TEAM JO-JO:
Big Charlie & Oneofthepack have been trying to hook up for a trip in our last (3) pass Team Jo-Jo Fishing Curriculum Session, but Big Charlie a list of honeydews that was taken priority in his life. But us last meeting proved to be the opportunity we both looking for, and pass Monday was our day of choice to forget the world and make a trip.
Me aways like to have someone on board that me know can catch, today it was Big Rudy, we id a three-o, beside he gave us all eh intel / info from his Sunday trip out of Delacroix which helped us to plan our assault on Delacroix Monday.
SIGNS:
· Once again me not fish at Monday night card game, up 2.4 “c” notes, things looking up
· Had some text problems, Big Charlie not getting them, good thing he called me Sunday late to confirm, told him me sent him two texts early with details of trip
· No wildlife sightings along Hwy 11 or 90
· Not many boats on Hwy / gas stations
· Made a stop at Fisherman’s Friend, (FF) out of Gulf Outlet Mariner for some nice size lively shrimp for out fun trip of today to Delacroix
· On the way from (FF) little bunny rabbit cross our math now that be a real good sign it be
· No live bait at Reggio canal, Lionels, and/or Sweetwater, not good for those looking for bait
· Check point Alpha, water level in canal at junction , up 10-12”
· Check point Bravo Reggio canal tide slack
· Reggio canal full of algae all the way across canal
· Delacroix Hwy looked deserted, not much activity
· Reached the home of the Bay Flat Sr, she be swinging in her sling, as the breeze be moving her back and forth
· Gave a quick safety 15 second speech, re: crossing Hwy & open space around boat, don’t fall in
· HUSTON !!!!!!!we have a problem, all (60) of our live shrimp & treated bait water got dumped on Hwy, someone dropped it as they be carrying it across Hwy, handle broke was the root cause of mishap
· Not so quick load of gear
· Yamaha Dream Machine be just that she be hot & ready just the way me like them OB.
· Made a stop at Lionel’s for go juice, ice, and some fresh live bait water, which was much need to keep shrimp alive.
· Off to Team Jo-Jo spot # LC-4 on map to star our day, selected in intel / info we got from Big Rudy Sunday trip
CONDITIONS:
· Perfect
· Wind, N.E. 9-10, N.N.E. 6-8, N. 6-8 mph
· Water status / conditions: slight chop
· Sky, sunny & clear
· Temp, mild, warm, hot, hotter, hottest, little red button popped out
· Water level, up 10-12”
· Water Temp , 89.42 F
· Salinity, 1.5
· Specific Conductance 4300
· Pressure, 30.01 R
· Water clarity on a scale of 1-7, 3 minus
· Tide, Rising all day
· Peak tide, 03.06 L 0.00’
· Peak tide, 15:46 H 1.64
· Major Feed Time: 0:48 / 13:03
· Minor feed time: 06:48 / 19:19
· Tidal Coefficient: 80
· Miss. Level: 5.56’
· Caernarvon Outfall: 800 ft3/s
· Plenty bait in water
· Crabs swimming with idem this be a very important sign
· No birds diving
· Butterfly rigs all around us in area we be fishing
· Fish Activity
· Very High Activity
· Boats out, none in areas we be fishing
· ONEOFTHEPACK’S REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES / STRATEGIES
· Be safe.
· Have fun.
· This is my daily therapy for ALL my 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.
· Get me trip with Big Charlie to happen.
· Follow up on Big Rudy’s Sunday trip intel / info
· Check out water clarity and condition out past Twin Pipeline
· See if live shrimp makes a different
· Big home some fishes for Big Charlie & family
· Find a spot # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:
1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Perfec it be northly wind had it right at our back, made it easy for casting, and feeling the bites)
2 MOVING WATER: (Rising all day, and hard it be)
3 WATER CALRITY: (Not as good as me hoped, but a 3 minus not that bad, and the fishes did not seem to mind)
4 HOLDING FISH: (Spot team Jo-Jo spot # LC-4 on map)
5 PATIENTS: (Needed some at first, but once we hit spot LC-4 it was on, on, on)
6 SKILL: (Popping cork technique / presentation, both with live shrimp and lures)
7 LUCKS: (Crew managed to save some of the live shrimp after box drop, and we do not get wet)
· Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:
· Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………DID NOT TRY
· Drift with the wind cast & retrieve (DWWC&R)……………DID NOT TRY
· Oak River Troll (ORT)……………….Did not try.
· Reverse Oak River Troll (RORT) ……….DID NOT TRY
· Oak River Skim (ORS) ……………DID NOT TRY
· Cork …….Popping cork, with live bait & lures
· Lake P Troll (LPT)…………….Did not try.
· Drop shot: Did not try.
· Dead bait……None
· Live bait………………Caught 50& of fish, mostly catfish
· 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……………Me fish with this rig all day, 2 bulls, 4t, and even got a few catfish with it
§ Big Rudy on with Power Prawn with yellow tail
· Matrix Shad Lemon Drop, matched up with H&H 3/8 oz. round white head w/gold hook……………DID NOT TRY
· 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.
· Slat Strong Power Prawn, (added 7-27-24) matched up with ¼ oz. jig head.
AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:
Started at spot # 51N on Team Jo-Jo’s map, LC-5 (2)t, all other fish caught at spot LC-4, stopped fishing around 11 am, called it a day to hot even with Bimini top up for me.
OUR REWARDS:
· Lived to fish another day.
· (31) Silverwonders
· (4) Bull Redwarriors
· (14) Gaff tops
· (13) Hardheads
· (2) Banna fish
· (2) Tangled lines
· (1) Extra poles
· (2) Popped lines
· Being on the water with two of the best fisherpersons me know
· Lots of warm sunshine
· Nice long boat ride out & in all about total of 34 miles both ways
· Bimini top, save me day, kept me out of sun or it was going to be a quick strip, got to stay out till around 11 AM in the heat.
· Shout out to Big Nicky, he helped the OLD man unload the Bay Flat Sr, a very kind jester on his part, plus he does it every time we see each other, thanks man appreciated it,.
· Lessons learned:
§ Live shrimp was not necessary.
§ When you are carrying your live bait box, make sure handles are good, we dumped all our live shrimp and treated water on highway while loading up Bay Flat Sr, not good at all.
§ Learned what all other out of towners, and newbies that have fished all pass years with Team Jo-Jo, it is not the fish, (re: species, don’t have to be a trout slam) but the tug of the line and the unknown what be on the hook & line you be reeling in.
§ The excitement / thrill as a popping cork is drifting with current and it is pulled down very violently and disappears in a mini second.
§ Reggio canal did not have any live shrimp, as did not Lionel and/or Sweetwater, suggest you buy at Fisherman’s Friend in Chalmette on your way down.
§ What a true fisherperson / first mate really is, Big Rudy was on, on, on with the fish, he noticed Big Charlie not getting much action, he asked Big Charlei to give him his pole, Big Rudy took the time out to rig Big Charle line the correct way. Big Charlei was on, ono ,no after that kind jester.
§ Crew put the Penn Battel III 1000, matched up with the St Croix 6-foot rods, as we battled the BULL Redwarrieors, these where some of the biggest we face to date.
§ Fish species progress as follows, catfish, both Gaff Tops & Hardheads, after those bites then came in the Silverwonders & Bull Redwarriors.
§ Me was going to start running round, (wanted to find some bulls to play with) but crew as having so much fun we started put, glade we did it was the right move of the day.
· Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.
FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:
Oneofthepack stayed true to lures, had some fun with the BULLS, Silverwonders, and catfish, however me efforts for today was a little below par, as me was not feeling to good, had to lay me head down for awhile to get back on rack with fishing & catching.
Big Charlie, slow out of the gate, me field to tell him how to rig his rods & reels for areas we be fishing today, our first spot # 51N, water pouring in 3-4 mph, he had a hook with lure on it no weight, catching not going to happing with that rig, told him he need a 3/8 oz. jig head. When it came to fishing with popping corks, he had another rig that was not looking good. Big Rudy stopped fishing, (mean catching) and rigged Big Charlie line for him. Now Big Charlie on board, Silverwonders, catfish, & even a banana fish was added to his credit, but we could never get him on a BULL for a fun fight. He fell a little short for today’s honors.
Big Rudy was just Big Rudy, dominated Silverwonders divisions, catfish division, and even the BULLS, me think the only species he did not catch was the banana fish. He and his Salt Strong Power Prawn are a effective / action getting results when it comes to catching. Plus, he got so many extra points for him to stop catching and take the time for rig Big Chalie’s rig where Big Charlie could get in on the catching action, FINS up to Big Rudy for that kind jester. Big Rudy always be fisherperson of the day on & off the water he be that good!
SUGGESTIONS:
If you want live bait, best to stop by Fisherman’s Friend on your way, not sure if anyone down that way will have any.
Take the time to fish through the catfish and et to the species you are looking for, this worked for us today.
Plus believe!!!!!!
PONDER OF THE DAY:
"Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job.”
Q&A:
What gets you excited about fishing?
TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:
Nothing plan, but hope to get Grandsonoftehpack, (aka Oneofthepack2) out before they go back to school, until then:
Good Fishing
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack
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