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TEAM JO-JO:

Team Jo-Jo Trip Log – Saturday 5/3/25🎣 “Family, Fun & First Casts”

Today’s crew aboard the Bay Flat Sr was a very special one — none other than Grandsonofthepack, Big William, and his teammate and fishing buddy, Big Kennedy.

Been working on locking in a trip with Big William for quite a while now, but as anyone who knows him can tell you — basketball rules the schedule these days. Between practices, games, and team obligations, carving out a window to hit the water hasn’t been easy.

But when the stars aligned and Big William finally had a break, we jumped on the opportunity. No way we were passing up a chance to get the next generation of anglers back on the water — especially to our home turf, Delacroix Island — aka Disney World for Team Jo-Jo.

With the rods rigged, snacks packed, and energy high, we set off with smiles, tight lines, and high hopes. The day was more than just about catching fish — it was about making memories, passing down traditions, and giving the young bucks a taste of what Team Jo-Jo lives for.

Mission Objective:🎯 Introduce the next generation to the magic of Delacroix, chasing Silverwonders & Redwarriors with heart, hustle, and a whole lot of laughter.

SIGNS:                            

·         Good night sleep

·         Up at 3:30 Am for our 4:30 AM meet p at Waffle House

·         On me way to WF, a Racoon crossed me path, me knew what happens when a rabbit crosses me path and when a black cat crosses me path but had no idea what to expect when a Racoon crosses your path.

§  After today’s trip me think a Racoon even worst then a black cat.

·         Big William & Big Kennedy was a little late but me was in no hurry

·         Michele served us a great breakfast

·         The crew slept all the way down to home of Bay Flat Sr

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

·         Check point Bravo tide falling in Reggio canal.

·         Reached the home of the Bay Flat Sr had to wake crew to give me 30 second safety speech re: crossing Hwy & open space between boat & dock

·         Crew made quick work loading the Bay Flat Sr

·         Yamaha Dream Machine fired up with ½ turn on key, she be a hot lady

·         Opted at Lionels for go juice & snacks, crew were still hungry.

·         I tried to buy dead bait bout William on had 2# frozen left , me & one another looking for bait, me bowed out and gave it to other fisherperson, me not much on bait anyway, but knew crew would need it today just to get a bite any kind of bite,

·         Off to Team Jo-Jo’s  spot # 51K to start our day nothing

·         Decided to see how many boats at 51C, 7:10 AM and not a boat in sight, we set up in our usual position, tail end of falling tide, slack, turned and came in, felt we might get lucky, but not a bite in 2 plus hours, crew hanged in there and fished hard,

CONDITIONS:

·          Perfect

·         Wind, .E.S.E. 8-01 mph

·         Water status / conditions: ripples, slight chops

·         Sky, overcast just the way me like it

·         No rain

·         No fog

·         No bugs

·         Temp, cool, mild, warm

·         Water level, down 4-6”

·         Water Temp , 79.8 F

·         Salinity,  1

·         Specific Conductance 990 

·         Pressure,  29.94 R

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

·         Mississippi gauge:  16.3’

·         Caernarvon Outfall:        829     ft3/s

·         Tide, Tail end of falling, slack, then came in perfect it be

·         Peak tide, 06:36 L o.1’

·         Peak tide,  18:26 H 1.7’

·         Major Feed Time:  10:42 / none

·         Minor feed time:  0:24 / 11:12

·         Tidal Coefficient:   44

·         Fish Activity

·             Above Activity   

·         Boats out and about 60 plus 

·      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.

·         Put crew on some fish

·         Create memories

·         Teach crew in the art of fishing & catching

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

1 WIND AT YOUR BACK: (Perfect it be out of S.E.)

2 MOVING WATER: (Had plenty both falling & rising)

3 WATER CALRITY: (3 minus, not good)

4 HOLDING FISH:  (None) Kenny’s Seafood)

5 PATIENCES: (Needed a whole bunch, of which we did not have, including me)

6 SKILL: (Knowing when to say mercy)

7 LUCKS: (Crew got on bites at Waffle House & Penny’s Café)

·      Oneofthepack’s repertoire of Techniques / presentations:

·         None / nothing worked!!!!!!!!!!

·      Oneofthepack ‘S repertOIRE of LURE DU JOUR:

·         None / nothing worked!!!!!!!!!!

AREAS / SPOTS / NUMBERS ON THE MAP FISHED:

Team Jo-Jo spot # 51K, L, C, A, B, 53, 54, 6, 5, 15, 14, 2, 1, 21, 17, 2A, called it a day around 10:33:22, just knew me was not going to make it happen, me bad.

OUR REWARDS:

• ✅ Lived to fish another day – Always #1 on the board. Safety first, stories second.

• 🐟 (0) Silverwonders – The queens of Delacroix stayed off the dance floor.

• 🐟 (0) Redwarriors – Not a scale in sight.

• 😼 (1) Hardhead – Snagged, not caught... but we’ll take it!

• 🍳 Great breakfast at Waffle House – Classic tradition, always a highlight.

• 🎣 (1) Extra pole – Carried, not needed — but made us feel prepared.

• ✂️ No popped lines – Smooth gear work all around.

• 🧶 No tangled lines – Big win, especially with a young enthusiastic crew onboard.

• 🧭 Lots of running around – Burned gas, scouted water, made memories.

• 🍔 Great lunch at Penny’s Café – Comfort food for a crew that gave it their all.

• 🌧 Rain on the ride home – But guess what? We stayed bone dry. Chalk one up for perfect timing!

LESSONS LEARNED (OR REINFORCED):

• 🧥 Dress warm, always. Layers are your friend. You can always take ‘em off — but if you don’t bring ‘em, and it’s cold? You're in for a long day.

• 🥴 Partying all night before a trip? Not a great strategy. Learned that lesson years ago, still true today.

• 📍 Team Jo-Jo spot #51C — Was once fire, now ice cold. Perfect tide (tail end of the fall, slack, then incoming) and still not a single bite after 2+ hours of working the zone.

• 🗺 Tried Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4 – nada, zilch, not even a tap. That catfish? Not a bite — me snagged him by accident!

• 🦐 Shrimp still missing in action. Word is they’re late, and that’s likely why the fish aren’t feeding heavy and the water's still a bit off. Patience, grasshopper.

• 🔥 Meanwhile, Lake P trestles are ON FIRE. Reports say big girls still hanging around — live shrimp is the golden bait.

• 🎞 Crew was doubting if we ever catch anything at all… so me added a few friendly photo reminders to the end of the video — let’s just say, the archives don’t lie! (Might not be this trip, but proof is proof!)

CLOSING THOUGHT:

No fish? No problem. When you’re out with Grandsonofthepack and friends, every trip is golden — even if the only thing you hook is a memory.

Best fishing trip of my life… until the next one.

FISHERPERSON OF THE DAY:

Fishes win today, but we will double up on them next time.

SUGGESTIONS:

Don’t do, use, fish they way we did today!

PONDER OF THE DAY:

“A Fisherperson is a great catcher not because he hasn’t caught; a fisherperson great because catch less hasn’t stopped him”

Q&A:

What do a lot of fisherperson hope will happen but is just not going to happen?

TEAM JO-JO’S future stratagem:

Next up be Big Matt, not sure where we will go, but we will be out and about Wednesday for sure, until then:

Good Fishing

Team Jo-Jo & Oneofthepack

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