Sharing, teaching, learning, & eating
- Stanley Fink
- Jul 19
- 2 min read
🎣 Team Jo-Jo Fishing Curriculum Session Recap📅 Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025📍 Location: Fatty’s Seafood, Gause Blvd, Slidell👥 Attendance: 37 crew members (🎉 New PR!)🆕 New Members: 17 first-timers — Team Jo-Jo continues to grow strong!
🗣️ Meeting Highlights & Topics Covered
New Member Introductions:
Each new crew member stood up to introduce themselves, sharing their name, preferred fishing spots, and type of boat they use. Great way to kick things off and build connections.
Sign-In & Roster Update:
We welcomed new additions officially to the crew roster.
🎥 Video Presentations by Big Rudy
Lake Pontchartrain Trestles Video:
Demonstration of the Lake P Troll technique in action.
Fishing Bait Slicks on Lake P:
Strategy breakdown on locating and working bait slicks.
📽️ “Speckled Trout Smack Down – Fishing Bait Slicks – Lake Pontchartrain”
📱 Nautide App Tutorial (20-30 min)
Big Rudy walked us through how Team Jo-Jo uses the Nautide App to gather critical trip planning intel:
Tide peaks & coefficients
Bite activity windows
Wind direction/speed
Wave height
Barometric pressure
Moon phases
Weather trends
✅ Strong Q&A engagement followed the walkthrough.🔎 [Search for “Nautide Fishing App” on your app store.]
🎣 Lake P Troll Rig Breakdown
Hands-on demo of the Lake P Troll rig:
Full dissection of the rig from rod to knot
Squid trailers and setup tips
B2Squid soft plastics
📌 Lots of interest from both veteran and newer crew members!
📍 Fishing Locations Discussed
Renewed interest in Lake Pontchartrain and surrounding areas thanks to our video showcases. Areas reviewed:
Trestles
Lakeshore Estates
Slat Bayou
ICW / Boh Bros / Bulk Terminal
MRGO
Bayou Bienvenue
Gulf Outlet Marina (“The Pen”)
Small groups broke out to share tips, swap stories, and plan upcoming trips — great intel exchange!
🏝️ Chandeleur Islands Update
5 crew members from our November 9th overnight trip settled their balances.
✅ 2 open spots still available — contact us if you want in!
📅 Next Session Preview — Saturday, August 16, 2025
Topic: “Building & Repairing Fishing Rods”🎤 Presented by Big T-Doc, with over 50 years of rod-building experience!💬 Please submit your rod-specific questions in advance so Big T-Doc can tailor his presentation.
🍽️ Food & Fellowship
Fatty’s Seafood once again delivered outstanding food and service. Many thanks to their staff! As always, great conversations and a few future fishing trips were born right at the lunch table.
🎣 Tight lines, big bites, and great fellowship!
Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack📞 Stanley Fink – 504-915-4896📞 Rudy Lightell – 504-915-0055
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