TEAM JO-JO:
Today's journey was a bittersweet celebration. The crew, including Big Ronnie, Big Rudy, and Oneofthepack, embarked on a final fishing trip with Big Ronnie before he heads back to India for the hot season. We all knew that this trip was special, not just for the fishing, but for the camaraderie and the memories we would create.
We started early, with the sunrise casting a golden glow over the water, setting the perfect scene for our adventure. The fish were biting, and we managed to reel in a few impressive catches, but the highlight of the day was the time spent together, sharing stories and laughs.
Big Ronnie's absence will be felt deeply on our future trips. His enthusiasm and presence always add something extra to our outings. Although he will be thousands of miles away, we plan to keep him in the loop by sending plenty of pictures of our catches, making sure he doesn't miss out on the action.
As we wrapped up the day and headed back, there was a sense of fulfillment and a hint of sadness. We are already looking forward to mid-September when Big Ronnie will return, ready to join us once again on our fishing adventures. Until then, we'll keep the lines tight and the stories flowing, eagerly awaiting his return.
SIGNS:
· Monday night card game once again me a fish at table, seems me just cannot help me self.
· Looking for additional layers in the Oak Harbor area, be a friendly game.
· Up at 3:30 AM for our meet p at Waffle House in Oak Harbor
· Met Big Rudy at WH in Oak Harbor
· No wildlife sightings along Hwy 11 or 90
· Saw (1) boat on Hwy.
· He and I met Big Ronnie at WH in Chalmette for 5:15
· Transferred all his gear into FORD transporter, quickly we did.
· Check point Alpha water level in canal at junction down 4-6’
· Check point Bravo, water in Reggio canal be falling hard.
· Delacroix Hwy had a lot of activity along it.
· Reached home of Bay Flat Sr. gave me 20 second speech re: crossing Hwy and open space around boat & dock.
· Crew made quick work of loading up Bay Flat Sr
· Yamaha Dream Machine be hot even before me inserted key, she stay hot all the time, fired right up ready to go
· Passed on Lionel had all we deeded aboard Bay Flat Sr
· Made as top for live shrimp at Sweetwater, Big Ronnie no can go with lures alone, his confidence level is very, very, very low without live and/or dead bait.
· Off to Team Jo-Jo spot # 18D to start our day.
· Huston, we have a problem, Oneofthepack got lost after I turned off in Bayou Long into Bayou Batola, got up in low water, shot the coals to Yamaha Dream Machine and double back to Bayou Batola, lost about 60 minutes of fishing time trying to get back on track
CONDITIONS:
· Perfect
· Wind, W.N.W. 2-3, N.W. 2. E. 4-5, E.N.E. 6-8, E.S.E. 14-16 mph
· Water status / conditions: clam to light chop
· Sky, sunny & clear
· Temp, cool, mild, warm.
· Water level, down 4-6”
· Water Temp , 82:58 F
· Salinity, 1.4
· Specific Conductance 2870
· Pressure, 29.85 F
· Water clarity on a scale of 1-7,
· Caernarvon Outfall: 479 ft3/s
· Tide, Tail end of a falling tide, turned and came in.
· Peak tide, 8:00 L 0.33’
· Peak tide, 21:08 H 0.98’
· Major Feed Time: 0.19 / 12:47
· Minor feed time: 01:50 / 13:17
· Tidal Coefficient: 41
· Fish Activity
· Avergae Activity
· Boats out and about, 4 in area we 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!
· Follow up on Big Ron & Big Rudy success / intel on / from Wednesday trip.
· Concentrate in areas where water clarity was good
· Start out Team Jo-Jo’s spot # 18E
· Move on to spot # 14 to try for Silverwonders, that be where e caught 25 last time out.
· Catch & clean a Redwarriors for Daughterofthepack & family.
· Find a spot # with the seven fundamentals / criteria of catching:
1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Not a factor not enough to concern us, plus it was a great wind direction for areas we be fishing)
2 MOVING WATER: (Tail end of a falling tide, (fish turned n at end) then turned and came in, bites where slow on incoming tide, but perfect it be)
3 WATER CALRITY: (A 3 plus, Point Fienne was a 7 plus looked real good, and spot 14 was 6 plus<that whole area had some really clean looking water in them)
4 HOLDING FISH: (Team Jo-Jo spot # 21)
5 PATIENTS: (Needed some, got lost, got stuck, lost 60 minutes of prime time on falling tide, but once we got back on track it was on, on, on.)
6 SKILL: (Tight lining lures along bottom, both with single & tandem rigs, some tipped with live shrimp, that be Big Ronnie technique today.
7 LUCK: (Not getting to stuck and was able to get out and fish)
· Oneofthepack ‘S repertOIRE of TECHNIQUES / PRESENTATIONS:
· Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………100% 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 Shots: Did not try
· Dead bait……None
· Live bait………………Did a number on Redwarriors, and other species of fish, just tip lures with live shrimp, this be Big Ronnie technique / presentation today.
· 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 30%, Salt Strong Power Prawn caught 70% tipped with live shrimp.
· 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 …..Produced a lot of action , along with Redwarriors!
AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:
Spot # 64, 64A, 21 (35) r, 17, 14 (1)f, stopped fishing around 10:50
OUR REWARDS:
· Lived to fish another day.
· (35) Redwarriors
· (1) Croaker
· (3) Sheepshead
· (5) Sting Rays
· (12) Hardheads
· (1) Extra poles, almost took me out too, Big Ron was on a roll
· No food , no drinks, just catching as fast as we could.
· Being on the water with (2) of the best fisherpersons me know, Big Ronnie & Big Rudy
· Lessons learned:
§ Water clarity west of spider canal looking good.
§ Need to run routes again got lost in Bayou Batola & Bayou Long
§ Tight lining they technique to use.
§ Fish up channel edge, let current move it along.
§ Tandem rigs technique / presentation works well with Redwarriors.
o 3/8 oz jig head on bottom, ¼ oz. on bottom
o Big Rudy ¼ oz. on bottom, 3/* on top????
o Me single rig all day swapping for ¼ to 3/8 o ½ oz. tried to match current where lure is gliding along bottom bouncing off oysters.
§ Live shrimp a plus
§ No Silverwonders in areas, don’t know where they went.
§ Learn how to clean Redwarriors, see video
· Best fishing trip of my life, until the next one.
FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:
Big Ronnie drew first blood, and with live shrimp he had plenty action, hardheads, sheepshead, & Redwarriors. He caught the biggest Redwarriors, and eh only flounder, me think he would get the honors today as he be going back to Indiana and coming back in mid-September.
Big Rudy was on them with his rig, 1/4oz. jig head on bottom and 3/8 oz. jig head on top of his tandem rig, with Salt Strong Power Prawn on both jig heads. Caught a string ray, and a croaker to his credit, but he could not keep up with the live bait man for sure.
Oneofthepack has his fun, (3) Sting Rays, (1) catfish, (On lure), (2) BIG Redwarriors and a few other slot Redwarriors, but me to be no match for the live shrimp and Big Ronnie.
SUGGESTIONS:
Find deep moving water with bait all around, tightline up and down drop offs, fish current lines, and bring c=some live shrimp just in case they hard to attract.
PONDER OF THE DAY:
When the time is right, I the fish god will make it happen, so saithe her.
Q&A:
If you had to sum up the whole fishing human species in 3 words, what would they be?
TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:
Nothing n the books, but have a lot of open days to go, now that Big Ronnie going to Indiana will have one more spot on the Bay Flat Sr available for other first mates, until then:
Good Fishing
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack
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