TEAM JO-JO:
First mate for today is Big Pablo, which is a rare occasion as he usually has a crew like Big T-doc, Adrian, Dale, Bob, or others from his circle of fishing partners to go with on his or Big T-Doc's boat. Nonetheless, it's always a pleasure to have him on board as he's known for being a catching machine, especially when chasing the elusive Silverwonders & Redwarroies on the Bay Flat Sr. and/or Jr.
SIGNS:
· Good Friday Fink Reunion of 100 plus family & friends was a very successful outings many thanks for the Fink boys for organizing , prepping, cooking, & making it happen every year for as many years as me can remember.
· Team Jo-Jo’s crew was well represented by Big Don & Petite Lucy, Big Ronnie & Petite Gloria, & Big Rudy & Petite Yana, along with Oneofthepack & Loveofthepack
· Early to bed
· Up at 4 AM for our 5 Am meet up at Waffle House in Oak Harbor
· Big Pablo already there when me arrived
· Quick transfer of gear
· No wild life sightings along Hwy 11 or 90
· Made stop by Eddie Pinto for live shrimp they be closed
· Made stop at Bait Inc for live bait, hey open with a 3-4 line waiting for live shrimp
· Check point Alfa, water level in canal at junction down 12-14”
· Check point Bravo water in Reggio canal still falling
· Lots of activity up and down Delacroix Hwy, to pretty of a day not to be fishing or out and about just enjoying the weather
· Reached the home of the Bay Flat Sr she be smiling at us and ready to go
· Team made fast work of loading her
· Yamaha Dream Machine be like hurry up , she be ready to go no 4play required she be hot to trot
· No fuel, ice needed, no spot at Lionel’s, both Lionel’s 7 Sweetwater very busy, it looked like old times with all the boats going out.
· There was some discussion on where to start our day, 4 horse or Team Jo-Jo spot # R7, asked Big Pablo where he wanted to go, say he where the fish be, so, #R7 was our winner.
CONDITIONS:
· Perfect
· Wind, E,S,E, 4-6, E,S,E, 10-11, S.E. 12-14 mph
· Water status / conditions: little ripples
· Sky, overcast
· Temp, jumpsuit on all day
· Water level, down 12-14”
· Water Temp , 68.36 F
· Salinity, 2.2
· Specific Conductance 4160
· Pressure, 30.15 R
· Water clarity on a scale of 1-7, 7 plus
· Tide, falling, slack, then came in
· Peak tide, 05:17 L 0.33’
· Peak tide, 17:49 H 1.31’
· Major Feed Time: 03:36 / 16:06
· Minor feed time: 11:06 / 17:49
· Tidal Coefficient: 58
· Fish Activity
· Avergae Activity
· Boats out and about, 7-8 in area we be fishing
· ONEOFTHEPACK’S REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES / STRATEGIES
· Be safe
· Have fun
· This be me daily therapy for ALL me aliments
· Put some run time on the Bay Flat Sr and the Yamaha Dream Machine
· Gather Intel for future trips, and to share with fisherperson, (on Facebook) to help assist them in their choice of areas to fish, lures to use and presentation of same to the elusive Silverwonders.
· Catch what catch can
· Learn what learn can
· Big Pablo been looking to make a trip to Delacroix for a long time, wanted to see what he been missing.
· He be looking to see how and where to fish with all the dirty water in and about Delacroix
· Bring home some fish for Big Pablo family & friends
· Find a spot # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:
1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Wind not a factor today, not much wind at all, around 10:30 it picked up a little, we used it to keep us drifting while we cat popping corks. In one spot with wind blowing had to sue (2) Cajun anchors to get the angle on fish & wind at our back, this technique worked well for us.)
2 MOVING WATER: (Cannot get any better, tail end of falling, slack, and beginning of rising tide, loved it)
3 WATER CALRITY: (A 7 plus, dark looking, clean, clear, kind me like to fish in for sure)
4 HOLDING FISH: (Spot # R7C, had a crazy (10) minutes with popping corks)
5 PATIENTS: (None needed Big Pablo hooked up on first act with lie shrimp, and it was slow but steady the rest of our day, stopped fishing around 11:55 am)
6 SKILL: (Popping cork technique / presentation both with live shrimp and lures)
7 LUCK: (Making decision to go to Delacroix and pass on Lake P troll at trestles)
· Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:
· Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………Caught (1)
· Drift with the wind cast & retrieve (DWWC&R)……………DID NOT TRY
· Oak River Troll (ORT)……………….Caught (2)
· Reverse Oak River Troll (RORT) ………..DID NOT TRY
· Oak River Skim (ORS) ……………DID NOT TRY
· Cork ……..Caught 90% of fish this way
· Lake P Troll (LPT)…………….Did not try
· Drop shot: Did not try
· Dead bait……None
· Live bait………………Caught 80% of fish
§ Big Pablo with cork, split shot, & hook 2 feet deep
· Oneofthepack ‘S repertOIRE of LURE DU JOUR:
· 3” H&H Purple Beetle, matched up with H&H ¼ oz. round white head with gold hook……………Did not try
· 3” Chartreuse Glow Beetle, matched up with H&H ¼ oz. round white head w/gold hook………….Did not try
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H ¼ oz. round white head w/gold hook……………Did not try
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H 3/8 oz. round white head w/gold hook……………Caught 40% of fish
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H 1/2 oz. round white head w/gold hook……………DID NOT TRY
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with 3/4 oz. round lead head w/ 2 trailers, ……Did not try
· Tandem rig, ¼ oz. round H&H jig head with gold hook, matched up with Matrix Shad Lemon Drop …..Did not try
AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:
Team Jo-Jo spot R7 (6) t, 7A (2) t, B (3) t – 2f-, C (8) t, R7 (3) t, stopped fishhg around 11:50
OUR REWARDS:
· Lived to fish another day
· (22) Silverwonders, 10 Miniwonders
· (2) Flounder
· (1) Submarine, (aka Bi A Drum
· (1) Anchor rope
· Snacks as provide by Big Pablo, thanks mad me needed that
· Once again got to share a sun rise on the water with a friend & fellow fisherperson, not better life they be
· Being on the water with one of the best fisherperson me know that be Big Pablo
· Lessons learned:
§ Team Jo-Jo spot # R7C know for deep water, (16-20’) spot to my surprised responded to our popping cork technique / presentation, produced (8) Silverwonders in a crazy(10) minutes
§ Tried to re-position boat to get a better angle on spot & wind, big mistake as it was over after that move, not a good move, never move boat when you on them!!!
§ Live shrimp still producing more
§ Stopped at Ed’s off Paris road, but they closed , went to bait Inc to pick up live shrimp, as me told Big Pablo Lionel does not have any and it is a sure bet Sweetwater will not have any too
§ Got some real BIG girls out and about in 2 ½ to 3 feet of water
§ Submariners too are in 2 ½ to 3 feet of water, thought they only be in deep water?
§ Tight lining still not producing much, seems to be a popping cork world
§ Clamp on fuel line came lose, had to tighten it back up
§ Stern light no work, brought a new portable one until me get a chance to fix one on Bay Flat Sr
§ Silverwonders are putting on the feedbag ahead of the upcoming spawning season, when is spawning season??????
· Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.
FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:
Oneofthepack managed 2 flounders 2 BIG NMR’s and a few Miniwonders, all that effort was a very much improvement from last time out, but not enough to capture honors today.
Big Pablo fist cast type fisherperson, 3-4 cast a BIG Submarine, (aka Drum) and had his share of BIG NMR’s and Miniwonders, but his last catch was that of a 3# plus NMR Silverwonder, and then he said lest go, me thought me ever hear those word from Big Pablo/ But it was known later eh was gong out caning Saturday ninth at 11 PM and wanted to get some rest before he had his Saturday Night Fever and show off his moves, (techniques / presentations) with Salsa, Columbian, and other Latin dances.
Big Pablo be both fisherperson and danceperson of the day & night, he be a catching machine in both categories!!!!!!.
SUGGESTIONS:
· Get an early start, seems bits are early
· Think live shrimp
· Think popping corks
· Think 24 to 36 “ deep
· Believe
PONDER OF THE DAY:
“Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and play cards, I’m a happy camper!”
Q&A:
What makes you happy?
TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:
Nothing plan. Just going to chill, and thanks me needed that!!!!!!!
Until then:
Good Fishing
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack
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