TEAM JO-JO:
"First mates today, (Monday) Big Ronnie & Big Rudy, and Oneofthepack where on a mission, of which we hatched at our last journey, wind be having us land lock for a while, and we all eager to get back on the water and do what we do best, so all plans start with a plan, ours is as follows:"
Objective:
· Assault Delacroix
· Search & capture Silverwonders & Redwarroies
Game Plan:
· Thursday trip 4-4-24
· Meet up at Waffle House in Oak Harbor for 4:30 AM
· Bring Ice chest in case we catch a few
· Bring your life jacket, if not have some on board the Bay Flat Sr
· Suggest rod & reel rigging:
o (1) Rod & reel tandem rig 3/8 oz. jig head on bottom, ¼ oz. jig head on top, both jig heads with Matrix Shad Lemon drop tails
o (1) Rod & Reel rigged for popping cork, use 3/8 oz. jig head or ¼ oz. jig head, set depth 30-36” deep, use your lure of choice, mine matrix shad lemon drop
o (1) Rod and reel rigged for tight lining, rig w/ 3/8 oz. jig head, use your lure of choice
o Make sure you have plenty line on reels for good casting distance
· We will pick up Big Don at 5:10 AM at Waffle house in Chalmette
· Our target area will be Four Horse area & surroundings areas
· Any questions, comments, changes, concerns and/or conflicts call me
Plan in hand off we be.
SIGNS:
· Weekend a wash out wind to strong
· Watched basketball final four action
· Saturday trip to Hollywood, me not fish at table this time, me be up 2.10 “C” notes
· Not much sleep Sunday night
· Up at 3 Am for our 4:45 AM meet up at WH in Oak Harbor
· No wildlife sightings along Hwy 11 or 90
· Only saw one boat on Hwy
· Boat launches & gas stations deserted
· Check pint Alpha water level in call at junction up 8-01 “
· Check point Brave, water falling in Reggio canal
· Lack of activity along Delacroix Hwy indicator of strong winds predicted for today
· Reached home of Bay Flat Sr, gave me 20second speech re: crossing Hwy & open space between dock & boat
· Crew made quick work of loading up By Flat Sr
· Yamaha Dream Machine looked happy to see us, she be fired up for our trip
· Passed on Lionel’s had all we needed board Bay Flat Sr
· Wind had us change our plan for route out, which meant we would be going to Lake John first.
CONDITIONS:
· Perfect
· Wind, S.E. 14-17, E.S.E. 14-17, S.E. 22-24 mph, nice it be
· Water status / conditions: little ripples, slight chop. Heavy chop, bumpy ride in in some areas
· Sky, overcast
· No rain
· Gnats out and about see attach picture for me defense for same
· Temp, mild temps, jumpsuit on all day
· Water level, up 8-10”
· Water Temp , 71;42 F
· Salinity, 2.5
· Specific Conductance 4630
· Pressure, 30.07 R
· Water clarity on a scale of 1-7, 2 plus, then we found some 4 plus
· Tide, slack most of the day
· Peak tide, 14:20 H 0.98’
· Peak tide, None
· Major Feed Time: 12:02
· Minor feed time: 06:01 / 19:04
· Tidal Coefficient: 113 very good this be
· Fish Activity
· Very High Activity
· Boats out and about, 3 boats 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
· Bring home some fish for Petite Gloria the peanut butter & jelly expert of the BJ sandwich world
· Find a spot # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:
1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (This criteria was our challenge for the day, with 25-30 mph winds it made it difficult to find a place to fish and get out of it. But we used the wind to help push across the ponds as we popped our corks from one end to the other. We sued both Cajun anchors lying flat on bottom to slow us down little. Wind made it easy to cat a mile.)
2 MOVING WATER: (Another criteria that cause some concern, no water moving most of the day)
3 WATER CALRITY: (Another challenge not looking good, hard to find water with the clarity we like)
4 HOLDING FISH: (Team Jo-Jo spot # R7 & R7C)
5 PATIENTS: (n spot at 6:57 AM, around 7:50 Big Ronnie brought first lady aboard the Bay Flat Sr, slow action day, but crew made it happen, and we no get skunked)
6 SKILL: (Popping cork technique, & knowledge on are we be fishing)
7 LUCK: (NO get wind burn that bad)
· Oneofthepack ‘S repertOIRE of TECHNIQUES / PRESENTATIONS:
· Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………(1) Silverwonder
· 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 30 t0 36 : deep
· Lake P Troll (LPT)…………….Did not try
· Drop Shots: Did not try
· Dead bait……None
· Live bait………………None
· 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……………Used various type soft plastic lures & colors
· 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
AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:
Team Jo-Jo spot # 51L, J, 51K, 51A, B, C, D, R12, R8 (1)t, R7 (6)t, R7A, B, C (7)t, R7 (6)t, 71A (2)t, stopped fishing around 1:50.
OUR REWARDS:
· Lived to fish another day
· (22) Silverwonders, 18 Miniwonders
· (2) Flounder
· (2) Bottoms, 2 popped lines
· (1) Stick
· (2) crab traps
· (1) extra poles
· Cloudy over cast day, mild temps, and wind to blow our hair around
· Great peanut butter & jelly sandwich a prepared by Petite Gloria, thanks lady me look forward to this delight on every trip
· Big Rudy provided me favorite chips
· Being on the water with 2 of the best fisherperson me know, Big Ronnie day & Big Rudy they get catching done.
· Lessons learned:
§ Team Jo-Jo spot # 51J water clarity a 2 plus, not good this be
§ Spot # 51K water clarity 2 plus
§ Spot 51A, B, C, & D water clarity a plus
§ Based on above clarity felt it not necessary to go to Four Horse as we felt it would be the same.
§ Better to fish area with cleaner looking water, we found / had area with a 4 plus Team Jo-Jo spot # R7
§ Gnats are out in full force, had many flumes of them 1,000, & 1,000s at a time, be prepared, see me answer to this in attach picture
§ Popping corks still dominate the catching world, tight line not on yet.
· Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.
FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:
Oneofthepack managed (3) Silverwonders, just could not make it happen today, did me best, but sometimes it takes more than your best.
Big Rudy got on a roll, he too managed some Silverwonders, but t be a slow day for us all, Big Rudy never put his rod down for a second be at it all day, but it was not to be today.
Big Ronnie on board first after a very slow start of day, caught biggest Silverwonder of the day, and managed to being in (2) Flounders , also showed his ability to multi fish various techniques, catching fish with popping corks, tight lining, and with various type lures & colors, Big Ronnie be fisherperson of the day.
SUGGESTIONS:
Heading to Delacroix, suggest be prepared Gnats are out in full force, seen flumes for them wth 1,000, of 1,000 of the fisherperson eating villains, be prepared see attach video on what me use to ward off those name calling bugs.
PONDER OF THE DAY:
“If your concentration is getting bad, take up Silverwonder popping cork fishing. It will really improve your ability to focus. If you aren’t ready when that fish hits, you can’t set the hook.”
Q&A:
Question:
When water moving into Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs under Reggio canal bridge, it tide falling or coming in???????????
TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:
Nothing plan. Plan on waiting for wind to die down some, until then:
Good Fishing
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack
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