Devin
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R#8 is removed but the shell pad and bottom trash are still there. Bait balls were there and when I cast around I didn’t catch anything, but I think it’s still worth trying again in the future.
Great report, good job on going anyway and thank you for posting it!
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I don’t have any experience catching red snapper out there, but I imagine a cursory look at sonar will make that effort a lot easier.
Good luck!
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What a great report. I’ll be out there tomorrow and will report back what I see. Lake Borgne is typically great this time of year, so we shall see. Thanks for posting!
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“wunderground was calling for 100% rain from 7AM to the afternoon”
I recall looking at the radar and seeing a window over Lake Borgne that was fishable. I’m glad to know you did it!!
“They were smashing the topwater first, ended up catching 7 on topwater before that bite shut off.”
My hero!
I may end up there tomorrow. I’ll post a report and let you guys know. Thank you so much.
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Whites and browns are your main movers and shakers, at least in regard to how speckled trout behave. White shrimp during fall, brown shrimp during spring (but not nearly as much as white shrimp during fall).
Sometimes you’ll get a last-minute squirt of white shrimp leaving the marsh after it warms up in spring.
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I’m guessing the wind was blowing pretty hard? That always makes things tougher.
Yeah, sounds like a last minute trip where Lady Luck was not on your side. If the wind was blowing I would’ve gone up toward Golden Meadow or even as far as PAC for Plan Redfish. Find some grass and sight fish them. That’s definitely worked for me before.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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I think they were chewing all day. Just had to find where.
I would’ve caught them in the morning at that one rig that had two boats on it, but left. It just wasn’t a fast and furious bite and I don’t like parking next to other boats if I can help it. It’s also kind of a flex to leave biting fish.
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Actually, non-fishers are easiest. They’re just happy to be on the boat ride. Whereas I’ve been to the marsh 1,783,945 times and it’s about as interesting as Wal-Mart parking lot, it’s all novel to them and they’re soaking up the full-sensory experience.
Catching sail cats and sheepshead or whatever is cool. They don’t know any different.
When I used to guide I hated taking locals. They were the worst. They knew it all and expected a limit on every game fish. Non-locals/fishers just enjoyed the experience and caught fish anyway. Just have fun, and the fish will come.
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You know I was thinking that I might blow my cover, but I also naively assumed nobody was paying that close attention to detail. Damn you. lol
Full disclosure: neither are girlfriend status (yet), that slot is still open. Fishing trips are a good job interview. Do they show up on time? Do they bring food? These things are important.
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Standby, typing up report now.
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I’m mentally prepared to run so many oyster poles that’s all I see when I close my eyes at night. lol
I ran into a guy I know last year in EBM who was also running for TT, and guess what he had in his boat in case they didn’t want to eat? A friggin’ spear gun.
Yeah, that’s why we don’t see TT that much in EBM.
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Yeah, they were graphable, too. I gotta get those pics off my Helix and uploaded here for you guys to see.
If I didn’t see fish, I didn’t catch, so I just got to the point where I’d run, gun and graph until I saw a school of them off the pilings. When they got fired up they came off the pilings into open water.
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Unstoppable meme game.
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+1
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Great choice!
