TroutDawg
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Nice!
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Good list and great idea. Several things I need to add to my list from yours.
A few I’ll add:
-50 hrs – Check Jack plate fluid and make sure there’s no signs of stress cracks anywhere on the Jack plate.
-50 hrs – Check for play in steering by shaking the motor
– all the time – check for wear on pull string that deploys trolling motor.
– wiring – just keep a volt meter in the boat all the time. I’ve seen wiring issues at 100 hours and 1000 hrs.
I’m a salt away guy after every outing. That stuff works great.
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Welcome in. You’re in the right place, there’s some seriously dialed anglers in this group.
Do yourself a favor and take 101 if you haven’t yet. It applies well outside of the Louisiana state lines. Like yesterday, we worked our way into some SC trout on an otherwise unproductive morning using what I’ve learned in this group. A year ago I would’ve just floated live shrimp over these fish until I was blue in the face. I wouldn’t have even been within 12’ of these guys lol
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🔨🔨🔨Let’s go! Great report
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If you’re opposed to the foot control then I’d go remote all day. I’m 8 years in on a Terrova and it hasn’t given me a lick of trouble. There are other great options with remote control but that’s just the one in most familiar with. I have heard the self-deploying models are more prone to having issues.
Mastering spot lock and also the “North” feature on Ipilot make it where you can be almost completely hands free while trolling. I have a 24v on my 18’ flats boat and it does great
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Not a bad morning whatsoever! Thanks for reporting back. Can’t say as I’ve ever seen a blue cat while sight fishing. Def not a 20 lber! You ever seen the monsters that swim around the cleaning station at cypress cove? They eat trout ribs like they’re potato chips
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Man, absolutely crazy to see that picture of how civilized the end of the River was back when. Such a wild place.
I am also a self-proclaimed Venice nerd, and enjoyed “The Rising Tide” by John Barry. Goes into detail about all of the effort by mankind to try and manage the Mighty Missip. Some of it gets in the weeds politically but it’s still an interesting read to me as I also grew up duck hunting in the Mississippi delta near Vicksburg where much of the book is set.
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Speaking from limited knowledge here so take it FWIW, I’ve only fished Venice on low water falls and winters, but….
Looks like a solid plan to me. I would hit those ponds you have marked earlier in the day, when you have the combination of the east-to-west cone of light and also leverage that slight south breeze to go stealth mode and save some energy if you’re poling. I’d then chase that same scenario (if it works) on across to the ponds on the Main Pass side via Devin’s route and try them. I would prioritize the ones with long stretches of north/south shoreline so you can drift for longer intervals, and I’d enter them from the south sides so you could, again, use the wind to your advantage. I’d think you’ll be looking on the higher ends of the “staircase” as it’s not a necessarily a small tide and though likely negligible, it is still a south wind.
Good luck! I’ve always wanted to explore that area by main pass but it’s typically closed for much of the day during the time of year that I’m there. Looking forward to your report.
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I misunderstood the location of the ponds you posted. I thought that they were in the chunk of marsh between BC and the River. Disregard that portion.
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Super cool boat. Welcome!
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Good report! Welcome.
Gotta think the vast open marshes of Louisiana are a harsh place for a coyote to make a living. Tough critter!
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I have never done the engine with it but I’ve read about that on the label.
And that is a fantastic idea about baits. I’m gonna start doing that for sure. Beats the hell outta replacing hooks!
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Dude, that skiff is impressive man. Love the spray rails you built in. What happened to the transom? Straight up rot?
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Good call!
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MLeBlanc, yes there are. Here’s what I do:
The triad of a VHF, a satellite messenger and an EPIRB are a good combination to manage a range of bad situations shall they arise. I keep all three in the boat on every outing.
VHF is good to have to send distress to the CG and other vessels, or even just communicate with your buddies fishing a spot close by.
Satellite messenger allows you to send actual messages from anywhere in the world given that you can connect to needed satellites. Seems the most popular messenger is the Garmin InReach. I have the SpotX messenger and have noticed it can take an eternity to connect to satellites so I wouldn’t recommend it.
EPIRB is the ultimate “oh shit” button that will fire a distress signal to the CG and keep them in touch with your location. It also fits in the palm of your hand which means it can go along with you if you capsized or went overboard.
I know that’s a lot and it’s a hefty invest but it’s kind of a fail-safe on fail-safe method like many other guys here use
