Devin
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Bumping this to the top.
Remember last year’s reports are the best.
Don’t sit around and wait for someone to spoonfeed you. That is not the Elite way.
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Man, given all the tough reports out of Delacroix, I would not go there.
I surmise this forum became fixated on Delacroix after the good reports that came out of there last month, but this month is shaping up to be different.
The reports that have been posted recently have been tough, but they’re still valuable because they clearly show where not to go. Did you see those?
After that, the wind forecast is tough. At least it will raise water levels.
Otherwise, I would find someplace that plays well with this east wind and fish there.
I’d go to Seabrook. You’d be very protected there. The catwalk will probably be covered in waves, but you could fish the scoop and sea wall.
I’d even try Biloxi Marsh over Delacroix, and that’s saying a lot. Not because I think there’s a bunch of fish there but because it’s something different.
AAAANNDD I just noticed this planning post is for today. Well, that wasn’t much heads up, but I appreciate you posting it. Hope you’re making out alright out there.
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After that, it just sounds like the fishing is hard right now. The fish are scattered. It makes me want to get out there and find them. But I will leave that up to you guys. I’m better off at home writing.
If I were going to launch the boat, I would not go back to Shell Beach or Delacroix. I’d hit Pointe a la Hache. If the wind calms down, I’d go to the rigs in Bay Eloi, Comfort Island and Long Rocks and the two rigs past the Long Rocks.
I’d also try rigs and reefs in Lake Borgne.
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How heavy was the jighead you were throwing at Doulut’s and the deep stuff in Pointe Fienne? Were you contacting the bottom?
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Probably a dredge pipe. Which (I could be wrong) has been removed. I think they’re done dredging in that area.
I think you should consult this article.
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Looks like a wild reef. That is worth checking out.
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Use it. Begin on your next trip. You will learn best by just using it. Turn it on and look at it.
Start with known stuff like the dock pilings at the slip. Watch it and you will become comfortable with it.
If you had been using it you would’ve spotted those pilings at Doulut’s. They stick out like a sore thumb.
As for that oyster reef across from the fort….well, sidescan will quickly determine if it’s still there or not.
I would pull up, graph it and (if I don’t see anything like a hard bottom, oysters, bait, fish) leave.
Most people would waste time trying it anyway while I’m already on to the next spot. That’s the difference between how I fish and how everyone else fishes. It works and it works well. And I’m using casting tackle to get higher quality and higher quantity presentations to catch the fish they don’t.
That’s the difference in how I fish and everyone else does. The other difference is that I share that and, to my utter amazement, people still don’t implement it. lol
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What kind of Humminbird do you have? If it’s a Helix, you will need HumminbirdPC. Here’s the course for it.
If you have a Solix or whatever other new model they have, you only need to upload a .gpx.
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Sheepshead are gonna be on those rocks and adjacent oyster reefs more than anything.
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If the water is high and you are absolutely not seeing them on big shorelines, then go to smaller ponds. I bet those guides had some big shorelines they wanted to fish, but the wind was blowing and/or the water was high.
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Are you equipped with sidescan sonar?
Yeah, sounds like I saved you a bad day. This is why I recommend going over GED, even in places you think you already know.
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How many?
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That’s not a bad choice.
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Yeah, I read stuff like that in reports and it makes me wonder if the issue is bad presentations.
You will know when you do hit bottom when the line gives out. It looks like a bow is knocked into out, when the line goes from being taut to bowing a little because the lure has stopped moving and has hit bottom.
To see this in action, start watching at the 48 second mark here in this video.
This is much more easily detected with casting tackle than spinning. I am assuming you were using casting tackle?
I probably would’ve gone a half ounce at those locations, but 3/8oz with enough slack and casting up current can certainly do the trick. If you hung it down current, then you’d want 1oz on an HDS.
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I think those menhaden captains get paid bank. I forget the number, but it’s a juicy six figure income. Regardless of what it is, paying that guy’s mortgage isn’t worth risking our fisheries from collapsing.
Sucks to suck.
