aspiring_angler
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Thank you, Captain.
I appreciate the coaching. It’s starting to get too hot out there to be pissing in the wind and throwing marshmallows on kites.
Next week my plan is to venture beyond the Trestles again. Monday I didn’t have time to plan a trip, so I just slung everything in the kayak and went where I’ve caught fish before.
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So…in other words.
It’s much ado about nothing if you know how to fish.
(Or if you’re an LAFB Elite member.)
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I understand MOST of it. lol
Which is great, because I’m gathering that Lake P. Is a quirky place to fish.
The discussion has helped me think deeper a lot deeper about what went on yesterday. As opposed to just walking away with no lessons learned.
Lessons I’ve learned:
– If I ain’t losing lures at the trestles I’m not doing it right.”
– Keep learning conditions and fish them. Don’t chase YouTuber around just because he’s a pro. There’s more than meets the eye.
– LAFB Elite is a bargain.
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Thing #1: The tide was rising but the water was definitely moving WEST to EAST. I think it’s because the wind was out of the NW.
Thing #2 and 2.5: I probably sucked at this. I lost ZERO lures and was only snagged a handful of times. In hindsight, subconsciously not wanting to go through the headache of losing lures I was retrieving too fast. Also, in hindsight, I have no business fishing the trestles if I’m not willing to pay the price of frustration with losing lures there.
Lesson learned.
Thing #7: Yeah, I’m confused then on the reason the water was moving WEST to EAST. I’m wracking my brain on this. But I was parked on the East side of the tracks. And when I spotlocked, my kayak pointed into the wind in a northwest direction, toward the tracks. .
When I cast toward the trestles, into the wind, it would push my lure back toward me.
Thing #8: He was doing the same thing I was doing. Casting toward the trestles and retrieving with the current. Soft plastics.
Thing #9: I suspect this as well. And, once again, I understand the “marketing” aspect of his. I just don’t want to get distracted from learning actual good technique.
Thank you, Captain.
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Thank you, Capitan! I’m on it.
Will report back.
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Thank you, Capitan!
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Yeah.
That’s what I was thinking. Too far.
Shoot.
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Was planning on going to Hopedale tomorrow to “popping cork & drift” tomorrow.
Alas, I have to deliver a golf cart to Houma.
Was thinking of bringing my kayak and fishing somewhere in that area.
I watched your Lake DeCad video.
I know that’s near Houma.
Never been there to know if my powered kayak would get the job done.
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Thanks for the reply, Captain.
I can totally see the whole psychology of lazily sticking to what was “relatively successful” in the past.
Re: Hopedale.
At the risk of being lazy, although that’s not my intent, I can go fishing this Monday or Tuesday with my powered kayak.
What I’ve done so far:
TIDE: The tide looks to be rising about a foot with slack tide (I think) being 5pm
WIND: The wind will be blowing 10-11mph from the North in the morning and gradually dying down to 5-6 in the afternoon.
TEMPERATURE: The temperature looks to be 55-65 degrees.
If I’ve gotten this right, when the tide rises one rule of thumb is to fish the points because the water is pushing the bait into the cuts and along the way they get caught up on the points where fish ambush them.
As far as the effect of the wind on the tide at Hopedale. If the tide is rising a foot and the wind is blowing from the north…Honestly, I have no idea how this would affect the tide. lol.
I’m looking at GED and can see all the cuts and points. And my powered kayak can cover 5-7 miles of water.
Not asking you to do my homework for me, but what else do I need to be looking at if I’m planning a trip to Hopedale Monday or Tuesday?
One difference I’m noticing is a huge wind change on TUESDAY. The wind is switching and coming out of the south at around 10MPH with another 1 foot rising tide throw out the day.
FYI: I’m using the Shell Beach; Lake Borge tide station for the tidal info.
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Thank you, Capitan!
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Jerkbait, I would jerk it and let it rise a bit and jerk and reel again
That brown tweaker was on a 3/8 oz. I think. It was pretty heavy and the current was than strong. So I figured it might have been looking unnatural because it was sinking too fast after I would pop it twice.
So I went with the lighter 1/8 OZ (I think) with the Matrix shad. And that white one is a Slam Shady 2.0 with an 1/8 oz. As well.
I would cast to the pilings and let it drip slowly so as the make sure the lighter jig head got to the bottom.
I did get hung up a lot, so.
Oh, also, at first when I was using the heavier jig head I was getting all kinds of algae on my lure, the long brown one.
When I switched to the lighter ones I didn’t get grass the rest of the day.
So maybe I wasn’t reaching bottom?
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Thank you.
Yes, one heck of a dinner. My wife is cooking them tonight.
I’ve only seen the sigh-red fishing on YouTube. Can’t wait to try it!
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Duly noted. I will go back and re-watch those. Thank you 🙏🏻
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Thank you 🙏🏻
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Valuable response, Captain. This helps because I had the thought when I got home, “Should I have switched sides because that’s where Chaz was?”
The answer is “No”.
The reason is because I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DOING WHAT CHAZ WAS DOING. For all the reasons you mentioned.
This tells me to keep learning as much proper technique as I can. And enjoy the process in the meantime.
As far as him giving slack to get to the bottom, that’s exactly what he was doing.
He would let the lure fall. Then after giving his three pops he would let it fall all the way again.
Re: lure color. Thank you! I totally get it. He’s making a living doing this and I don’t blame him for promoting his “color of the day.” I just don’t want to get all hyped up and chase after something that actually has nothing to do with proper fishing technique. And from your answer, the color on this day had nothing to do with fishing technique.
