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I unfortunately go back on-call for work starting 9/4 through 9/9, which will now be even more painful knowing that ill be working while the Elites will be down in Venice hanging out, smashing limits, and having a blast! Very jealous, and I’m not even a jealous person, lol.

Anyway, I still very much appreciate the invite and I’m more than happy to contribute to the cause! Just let me know.

Side note, I work in the oil field and are pretty familiar with pipelines that run from the platforms to inshore. A few of them meet at some sort of underwater manifold off the coast of Venice. Specific locations, I don’t know. I’ve been told by a retired offshore guide of 33 years that those underwater structures usually act like a reef for red snapper. Of course this is just hear say and can’t confirm how true it is because I’ve never targeted red snapper before but figured I’d at least share the advice he shared with me since you guys are going to be targeting red snapper. I could be legit, maybe.

Man, I hope you guys have a blast. Good Luck!!

[johnawill]

Happy Birthday @Boyce !!

[johnawill]

Awesome templet! Thank you for sharing.

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If conditions allow it check these out.

08/01/24

Breton Sound Beatdown

[johnawill]

That’s an awesome deal. Thank you for the heads up!

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Just got back home today from an offshore charter trip out of Cypress Cove that I got invited to from a contracting company that does work in my terminal. We left out of the river through South Pass and the amount of birds I saw diving in the Garden Island Bay area had me pumped because I have a spot picked out right there on my plan that I’m revising / working on. Also, East Bay water was a little stained but totally doable. I cannot wait to get out there!

[johnawill]

Awesome trip and great report! I’ll be heading out there sometime mid Aug. Thank you!

[johnawill]

LOL! I knew you wouldn’t let me down.

[johnawill]

Replying to @ShooterMcGrabbin ‘s comment about Matt in the Rigolets fishing page.

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LOL!! someone tell that man that EVERYONE knows about Martello Castle and Bayou Thomas! 😂

[johnawill]

Yessir, white shrimp.

A few years back I got on a flock of birds around Point Lydia and it was the first time I caught two trout on a double rig. Changed my life, lol.

I did have other plans besides CI because it being a community honey hole but I couldn’t resist that tide range, and I figured it being a Monday the floatilla wouldn’t be there. It thankfully wasn’t.

I’m about 90% done with my Venice plan and now that you posted your tracks really boosted my confidence level because I’ve been looking hard at Blind Bay and had my route getting there is through the twin pipeline. I’ve also been reading over yours, T.O.Ts @Boyce ,and the other folks reports about Venice to help as well. hoping to get there sometime end of Aug / early Sept.

Thank you!

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Great intel! Thank you for the added information, I will for sure keep this in mind.

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Agreed! I’ve been doing my homework and utilizing those reports to help build my plan. I will post my plan when I get it done.

[johnawill]

Thank you! I have been revising and building on my Venice plan that i made 2 years ago. That’ll be my next trip, hopefully sometime mid August.

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Thank you! I would love to get back out there but I won’t be fishing until probably mid August due to work, vacation the first week of Aug, and kids going back to school. Once all that settles down I’ll get back out there. I have been working pretty diligently on a Venice plan, so that might be the next place I go whenever I get the time to get back on the water.