Lunch & Learn

🎣 Team Jo-Jo Fishing Curriculum Session 5 Recap 🎣📅 Date: Saturday, May 18th, 2025📍 Location: Fatty’s Seafood Restaurant, Gause Blvd, Slidell, LA👥 Attendance: 25+ Crew Members (including 8 new recruits!)

Crew & Opening

Though Oneofthepack was fashionably late (helping Loveofthepack prepare 25 dozen hot tamales for Granddaughterofthepack’s baby shower), Big Ron and Big Rudy held the fort like true captains.

They kicked off with a meet & greet, welcomed the 8 new members aboard, and ensured everyone was signed up for future Team Jo-Jo announcements.

Session Highlights

🎥 Video Review:

• Big Ron & Big Rudy shared highlights from their Friday fishing trip, walking through techniques using their favorite jerk baits.

• They passed around examples of these baits so everyone could get a close look and feel.

📽️ Educational Feature:

• The crew watched a detailed John Millier video illustrating the migration of live bait (and the fish that follow them) through all four seasons.

• The circular visual of the marsh ecosystem was a big hit—insightful and spot on.

Topics & Shared Wisdom

• Lure fishing: Best techniques & presentations.

• Fishing line: Ideal pound test for all-around performance.

• Jerk baits: Types, advantages, and how to work them.

• Hotspots: Tips for fishing Long Rock & Spoil Canal.

• Water Clarity Woes: Discussion on why the water has been off-color in:

  • Hopedale

  • Delacroix

  • Lake Pontchartrain

  • Lake Borgne

  • Lake Catherine

  • Bayou Bienvenue

    
    

    Theories included salinity shifts, freshwater influx, weather patterns, and marsh sediment.

🛠️ Crew Contributions:

• One generous member gave away a brand-new graphite shallow water anchor!

• Another brought a stash of vintage navigation maps—free to good homes.

❓ Q&A Wrap-Up:We closed with an open forum—plenty of questions, plenty of great answers.

⏰ End Time: 1:12 PM🎓 Takeaway: Everyone left with a sharper mind, new insights, and renewed excitement for the pursuit of Silverwonders & Redwarriors.

Looking Ahead

📅 Next Session: Saturday, June 21st, 2025🕚 Time: 11:00 AM📍 Location: Fatty’s Seafood – Slidell, LA📞 Questions? Call Oneofthepack at (504) 915-4896

Tight lines & high IQs,Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

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