Silverwonder day Delacroix way

TEAM JO-JO:

Mates for today be regulars at Team Jo-Jo Fishing Curriculum Sessions, at our last get together Big Charlie indicate he ready to make a trip, so we planned one today for him.

Big Rudy called wanted to know if me was going out and did me need a mate, told him had a mate but he welcome to come and join us.

So today we had (2) mates on board the Bay Flat Sr, which was ideal as we have (2) voice activated power poles, one mate for each pole.

SIGNS:                            

·         Me not fish at Monday night card game, looking for players

·         Daughterofthepack has me truck, tried to help her load up a couch for Granddaughterofthepack up at Old Miss, all was gone great to me sliced me hand wide open, but this  no stop me from going fishing for sure.

·         We had to use Big Rudy’s FORD transporter, mind me used

·         Up at 3:45 AM for 4:30 AM meet up at our abode, then to Waffle House at 4:45 AM to pick up Big Charlie.

·         Nice it ne t not have to drive, got a little shut eye on way down

·         Check pint Alpha water level in canal down 10-12”

·         Check pint Bravo, water pouring out in Reggio canal

·         Not much activity along Delacroix Hwy

·         Gave (10) second safety speech re Hwy & open space around boat

·         Crew loaded Bay Flat Sr quickly

·         Yamaha Dream Machine fired right up never missed a beat

·         As we drove down the bayou, asked crew if they believed, yes was the answer, so me asked them to say, (along with me)  I believe (3) times, that be how we started our trip

·         Passed on Lionel’s had all we needed board the Bay Flat Sr

·         Off to spot # 57A on Team Jo-Jo’s map

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, N.N.W 6-8, N. 6-8, S.E. 6-8, E.S.E. 6-8, E. 8-10 mph

·         Water status / conditions: little ripples, flat clam

·         Sky, sunny & clear

·         Temp, mild / warm / hot

·         Water level, down 8-10”

·         Water Temp , 79.88 F

·         Salinity,    2.2

·         Specific Conductance    4200

·         Pressure,   29.99 R

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

·         Caernarvon Outfall:   558        ft3/s

·         Tide, tail end of falling start of rising, perfect it be

·         Peak tide, 07:50  L  .066’

·         Peak tide,   20:15  H  1.31’

·         Major Feed Time:   06:24  /  18:44

·         Minor feed time:    01:36  /  00:13

·         Tidal Coefficient:     44

·         Plenty bait in water

·         Shrimp jumping out of water

·         Birds diving

·         Fish Activity

·           Average  High Activity   

·         Boats out and about,  14 in area we in

·      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 Big Charlie, his freezer out of some

·         See if (NMR) Silverwonders showed up yet at Team Jo-Jo map spot # 57A

·         Capitalized on info we learned from our last trip, and use knowledge of years gone by to make it happen today

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

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (This criteria not a factor, it was just enough to keep gnats off us, perfect it be)

2 MOVING WATER: (Tail ending of falling tide, feel to around 9:30 AM, then quickly turns and started to come in, perfect timing to catch changing pf tide)

3 WATER CALRITY: (This criteria was a little off, 3 plus in Like John, and a 3 minus in Four Horse, we did not stay long in four horse, one thing current to strong and the other did not like clarity of water)

4 HOLDING FISH:  (On Team Jo-JO’s map spot # 51C (100)t, & 51A (33)t)

5 PATIENTS: (Lost it at spot #57A, but we did not stay long, once we changed spot numbers, it was on, on, on, on)

6 SKILL: (Popping cork & tight line technique / presentations all that was needed)

7 LUCK: (Having (2) excellent catching mates)

·      Oneofthepack ‘S repertOIRE of TECHNIQUES / PRESENTATIONS:

·         Anchor up cast & retrieve slowly along the bottom, with a twitch every now and then, tight lining…………………………………55% l 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 ……..45% caught this way

·         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……………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……………90% caught with this 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 …..(10%) caught with this rig

AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:

Spot # 57A, 51C (100) t, 51A (33) t, stopped fishhg around 11:45 AM

OUR REWARDS:

·         Lived to fish another day

·         (133) Silverwonders

·         (2) Bull Redworries

·         (3) Submarines, (aka BIG A   Drum)

§  See story below about how one drum was caught fish god, she  works in mysterious  ways,

·         (1) Puppy Drum

·         (1) Freshwater cat

·         (1) Extra fishing poles, Big Charlie mastered this

·         (2) Tangled lines, not bad for 3 fishing a strong current

·         (4) Popped lines , BIG fish we be in BIG BOY locker room at times

·         (1/2 bushel of grass)

·         Being on the water with 2 of the best fisherpersons me know, that be Bi Rudy & Big  Charlie

·         Having a day like today, so many memories created / experienced, it one of the books / diary

·         Lunch at Penny’s Café, great fried chicken had we.

·         Lessons learned:

§  Water clarity in Lake John 3 plus, in Four Horse it be a minus 3

§  Tight lining technique / presentation is in full force, and me be loving it.

§  Silverwonders staging up at drop offs & channel edges

§  Silverwonders feeding, some cough up BIG shrimps we pulled them in

§  Departing at 4:30 AM was perfect timing to be in spot at daylight

§  ½ oz. jig heads worked well today

§  Tandem rigs worked well today too

§  Matrix Shad Lemon Drop lure of the day

§  Using a Zip Tie on your lure to keep it in jig head, me never seen this before, but we convinced Big Charlie to take zip tie, & swivel off, after this he caught bunch of fish.

o   Spec –A-GO-GO use to have a rubber ring that you would slide over lure to keep it on jig head, anyone remember this lure??????

§  Last but not least, me never thought 1” would make that much of a difference, but we caught a lot of 12” to 12 ¾” fish today, good side we educated a lot of them what not to hit,

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

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

Big Charlie was a little handicap by the rig he be using, but once we convince him to get rid of the swivels, snaps, and the zip tie around his lure, (Don’t know about you fisherpersons, but me never seen a live shrimp and / or minnow with a zip tie around their neck) he got on the board very quickly. He managed some dinks, and ever had some (NMR) BIG girls to his credit, but combine all his efforts today me think he fell a little short for the honors today.

Big Rudy commanded the cork division, and lead in the dink category, took him awhile to get the feel of tight lining. Things where a little slow so me suggested he try a tandem rig, BINGO, he found the BIG BOY locker room for us. It was none stop action, all the way to he hooked a Submarine, (aka big A Drum) and the real fight was on. As he was fighting the fish, Big Charlie & Oneofthepack was slinging in (NMR’s) over the gunnel. After 10 minutes or so he had reeled enough line to see fish, but it was not the fish. What we saw was a float, (thought he had a crab trap) as we continued to survey the situation we found that the float, (plastic bottle) had filled with water had sank. Float had a sturdy line, (Big Rudy caught line not fish) tide to it, which terminated at a 120 # mono line, which had a hugh hook on it. And that big hook was buried in the mouth of a 20# plus drum. We cut the line at the mouth of drum and turned it lose, happy day for all involved. Big Rudy efforts for the day was little short for honors today.

Oneofthepack was in his elements, TIGHT LINING, this be me strike zone for sure, and it was agreed, (2 bull reds, 2 submarines and many NMR’s Silverwodners brought aboard by he) by all aboard that Oneofthepack was fisherperson of the day.

SUGGESTIONS:

Things looking good down in Delacroix, sharping up on your tight lining skills, and ½ oz. jig heads are a plus.

PONDER OF THE DAY:

You know what’s more important than knowing the exact spot to catch fish, knowing the exact spots to not catch fish on a given / present day  conditions !!!

Q&A:

What are your favorite and least favorite fishing chores? 

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

Booked this week have fist mates lined up, along with a doctor or two to take up some days, but I will be a fishing week for sure, until then:

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

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