RyanValentino
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LDodson, I’ll be down 5/28 – 5/31 (and again the following week). Let me know if you want to exchange intel.
Rocks 1 and 2 are the right thinking if the wind continues to be problematic out of the south or east. Those can really be quite a few spots that you check out quickly. I really like Rocks 2 closer to the pass/bridge around tide change.
Anywhere there are rocks around the island continuing to the east and the next island over (Grande Terre) are possibilities.
Point 1 looks so good that I’ve tried it and the smaller point just to the east many times without luck. I’ve run around that whole area behind Elmer’s Island in tough conditions without much luck – maybe you’ll figure something out that I haven’t though. Birds do tend to work between Point 1 and Rocks 1.
Good luck!
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Well done, and thanks for the report! What was your strategy for the snapper (how far out, target water depth, bait)? I’d really like to try that off my bay boat one day the weather is nice.
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Awesome man! Congrats!!! I’m sure you’ll never forget that one.
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Great trip! Thanks for posting! I’ve been on fishing hiatus too long – will be down in Grand Isle 5/28 – 6/7.
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Great trip and report! Glad y’all got em, and thanks for posting!
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I’m on Windows 11. Having trouble logging in from the laptop. On from phone now. I’ve never had issues from laptop before.
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That’s around the time reports moved from a Facebook group to this forum, so Yes, I believe that’s about as far back as available.
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If you are already used to Lowrance, switching to Simrad won’t be an issue. I run GO9s on both of my boats and like them. Previously had an older 7” lowrance that I upgraded. The touch screen is pretty intuitive. Upload of waypoints and routes is easy enough. Data cards are on the back which is a PITA if you flush mount on a console. I don’t have much to compare to firsthand sonar imagery wise, but internet makes it seem like humminbird may the gold standard there. Can connect NMEA 2000 devices for engine data etc.
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Lol nice
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One thing I forgot to mention – I had my knot pull out three separate times this weekend. Clearly an issue at the knot with the curls visible. Same fisherman’s/improved clinch knot I’ve been tying since I was 8. Even went back and watched a video on tying that knot – no clue there. Either 10 or 12 pound mono line. Line is probably getting old, but I’m hesitant to blame the line. The painted H&H jig heads do have some paint that flakes off – maybe something with paint coming off of the eye and the knot loosening? I won’t be buying more painted ones, because sometimes the hook eye is filled, and you have to clear it out – just working through my surplus. Thoughts?
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School of 25?! Awesome!! I bet that was exciting!
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Thanks Shooter!
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Acting up again this evening (windows 11, chrome):
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Worked today no problem. Might have been a one off yesterday. It was saying something to the effect of ‘website not secure.’ I was on other sites, so I don’t think it was a local, internet issue.
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Yes. I think the trout are more keyed in on shrimp there at the moment, but certainly opportunities other times of the year and who’s to say there aren’t a couple lunkers that would hit one now. I lived in Houston for a while, and there were a few folks I knew who didn’t bother to fish until “corky season” ~Jan – April. Good flats with dispersed oysters off the intracoastal come to mind as a target area for that kind of fishing. (Redfish would, of course, crush one, but I’m figuring you’re thinking trout – I’m sure neither of us are keen to lose a $10 lure to one of those bruisers.)
East Galveston Bay is way less pressured than West Bay because it’s a longer drive from Houston – I don’t know for sure, but I suspect there could be some sizable trout around.
Happy to provide more intel on boat launches, camps, etc. if you or others head that way ever.
