detail we could have told them had we known.
Leveraging this forum is where most members drop the ball because it amounts to extra work. It’s really not that much extra work. That extra work is not worse than a tough day on the water. But most people are trained-consumers led to believe that everything is a push-button fix (or should be) and if it’s not then it’s not worth their time. That mindset could not be further from the truth.
This is fishing, not golf.
Good luck, and thank you for posting an intro.
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I’ve been under there in my Tracker 195 TXW dozens of times throughout the seasons. A bass boat fits easy. If you have Power Poles, you will need to drop them halfway to get through.
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Yep, that’s more or less the same boat I’m in (no pun intended). Got tired of dealing with aluminum and just wanted to get out of while she was still running good and watertight. I’ll do the same with the flat boat since it just sits there and doesn’t do anything.
Just go all the way and get a forever-hull like a Privateer Renegade or Blazer 2400. No frills, no BS, just a battleship fishing machine.
If you look through the latest posts, @ShooterMcGrabbin has organized a Venice get together this coming weekend. I think there’s a slot open if you’re available. I’d go, but already have pre-existing commitments. Later in the fall would be better.
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How did the river itself look? Is she clean and green at all?
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That’s a good number to see. I’d be happy with that.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Bad news. I’m out. The timing just isn’t right, but I could probably do something later on in the fall. Huge thank you for an invite from the great and powerful members of this Community! Thank you!
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So Venice is delivering on the redfish, as it should be. Excellent news.
I guess all redfish were caught flipping?
Any bass?
Was the water green at all?
Great report, thanks for posting!
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*plays Taps*
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He done floated to Cuba.
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Yeah, I’m hoping for a good fall season!!
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If anything, that hard bottom is still there, maybe even a shelf. I would definitely still graph and fish it if I were out there.
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You beat me to it, I was going to reference your report.
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Yeah, it’s gonna be breezy. The inside of Fortuna can be good, as can the east side of the MRGO south of the Rock Dam. I would definitely hit the southside of the Rock Dam if I were you. Good luck!
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Yes, I shall live vicariously through you guys!
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Let’s all pour out a little bubbly for Timmy the Tarpon. His sacrifice will not go unnoticed as the menhaden reduction industry scores another loss on social media. Tiny victories.
Good use of tech.
‘Cause man, I remember how much easier the fishing was. I could go on a milk run in a 15’ aluminum flatboat with a Johnson 2-stroke and easily catch today’s limit of trout, and routinely limit out on trout/reds/whatever (the old limits). No electronics, no casting tackle, no trolling motor, just a hull, a temperamental 2-stroke, a PVC anchor, spinning tackle and grit.
Fast forward to the modern day and I’ve got exponentially more experience, way better tackle, sonar, spot lock, shallow water anchor, satellite imagery, all that stuff and it’s more often than not a grind. Something is up.
Now, I’m not blaming the pogey boats, though they shoulder some of the responsibility. I primarily blame other things, but I do think that menhaden reduction industry isn’t serving a necessary function for the fishery or for the economy.
“bUt tEh jOhbS”
Blow me.
Where were these people when the GWOT was winding down and all the contractors lost their jobs? Huh? Yeah, nowhere to be seen. And you know what they did? They got another job doing something else.
Where were the pogey folks when libraries had to contend with the Internet? Yeah, nowhere to be seen.
Anyway, I’m getting this morning started on a good note.
