Devin
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Aric, thank you for bringing this up.
Yeah, the only battery I’m changing out is the chest cam battery. The slickest way to run a chest cam for what I do is just to use the batteries.
All the other cameras run off the house battery, with the exception of the console cam, which will be run off the house battery whenever I get around to installing that wire. lol
I’ve used a few Yoloteks and have two of them, one of which I run on Gnartooth (the old flatboat). I 1,000% recommend NOT running it on something like my tracker because the receptacle is held by friction, not by a lock or screw threads. I will come flying out and then kiss your camera good bye. I’ve left more than jigheads on Louisiana’s sea floor. LOL
Now I use a painter extension with 10ft charging cables, media mods, backup cables, zip ties, and motorcycle USB adapters to the house battery and 512GB SD cards. I turn the cameras on and leave them on (mostly).
I’ve tried running a cable from a large battery pack to the chest cam, but it’s unsightly, extra gear, not waterproof and fails more than batteries do.
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Get your boat squared away! The fishing is only going to get better!
Thank you for the report.
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Coming back with 30 trout is great. Good to know they’re solidly out there.
Excellent report, thank you for posting it!
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I’m not sure what the wind was doing, but I am thinking fish are still spread out more across the lake than one would otherwise think. I was catching them further west on the powerlines and I’ve heard of some coming from Seabrook.
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Otherwise, great report, thanks for posting!
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Good to have you back, Andre! Thanks for posting a report.
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“I have been noticing lately that the bigger trout are biting throughout the day instead of early morning. Has anyone else seen this?”
Is this observation based off one trip?
“Is this new fish bite pattern related to the hard freeze we had?”
No.
“Any other factors contributing to this?”
It’s spring.
“The big fish were loaded with eggs and we caught a lot of croaking males.”
It’s spring. Very normal.
“My daughter said it was an answer to prayer to do this with me before she ships out to Japan in July”
I’m glad y’all had a good one and got to spend quality time together!
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Perfect straight and to the point report.
Glad to know fish are out there, they should be really hitting there this time of year.
Thanks for posting!
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“They have been elusive to me.”
Yeah, because they’ve all been shot at night.
Go somewhere there’s no bow fishing charters or way more reds. I’d look hard at the MRGO south of the Rock Dam. I’ve seen double prop scars in Biloxi Marsh, so I wouldn’t look there.
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I like it, but share your concern that areas that have been explored and drilled that much tend to have lots of oil field trash, etc. that could ruin your day. Old pipelines, stuff like that.
So I would run your white route and even my orange route on a day you’re done fishing and you’re not pressed by time.
The orange route is more of an unknown, but would be shorter. Go slow and check it out then you’ll have that route. This seems like extra work but it’s what I do and my future self always thanks me.
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The TLDR here is that you expertly handled that situation and have the right mindset. Keep going.
“Man, we gotta watch out for you kayakers.”
I think he meant that in a literal way. When you’re standing up in a bay boat that tends to put kayaks below the horizon and makes them harder to see. It’s a safety thing.
“The first reason I didn’t ask my charter friend for advice was, I WANTED TO FIND MY OWN FISH.”
Same reason I don’t. Additionally, if someone sent me to the fish, then did I really find them?
After that, once I’m entangled in the “he sent me to the fish” then it’s like I owe him, and it’s really easy to get sucked into the minutiae of man drama rather than the minutiae of the process of covering water and finding fish.
Do you want to be a “phone call captain” or legitimately good at fishing?
“He said, “As soon as your kids get out of school, let me know. I wan’t to take you and your three boys fishing. On the house.””
What a guy! I hope y’all went and had a good time. Maybe pick his brain about techniques/process a little.
“Four flounder, two trout, and a keeper red.”
That’s great. Good work.
“And I mused, “Is it wrong to ask free advice of a charter captain?””
Well, what is that advice? If it’s “go here to catch fish” then that’s not real advice, that’s spoon-feeding. Because even if you do catch fish at that spot, it will eventually dry up then you’re stuck with finding them again. It’s better to learn how to find them from scratch than lean on a network.
Just getting to reel in fish and catch them at a spot that was handed out can be good in the same way that a cast helps a broken bone heel, but eventually the cast has to come off.
You are on the right path. You are doing the thing and embracing The Way.
You should probably get down to Grand Isle/Elmer’s in the next 30 days.
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I’m a wee uncomfortable having my logo out there in the wild en-masse for a few reasons.
Reason #1: I am not worried about getting my brand in front of people. I got that, and more does not equal “better”. Better equals better.
Reason #2: You guys are squared away and awesome and the best thing since sliced bread. You know who you are, but go count the number of dudes who actually post fishing reports. There are way more dudes who don’t. There will be “The One” amongst that group who will fk this up for everyone and when he does my logo will be on his boat. Nope nope nope.
That also goes the other way. If I do or say something stupid on the Internet, then all of you with a recognizable logo are associated with that. 99% of people in Louisiana love me, but there are 1% who don’t because haters gonna hate. Do the math, that’s roughly 50,000 haters. lol
Reason #3: Anonymity is great. I don’t think too many people understand that. Keep it low key. It’s hard putting tooth paste back in the tube.
Reason #4: When the sticker eventually gets compromised you will want to peel it off an get a new one.
Reason #5: Amateurs advertise.
The solution here is a rolling innocuous decal. If you see a smoke-show mermaid with a speckled trout bottom, then that’s probably LAFB Elite. Or maybe not. Use your head. This will weed out the retards.
@WestbankJosh do you think you could fiddle with an AI generator to make something that’s printable in a 5″x5″ format? Like what you see attached here? When you find something you like, post it here. When we can get enough consensus as to what’s good I’ll foot the bill to get the decals done.
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That is badass.
Man, I’m about to pull the trigger on some kickass batteries I don’t really “need”, but I “need”. lol
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That’s what I’m saying! You gotta be “in”.
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You’re absolutely correct. Networking is great. Spoon feeding is not. Your mileage may vary.
