Friday windy Delacroix day

TEAM JO-JO:

Team Jo-Jo Trip Log – Weather Won’t Stop Us!Date: Friday (Pre-Storm Recon Mission)🎣🌧️🌬️

Originally, our Friday fishing crew was locked in — Big Jeff and his mom were set to join Oneofthepack aboard the Bay Flat Sr. But with weather forecasts flashing red flags (high winds, thunderstorms, and steady rain on the radar), I made sure to send them the latest predictions along with my honest assessment: “Catching chances are slim to none, but we still rolling.”

I left the final decision in their hands, with one reminder — Team Jo-Jo lives by the motto:“You got to go to know.”

Not long after, I got the call. Big Jeff and his mom decided to wait for calmer waters and clearer skies. No hard feelings — smart move for those who don’t want to battle the elements.

But me? Still going. 🎣😎So I fired off a quick text to Big Ron and Big Rudy, Team Jo-Jo’s die-hard duo — no hesitation, just two firm “I’m in!” replies. Just like that, the Bay Flat Sr had its first and second mates locked in for a Delacroix adventure, despite the elements.

Mission Objective:🎯 Silverwonders & Redwarriors — rain or shine, fish or skunk, we hit the water with purpose and passion.

SIGNS:                            

·         Original crew cancelled out.

·         Lots of sleep all 5 hours of it.

·         Up at 3:30 Am for our 4:30 Am meet up at Waffle House in Oak Harbor

·         Nex t meet up at Waffle House in Chalmette, Big Ron was late for 5AM meet up, but not by much.

·         Check point Alpha water level in canal at junction 4-6” down.

·         Check point Bavo water movement in Reggio canal water pouring out.

·         Reach home of the Bay Flat sr. , gave me 30 second safety speech re: crossing Hwy and open space between dock & boat.

·         Crew made quick work of loading up Bay Flat Sr

·         Yamaha Dream Machine fired right up she just be a hot lady.

·         Made s top at Lionel’s for go juice, got some intel.

·         Off to Team Jo-Jo spot # 51C to start our fun day of fishing.

·         Huston we have a problem, spot occupied and had 3 boats waiting to get on it.

·         On to plan “B”!!!!!!!!!!

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, S.S.E. 3-5, S.E. 10-12, S.E. 16-20 mph steady she blew all day.

·         Water status / conditions: slight chop to heavy chop

·         Sky, sunny & clear

·         Temp, cool, mild, hot.

·         Water level, down 4-6”

·         Water Temp , 79.7 F

·         Salinity,  1.0

·         Specific Conductance  1930

·         Pressure,  29.99 S

·         Water clarity on a scale of 1-7, minus 3

·         Mississippi gauge: 16.2’

·         Caernarvon Outfall:        589     ft3/s

·         Tide, tail end of falling , slack, started to rise, pouring in

·         Peak tide, 06:46 L 0.23’

·         Peak tide,  18:46 H 1.21’

·         Major Feed Time: 09:33 – 22:06

·         Minor feed time:   23:56 – 10:03

·         Tidal Coefficient:   54

·         Fish Activity

·          Aveage Activity   

·         Boats out and about,  20-30 running all around

·      ONEOFTHEPACK’S REPERTOIRE OF TECHNIQUES / STRATEGIES      

·         Be safe.

·         Have fun.

·         This is 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.

·         See if spot # 51C still holding Silverwonders.

·         Run around find some new spots that have deep water & good current lines & holding fish.

·         Bring home some fish for Petite Yana

·         Find a spot  # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (This criterion was a challenge today, even with 2 Cajun anchors our it was hard to hold us in place had to find a lee shoreline to set up !)

2 MOVING WATER: (Had plenty all coming in strong, this be good just had to find an area where current not that strong.)

3 WATER CALRITY: (3 minus, this criterion was a challenge today too, don’t know if water will ever clean up at Delacroix.)

4 HOLDING FISH:  (Spotty, not holding up in any particular one, just one here and there.)

5 PATIENCES: (Needed plenty, very slow day, me think, me and crew gave up early as we could not get to our spot # 51C.)

6 SKILL: (Tight lining)

7 LUCKS: (Needed plenty today, but I just could not make it happen)

·      Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:

·         Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………All fish caught this way

·         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 ……..Nothing

·         Lake P Troll (LPT)…………….Did not try.

·         Drop shot: 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……………Did not try.

·         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

·         Salt Strong Power Prawn (added 10-25-24) matched up with: Did not use:

§  1/16 oz:.

§  1/8 ox:

§  ¼ oz. jig head :  

§  3/8 oz. jig head :    

§  Tandem Rig:           

·         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 …..All fish caught this rig / lures.

AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:

Post # 51C, (not in right spot) (1)t, (1)D, 51k, 51l, 51J, 51C, R15A (new spot ) (2)t, R14, R13A (New spot) (3)t, R10-R12- 51C, called it a day at 11:45 Am, just felt it was not going to happen.

OUR REWARDS:

·         Lived too fish another day.

·         (6) Silverwonders, 4 Miniwonders

·         (0) Redwarriors

·         (1) Submarine, (aka big ass drum) 38#, record for Bay Flat Sr.

·         (1) Gaff top

·         (3) extra poles

·         (1) Broken pole, me broke pulling anchor in, tide was so strong almost lost me anchor, pulled out of me hands, holding rod & anchor rope , rod gave  away.

·         Delicious peanut butter & pineapple sandwich, thanks to petite Gloria, me needed that today, had low energy losing me pole.

·         Being on the water with 2 of the best fisherpersons me know, they be Big Ron & Big Rudy.

·         Lessons learned:

§  When you have only one spot producing and someone already in  it, it is a bad start for a fun day on water.

§  We ran around , (Lake Robin area) in some new areas, learn 3 new spots, (perfect set up, deep water & real nice current lines)  to try & fish in future.

§  Not catching fish sucks!!!!!!

§  Always have a plan “B” Kenney’s seafood works best for this strategy!

§  Me confused on what gong on at Delcroix, me just could not make it happen today.

§  Still subscribe to motto, “You got to go to know”

§  Need to secure anchor before me throw overboard to anchor Bay Flat Sr, that way no can lose anchor.

§  Learn a new saying today, “sometimes you are the dog, sometimes you are the fire hydrant”

·         Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

Big Ron struggled all day, his best catch & dominated was the extra poles which he did twice, managed a Miniwonders to stop from being skunked, got extra points for peanut  butter & jelly sandwich, but all this effort feel short for today’s honors.

Oneofthepack had his run in with extra poles too, broke one of me favorite poles, managed 2 Silverwonders, and a gaff top, me efforts too was just not enough for honor today.

Big Rudy had 3 Silverwonders, and a submarine to his credit, all of which gained him fisherperson of the day, but when Big Rudy cannot catch, it be a none catching day for sure.

SUGGESTIONS:

None if me knew we would have caught fish today. Don’t do what we did today.

PONDER OF THE DAY:

“Sometimes you are the dog, sometimes you are the fire hydrant” as stated by Big Ron today.

Q&A:

When do you know it time to call a trip and go home?

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

Back at them in AM, Big Willima, (Grandsonoftehpack ) & Big Keey (his friend ) will be out and about Delacroix  try to find some action, until then.

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

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