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hickroots07 · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:03 pm Post subject: Windy Laguna Report 2-24-2019

Wellllll... wind was supposed to lay down around 2 PM, or so said the weather app I have. Wrong! It finally started laying around 5 15. I got to my spot about 1pm and set up a drift moving at a really quick pace in about 4 feet of water against the KRS. Not much action, but what I did get was good quality. Had a limit by 345 and decided to try elsewhere looking for something other than trout. Nada. Heading back trying to get some protection I ran through Nighthawk and you could smell/ see trout slicks on the north end. I motored around to set up a drift to take me right through, but an airboat ran right through it, right behind me. Oh well, still a good day.

They went 15.5, 15.5, 17.25, 17.5, 18.5.

My fish cleaning buddy chomping on some scraps

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ziacatcher · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:30 pm Post subject:

Way to fight the winds and catch some nice fish. Doesn't that just bug you when you set up a drift and you have somebody cut you off your area like that.

hickroots07 · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 8:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks Zia!

Up close, I kinda understand with all the boat traffic. I know I have been guilty of cutting someone off, unintentionally, or just because with all the boats around it's almost unavoidable, like when they are stacked up in emmords or by pita. I usually try to give lots of room and be courteous about where I run, but I'm still kinda new to boating and still learning, trying not to make too many mistakes.

On the other hand, I've had boats continuously run around me in nighthawk and still catch fish.[img]

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Towboat Trash · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:51 am Post subject:

Beautiful fish brother. Thanks for the post.
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Yak Daniels · Horse Mullet Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 148

good job dude. let me know if you need a running buddy next time!
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Salt On the Brain · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 1:42 pm Post subject:

What were they hitting?
I fished there and quit at 3:00pm because of the noise.
(Wife was cold and not catching anything)
Did not get a hit.
Thought about Nighthawk, but I have never fished there and do not know the area. Did not want to try it for the first time with my wife along.
LF
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bulldog1935 · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:10 pm Post subject:

brought the good eats home.
btw, if you check your inbox, I found an easier way to buy inexpensive Japanese XUL rod (rockfish rod) than the home-market searching and brokering I had to do 8 years ago.

Salt On the Brain · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Bulldog
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hickroots07 · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:00 pm Post subject:

All fish were caught on DOA shrimp (clear) under a popping cork. It may be cheating to some, but the most effective way for me to drift as quickly as I was and still work something properly. Lately It's been working when everything else for me hasn't been.
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ziacatcher · Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:58 pm Post subject:

bulldog1935 · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:15 am Post subject:

hickroots, a similar rig to your popping cork combo is the (LA) Shiney Hiney - TTF bought the patent.
Two Octobers ago, rigged up a neophyte buddy with one and he caught the most redfish of the weekend.
Gave him the instructions to click it and let it sink, and smear it with procure every half-dozen casts.
He caught fish trolling the lure from his kayak.

BayFly · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:57 am Post subject:

I googled "Shiney Hiney" and learned the uniqueness of the bait is the use of chenille on the jighead and a shrimp tail. I'm sure glad I never threw all of my old shrimp tails out. Now, all I need to do is pull some chenille out of my fly tying stuff and go to work. I've always wondered what I was going to do with all of my retired baits or lures, so maybe if I keep them long enough they will come back in vogue. I noticed just a couple of days ago someone was raving about a new "broken back" bait being produced, but was concerned about the high price of it. I guess I haven't kept my Rebel Broken Back too long after all. Laughing

bulldog1935 · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:07 pm Post subject:

Apparently Louisiana guides are all proprietary on their versions of this lure.
My BIL has a gang in his tackle box that he had a guide "make for him"
I don't find them a whole lot of fun to fish compared to a Trout Support lure, but they do catch fish.

Here's what I rig up with Stazo flex-jigs I still have around from the 90s - Flounder Pounder bought the Stazo patent, but I'm sure they don't offer quite these jig heads.
When you pop it, it kicks like a shrimp, when you let it sink it swims like a shrimp.

they also rig a velcro cocahoe minnow

hickroots07 · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:50 pm Post subject:

After I caught my 5, I switched to trout support lures for the first time. It was a tough day, but I wasn't really impressed with them, not much action really, didn't like how it moved using a 16th ounce weedless jighead. Anyone have a preference rigging these things? I'm gonna keep giving them a shot though. I've been on a kwiggler thing lately, really liking the Texas roach willow tail, garlic scented. It also makes me hungry for Italian food Haha, boy does that scent last!
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bulldog1935 · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:28 am Post subject:

Rig them just like Tobin describes on his website, with a swimbait hook

and weighted swimbait hook - 1/8 oz max

TSL grasswalkers dog-walk with any retrieve - they evade side-to-side like bait, instead of yo-yo up and down

I pulled the hook out of a redfish mouth on a set attempt, he still followed the lure to the bow of my boat, pushed the lure and missed it in a 2nd lunge, and ate it the 3rd try sitting still - 4' in front of my dangling legs.