[Geremy]

Great job finding the fish and thanks for the report. Hopedale is one of my favorite places to fish.

[Geremy]

I figured it was going to be tough with the front moving through tonight, high winds, falling temps, and high pressure. Seeing y’alls report kinda verifies that, but I got to give it a shot. I’m going to fish slow, deep and see where the cards fall. I do have a Texas rigged crawfish ready to go for backup. I will be limited by the winds early because I don’t wanna get wet, so I will creep down Tiger Pass. I seen a few spots on GED that I think has some potential and hopefully with my strategy it pays dividends.

[Geremy]

Thanks for the report. I’m heading down in the morning hopefully I can get on them.

[Geremy]

Nice haul!

[Geremy]

I would consider Venice being it is the Mecca of fishing.

[Geremy]

Stellar! This is why I joined LAFB to learn how to go stand on the fish when no one else can or conditions aren’t favorable.

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[Geremy]

Merry Christmas!

[Geremy]

The wind doesn’t stop me it just puts limitations where I go. As far as the fish I don’t know where they are at, that’s the joy I get from inshore fishing. It’s a big puzzle for me, sometimes the big pieces are there and it’s easy to put together, then you have the little pieces that is much more difficult. I do know the charters are whacking them with inexperience anglers most of the time. Of course they have advantages over me with experience, knowing the area, keeping up with the fish, and live bait. That being said if they can do it I can too. I find it mind boggling and frustrating at times, but I have the tools and knowledge its just a matter of putting it to work. When I do find them and get on them it is a thrill a sense of satisfaction. The tug is a drug!

[Geremy]

I fished it again today and only caught 12 keepers but the white trout was present and thick as thieves.

[Geremy]

They were aggressive and as fast as I could pull them up. DOA shrimp on a carolina rig with a 1 oz bank sinker. Cast it, keep line tight, once hits bottom lift your rod 2 to 3’ and once the weight touches bottom again repeat. The shrimp flutters behind and covers a lot of water quickly. Every where else was painfully slow.

[Geremy]

Great idea, I did some graphing down Grand Pass and seen some nice structure with hills and holes not far from the 3 way. They may have moved some they definitely wouldn’t use as much energy as they would in that strong current. Also I know they were feeding on shrimp in the Jump and I wonder if the shrimp are starting to thin out due to migration and they are starting to forage on fin fish. Just a thought I had.

[Geremy]

I fish it with a 20′ Avid aluminum boat. I see countless flat boats running all over the place.

[Geremy]

It did look good in there and wished I could have spent more time. But once I heard those shots my first thought was I hope they aren’t rabbit or deer hunting, I could be incidentally in the firing line. I wasn’t interested in being a stat and I bolted.

[Geremy]

It’s not out the question. I’ve been study the river and area up to Buras. I feel comfortable to make a trip up there and give it a try. That being said I’m still a rookie ( I’ve only been inshore fishing 6 or 7 months) and find it gratifying whacking the hell out of the fish. Also looking forward to see what’s up with this drop n pressure.

[Geremy]

Great Ideal I’m going to incorporate that into my plan.