South Louisiana Marsh Talk

[scout]

Finally got to meet some fellow BOC members today in the marsh. Me and my wife meet up with Duane and Charlie today. We caught a few but Charlie put us all to shame with a 21 plus pounder. It was a very nice cat. Again guys, it was very nice to meet y'all. Here are a couple of pics of todays trip.

[Bobpaul]

I'm homesick and ain't even from there.

I spent the day with a BOC member and a soon to be member. We were swingin' metal detectors on the beach.

It's a good day all around when friends can enjoy each other.

[ersel]

Nice fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scout]

Hey Bob we sure do miss you here. I made me a couple of new friends today and sure wish you were with us fishin today. Glad to here you meet up with some boc members to metal detect with. Did you find anything good?

[gofish]

Man, I can't wait to get back down there again! Sounds like y'all had a good time. I'm jealous of that fish too. I didn't catch any today...:crying:

[captain5214]

nice meeting you and yours, randall. hope to fish together again soon. got to give the thumbs up to duane, he put me on the 21 lber. i thought i was hung up and wanted to cut the line! i think duane had a big cat too, but it broke off, he uses 12 lb line. gonna try and make another cat trip mid week if the weather gets good. and sunday me and the wife are going to meet up with duane and his family for some crabbing. again, you and yours are welcome to come...... charlie r

[Duane]

Yea it was a great day .God was smilling down on us for sure . Charlie is a convert from Bass fisherman to Catfish Master .man we caught a lot of tabby cats in one hole .Randall finally got to meet you and your wife and man thats a nice boat you got ! I think Charlies still smilling about that fish .I think me and Charlie gonna start making videos .( Catfishin the ICW ) coming to an area near you . Maybe we can get some girls to reel the catfish in for us .Man I can see it now at the next Sundance Film Festival .

[scout]

Thanks for the invite Charlie, but I do not think I will be able to get away from work. I hope you guys do well, I have some friends that have been doing very well at Rollover. Joe I wish I could set us up a trip but I do not know where I will be working from day to day. It has been crazy. I never know when I will be off on the week-end. I wish they would hurry and fix our base in Intracostal so we can go back home. Duane you sure got Charlie hooked on cattin. Again it was nice to finally meet and fish with you guys. Good luck on y'all next trip.

[Bobpaul]

Randall, I think about fishing there in La alot this time of year. I'd love to spend a good day on the water with you. I'll try to make it happen some day.

Don't know Charlie, but I always thought it'd be a real hoot to meet up with Duane, and I'm thinking Charlie would be as much fun.

We didn't find much, just some old crusty modern coins and the usual junk, but it was a beautiful day. The ocean was calm and the temp in the mid 70's

[Duane]

Bobpaul any time you wanna come down it would be great to have you .Bring your swim trunks if you go with Charlie he has a built in pool in his boat its like staying at motel 8 (just joking Charlie its the perfect catfish boat ) Me Charlie and Randall will take you out fishing between all of us we should be able to catch a eel or even a big gaspergoo !! Me and Charlie want to go in Randalls boat but seeing its a nice boat you have to dress well sunday best you know . Anyway love to have you i'll we wiill see if we cant put you on some fish .Charlie thanks for the invite last night but couldnt make it bud .Still looking at weekend to crab dont know for sure yet got check with the boss (wife) Anyway I will warm up the 8hp nissan ,lean her out get me an extra 2mph get some crab bait dont buy any I have plenty and take a bath ......wait it aint friday night .Shoot straight ,tell big fish stories and whatever you do plead the Fifth Admendment works every time . Im Serious I wouldnt lie im a fisherman :rolleyes:

[captain5214]

cooked half the big cat, monday night. made a sauce piquante and fried a few pieces. it was delicious. let me tell yall how good a sport duane is, not only did he put me on the fish, he fileted all the fish and wouldnt keep half. heck, he even bought breakfast! my boat dont leak! a leak is drip....drip.....drip......my boat is more like bail....bail....bail.... lol ..........bobpaul...make it down here and lets go fish!

[Duane]

Hey Charlie if you keep talking about me like that im gonna run for mayor of New Orleans ! Thanks bud but it wasnt all that .Your boat leaks so what find me a jon boat that doesnt .Hell find me a jon boat with a 21 lb catfish in it around here .Anyway looking foward to weekend trip gonna call you tonight find out if your going out tomorrow .Bobpaul the offer standss as long as I breath that goes out to anyone within forum distance .You come down I'll put you on fish and teat you like people should treat each other noone has enough friends .Randall dont work to hard buddy never heard a dying man wish he would of worked harder .Tight lines ,cold beer ,good friends ,beautiful wives

[Bobpaul]

South Louisiana has some of my favorite people there. You folks stay alive long enough and we'll all fish together, that's a promise.

Charlie, I can get hold of some bilge pumps that put out 2200 gal's per hr. They take an 1 1/8 discharge hose. That should keep you floating, and their 12V too.

[Duane]

Bobpaul I just converted him to a catfisherman from a Bass fisherman you gonna ruin him .Down here if they see me and Charlie fishing in a nicer boat people will be following us all day .signing autographs and women all waiting for us at the landing .Look at Randall nice boat good clothes works hard fishes with his wife respects other boaters .He is getting toooo good of a reputation between his redfish exploits and his catfish techniques in the bay he becoming quiet popular I can see the poparizzi following him soon .Me and Charlie have to stay out of the cameras eye .James Bond type of Catfishing .One day Charlie and I gonna show up at one of those catfish tournaments they have and these two old cajuns gonna show them boys how catfishin is done jon boat style ! You get that man to fixin up that boat and he will start to reverting to using depth finders again forgetting how to read water .Pulling out his bass tackle and thinking about his old ways Please The Thought Alone I Cant Stand To Bear

[Bobpaul]

Sorry Duane, I don't know what came over me. It must be from building these million dollar yachts. Them people have so much money that we put 3 of those big bilge pumps in these boats. One in the front, middle, and back. It's like they ain't sure where it's gonna spring a leak.

Keep the pee-cans handy and keep bailing. ;)

[scout]

Man the trash talk is getting deep lol:rolleyes: . Bob that would be great if we could all get together and do some fishing. I use to fish mostly by myself but lately my wife comes with me more and more and has even learned to cast a bait cast reel. She throws her own cast net also. My youngest daughter is in High School now and spends more and more time with her friends and my wife is having more time to spend time with me :crying: lol. Its all good though lol. Duane and Charlie, good luck to you guys if y'all make a trip. I do not know if I will be working this week-end yet so I do not know if I will be going or not.

[Bobpaul]

That's good your wife can spend more time fishing with you, Randall, but don't let them girls spend too much time away from the water.

I heard from our friend April this past weekend. It was the first time since before her wedding this past November. Only reason I caught her on the net was that she was home sick.

When I mentioned the Chicot gathering, she said, "Oh #%$T" I forgot all about it, but was relieved when I said it was cancelled due to Katrina folks still living there. That's been one busy lady since she started teaching school.

I don't know if you've heard from her, but she did say she missed you all and wanted to get in touch for a fishing trip. She did bust her first deer this past hunting season.

I keep in touch with south Louisiana each day by tuning in KBON 101.1 on the net. It might be out of reach for your radio. That's the local Cajun station around Ville Platte area.

[scout]

Wow KBON, I listen to it all the time.It is in Duson La. I think. Man I sure do miss talking to April. Have not talked to her since she got married. If you talk to her tell her I miss her. You are right about keeping the girls on the water. I love when they want to go fishing. In fact we were planning on a trip this week-end but it looks like the weather will not be good. Pretty heavy rain chances. I will have my oldest Grandaughter this week-end and would love to be able to take her fishin. Talk to you later.

[captain5214]

bobpaul, i was stationed at camp lejunne for awhile in the mid 70s. very nice state and the people were alot like around here, we were treated as guests where ever we went. i didnt do any fishing while i was there but did get out and squirrel hunted once. you could visit the beach and mountains in the same day. i will have to make a trip back there one day to onslows beach to collect some more shark teeth from the beach. charlie r

[Bobpaul]

Charlie, we've got a few BOC members at Camp Lejunne, and the Marine airbase near by. Those guys up there should be treated as guests no matter where they are. You missed some great catfishing when you were here.

I'll be going out with a Marine friend I met when he was stationed near Paris Island, SC, in the near future. I'll post some pics of the fish we catch, and we will catch some fish.

That fish in my pic was caught in the Cape Fear River. The Bluecats bite good from now on into May. I just got to get there.

[robertsmith27]

:) nice meeting you and yours, randall. hope to fish together again soon. got to give the thumbs up to duane, he put me on the 21 lber. i thought i was hung up and wanted to cut the line! i think duane had a big cat too, but it broke off, he uses 12 lb line. gonna try and make another cat trip mid week if the weather gets good. and sunday me and the wife are going to meet up with duane and his family for some crabbing. again, you and yours are welcome to come...... charlie r
how is the boat doing

[robertsmith27]

charlie how is the boat holding up.

[Duane]

Hey Robert welcome to the board what part of south Louisiana you in that some nice catfish you got on that avatar.Me and charlie fish the Intercoastal waterway

[scout]

Hello Smitty, Welcome to the BOC. Where are you from in Louisiana? I am from Abbeville.

[captain5214]

hey chief! the boats doing just fine, guess it leaks a little more then when i got it from you;) the only things i had to do to her over the years is, change head gasket, put a new trolling motor, and on the trailer i had to reweld a post,and change a light bulb or two, other then that no problems at all. i trusted the weather man and decided not to go out in the marsh to day:mad: its beautiful this morning. dunane is probably POed at me for backing out on him yesterday. hows retirement life going for you? you getting out and fishing much? you know the way i work, i have lots of fishing time, duane can mostly fish on the weekends, the week days are best for me. you need a partner or just want to talk fish or old times.......207 8882.....nice hearing from you again mr smith.........charlie ps you dont recognize her in my avator ?..........

[scout]

Hey Charlie, how are you doing? I wanted to go fishing this weekend also but it was just to darn windy:sad: . Just staying home and doing some projects around the house. Talk to you later.

[captain5214]

drinking coffee, and chilling with the wife. fixen to go and pull the hubs off the boat trailer to inspect and repack the bearings for the trip to the red river round up. i wanted to tell you...... you got docking your boat down to a science. hopped out of your boat into the cab of your truck in one single bound.....without one foot on the landing, i am jealous! talk to you later.........charlie

[Duane]

Well went out this am found only 2 keepers about 3 lbs a piece alot of tabby cats and wound up with a lot of water in my boat because of an idiot who didnt slow down in a bay boat as he passed .If I could have caught him he would have had a emergency room visit and I would have went to jail probably .thank God for unanswered prayers .Anyway wind was bad bad bad did find some new areas to persue .Man you ever go tooo far and then start thinking what if I break down waaay back here ? Bad feeling . Anyway time to clean boat wash truck happy trails .....charlie dont worry about canceling bud there is always next weekend .

[scout]

Lol, Charlie, pretty soon I will be too old to be doing all that jumping around:p . My wife is afraid to drive the truck down the ramp so I have been docking the boat alone for a long time. Me and the wife stayed home today too. We had the Grandaughter and wanted to take her fishin but it was just too darn windy. Will try and take her soon. I hope you have a great time on your upcoming trip to the Red. Say hi to Sgt. Rob for me.

Duane, sorry to hear about the water in the boat. There are all kinds of bad boaters out there. Talk to you later.

[robertsmith27]

Hey Robert welcome to the board what part of south Louisiana you in that some nice catfish you got on that avatar.Me and charlie fish the Intercoastal waterway

I fish the intercoastal also out of dons landing. brother in law has camp on the boston. me and charlie were in ng together. caught fish from camp.

[robertsmith27]

hey chief! the boats doing just fine, guess it leaks a little more then when i got it from you;) the only things i had to do to her over the years is, change head gasket, put a new trolling motor, and on the trailer i had to reweld a post,and change a light bulb or two, other then that no problems at all. i trusted the weather man and decided not to go out in the marsh to day:mad: its beautiful this morning. dunane is probably POed at me for backing out on him yesterday. hows retirement life going for you? you getting out and fishing much? you know the way i work, i have lots of fishing time, duane can mostly fish on the weekends, the week days are best for me. you need a partner or just want to talk fish or old times.......207 8882.....nice hearing from you again mr smith.........charlie ps you dont recognize her in my avator ?..........

good hearing from you charlie. will have to get together and go fishing soon. bought a new boat last year. 1650 express with 60 hp yammy.

[robertsmith27]

Hey Robert welcome to the board what part of south Louisiana you in that some nice catfish you got on that avatar.Me and charlie fish the Intercoastal waterway

duane im from lafayette. fish intercoastal for catfish a lot. charlie and me good friends. need to go fishing sometime.

[Duane]

Charlie and I meant in trade school years ago .Used to see him at gun shows but didnt know he was a fisherman till last month on this board .Anytime you want to fish bud charlie has my number .Hea guys try this recipe get some Zatarains etoufee base sold at grocery store in box add catfish and shrimp plus follow directions on box cook down on low about 45 minutes its so good you have to kiss your ass to get the taste out your mouth.P.s. you dont have to tell your friends you cooked it out of a box say it was made from scratch ! I take it from reading your post that was your boat before it was Charlies ? its a nioce boat just trying to rag on Charlie considering he catches all the fish when we go out I showed him my spots and he cleans them out . so I can restock them but ,I got some places i'll show you so you can catch some bigger than him cant say too much cause he"s a big man and Im not sure my Hospital insurance is paid .He"ll find out I been holding out on him ;) Anyway me you Charlie and Randall need to get together for some catfishing or crabbin

[robertsmith27]

Charlie and I meant in trade school years ago .Used to see him at gun shows but didnt know he was a fisherman till last month on this board .Anytime you want to fish bud charlie has my number .Hea guys try this recipe get some Zatarains etoufee base sold at grocery store in box add catfish and shrimp plus follow directions on box cook down on low about 45 minutes its so good you have to kiss your ass to get the taste out your mouth.P.s. you dont have to tell your friends you cooked it out of a box say it was made from scratch ! I take it from reading your post that was your boat before it was Charlies ? its a nioce boat just trying to rag on Charlie considering he catches all the fish when we go out I showed him my spots and he cleans them out . so I can restock them but ,I got some places i'll show you so you can catch some bigger than him cant say too much cause he"s a big man and Im not sure my Hospital insurance is paid .He"ll find out I been holding out on him ;) Anyway me you Charlie and Randall need to get together for some catfishing or crabbin
duane i fish the same water as your profile

[Duane]

You didnt happen to be at Azar Eye clinic last week,cause I meant an old boy who fishes out of the landin gfish where do you go out of

[robertsmith27]

brother in law fished the marsh this weekend. did not do very well. caught a few but were small. i probably will go this weekend or early next week. found a hole with big fish. will post when i come back

[robertsmith27]

You didnt happen to be at Azar Eye clinic last week,cause I meant an old boy who fishes out of the landin gfish where do you go out of

well duane i am the old boy. nice talking to you again. might catch some fish now that i can see. you did a good job on me.

[Duane]

Man I used to think I was the only one ,so far this month I meant 6 people who fish out the ICW in that area man we got to get together

[Duane]

Man its a small world if you need anything dont go to purchase it call me ,you know what I mean Damn good to meet you again if we only new .

[Duane]

I went out this past weekend I caught a few but the wind was badddddd .i thinkk I was the only out there Tony said saturday was slow to. Spawn will start end of next month > If i go outn this weekend I will email you charlie spoke to me tonight wanted to know if I was going I dont know yet

[Duane]

Man now im getting to many fishing buddies im gonna start having to tell the truth about my fishing trips .Okay guys here goes im really a croaker fisherman yep love those croakers . And my 8hp nissan is actually a cover up for the pro circuit testing new motors .Im out there spying on locals catfishermen in paticluar for the next men of Boston swimsuit calendar for sports illustrated .They need some new blood . I mean we got to show women there is still good men out there . Im not a catfisherman but I did stay at a holiday in once . Do you think I could get some of them sports illustrated girls to ride in my boat while im croaker fishing man THAT WOULD BE HEAVEN Women love me fish fear me

[Bobpaul]

Man, it's gettin' deep in the south La marsh, and I ain't talkin' bout the water.

[captain5214]

hey smitty....i had to change out my seals and bearing yesterday on the trailer........i think that the bearings are covered under the implied warranty you gave me! i will have my people get in touch with your people........ dunane spoke of the man he met at the eye clinic, it sure is a small world! thinking about going out this afternoon or wensday morning out of dons landing...gonna check the weather, wind and tide charts. you are welcome to come! and if you show me your hot spots, i PROMISE i wont show duane, and never fish them out:rolleyes: charlie r

[robertsmith27]

charlie sad to say no warranty. wish i could go fishing but can't. leave a few fish for duane and me.

[Duane]

Awe come on Bobpaul dont be like that us Louisiana boys just like to joke around .But yea it does get deep try fishing with us you 'll laugh so hard you cant catch fish .Charlie I want the final count from todays trip plus photos .Dont yet know about sunday but as soon as I do I will let you know. Smitty he wont fish them out me either I promise .......Who said all fishermen are liars .Naw ask Charlie how I fish sometimes I dont even like to bother with them I just let them take my bait and keep doing what im doing or listen to the radio expically if there is a good game on,He aint seen that yet .Charlie laughs about it man I just like being in the marsh .Tell you what how about me you and Charlie find some new spots sometimes I get so far back in those pipline canals they dug the Pope himself cant save me its a scary feeling .Always looking for more drains be kind be courteous and be rightious tight lines ,cold beer ,pretty women Im outta here

[CrawDaddy]

Sounds like you guys are having fun out there on the marshes. I bet that is some beautiful scenery!!
Denny and I have been doing fairly well on the Miss River as of late. I have a feeling that the bite will turn off soon. The reason I say that is the last bunch we filleted even the little ones had fat which we usually only find on the 5 lbers and above. Makes me think they are fattening up to lay eggs.

[Duane]

spawn is coming early this year I bet with those weather patterns .That what seperates the real catmen from the group man those boys are hard to find during the rut .Change tatics to banks fallen trees shallow protected water

[Duane]

Next trip we all get together put up a few dollars .....five fish weight winner takes all .Lowest weight buys each a beer at landing.

[robertsmith27]

sounds great let me know when. am going sunday with my son and son in law. dont know yet if i will land at dons or delcambre. going after big catfish. duane did you go to jdmcox.com yet to download map program. man its great.

[captain5214]

went out this afternoon out of dons landing.....the wind was out of the north at 15 mph.....was lucky to catch 15 keepers, nothing to brag on . the biggest was a 3 1/2 lber. will try to get duane out with me sunday so he can put me on more of the biggins. charlie r

[Duane]

Tried to download it but trying to figure how to use it I will play with it for a while .But yes I did look at it the jury is still out .Charlie stopped by he has some nice fish but he said wind was bad gonna show him some places in the marsh to stay out of the wind . Looking foward to meeting you again be safe and leave soome for me

[captain5214]

duane..... this cold front should done by saturday.....think the cats will be jumping in the boat sunday? if you cant make it sunday, i will wait and go mid week. the wife is fussing over freezer space. so i got my son and his family coming over friday for a cat fish sauce piquante and fish fry.

scout........whats the verdict on that cajun red line you were using? where i was at, i could see your lines, it musta been easy for yall to see it for sure.

chief smitty.......can i make up drill weekend?...........lol....i sure miss the peolpe in the section and unit, but am glad i retired in time not to be activated again.

[scout]

Hey Charlie, I am actually a die hard Triline XL string user. I change my string often and buy the 3000 yard spools which last me a while. Last Fall I ran out of Triline and always wanted to try Cajun Red. I bought a 600 yard spool and have to admit it is a pretty goog string. It is very easy to see, strong, but it is a little stiff. Triline seems to be a bit more limber but harder to see when you have multible lines out. I still have a little Cajun Red left and will continue to use it till I run out. I have since purchased me a new 3000 yard spool of Triline 20 pound test that I will be using soon. Out of all the different strings that I have used over the years the Triline XL is my favorite. The new spool I just purchased says it is new and improved, I will have to put it to the test lol.

[robertsmith27]

no need to make up drill charlie. just take the day off. no makeup required. where are you putting in sunday. im going also but am putting in in delcambre. never put in there before but it is a shorter boat ride to where i am going to fish.

[captain5214]

can you park at the launch in delcambre near the bridge? last time i was there,(apx 2 years ago)had to park my trailer a block or so from the ramp, near the police station. waiting to see if duane can make it sunday, he likes launching out of don's landing, it dont really matter to me, i like fishing different spots, i think the weather should be right on for sunday, so yea, im, 95 per cent sure about going. so about where, in general (exactly) is your hot spot for the big ones? lol might just see you on the water sunday....i got a cat report out of the avery canal .......seems they turned on last week there. charlie r

[Duane]

Im waiting on the weather man before I commit to anything someone told me its suppose to be cold

[robertsmith27]

be my first time to put in in delcambre. yes it looks like you have to park about a block away. if you take the first canal off the delcambre canal going west then the first canal going south that is the canal i will be fishing in. on the map the first canal going west is bayou tigre the one going south does not have a name.

[captain5214]

i just got shanghaied by the wife.....i was just informed that i have to take her sunday, to eunice, for the crawfish etouffee festival and i was gonna have a good time whether i liked it or not! (hen pecked) charlie r

[LarryW]

The boat is just about ready and I told my wife that we were going out either Sunday or Thursday. She hasn't told me which one yet she is waiting on the weather man. We are going to take the boat out for the first time on the Vermilion river and will let you know how it goes.

[LarryW]

Well guys the jig is up. My wife just told me to order some DK punch bait and that we were going fishing tomorrow. The boat is ready and we are both itching to go. Do yourself a favor and take your wife and family fishing

[scout]

Hey Larry, good luck on the River tomorrow. I hope you and your wife have fun. My wife really enjoys fishing and I really do enjoy bringing the family when they want to come.

Also good luck to the rest of the Louisiana marsh fishermen who will be able to make it out this weekend. It is not looking good for me to make a fishing trip this weekend. I am fixin to go laod my tools in the company truck to go do some work in Grand Isle.

Charlie, have fun in Eunice. Make sure to listen to KBOL on the way to the festival to get you in the right spirit lol.

Duane, I hope it warms up enough for you to make a trip. Leave a few for the rest of us.:p

[scout]

Sorry about that Charlie, its KBON lol.:rolleyes:

[captain5214]

its saturday morning(no wind) slept good last night from a good belly full of fried cats, and shrimp(last of my shrimp from last year). thinking about going do yard work.....if i get off my butt and get started i could be done for noon easy(the boat is clean and under the carport, instead of backed into the shop) wife has to do taxes(it should warm up after 12) all i need is to do is back up and hook up and could be in the water by 1pm.....let me get started doing yard work....if i dont weed eat i could be done by 11....and in the water for 12....heck, if i dont pick up the stickes and just mow over them i could be done by 10.....heck if i dont mow, i could be in the water by 9 gone fishing the grass aint that long!

[scout]

Hey Charlie, sound like you got the fishin itch real bad lol. I hope you made it out. I was thinking of going tomorrow but I got too many projects here at home too. Buuuuuuuuutttttttttttt if I put that off I could be on the water by 7 am lol.

[Bobpaul]

Randall, and Duane, I think I found that item I was asking about. It's an old "Beaver" brand, made in Germany. It's way cheap, but might be in playable shape to learn on.

I'll probably be looking for another though, so please keep an eye out for a decent one.

[captain5214]

went out this saturday, put in 7hrs fishing.....5 little dinks. first i launched in delcombre, the tide was very low and the wind from the north made it even lower...the smaller canals feeding the delcombre were empty, i went down all the way to the ICW and found 8 other boats fishing....no had even a nibble, stayed for an hour then left. went launch in jean marie...again the lowest i ever seen it, got a good story from the old man (70s)who lives at the jean marie launch.... he told me for the hurricane, the helicopters had to come and rescue him and his wife out of a tree, he had planted 12 years before....his story almost made this hardcore calloused person sniffle. i went out to the mouth of oaks canal, they had a boat there with a man and his wife, fishing MY spot.....sure enough she landed a big cat(a good 10lber). well thats about it. fixen to have to spend "quality time" with the wife, the rest of the day........charlie r

[scout]

Hey Bob, glad to hear you found one.

Charlie, glad you got to make it out. I did not but am wanting to go bad. I will see what kind of work we got next week and try and make me a trip. I am also spending some quality time with the wife and daughter and it is about to drive me nuts lol:p , just kidding.

[captain5214]

looked like yesterday may have been the day to fish, any reports? me and the wife went to eunice for the festival...had a good time and they had good cajun music and eats. sunday afternoon, washed the wifes van and messed around in the yard, she was on me like a magnet......wouldnt even let me get my truck close to the boat! duane, hows the injury? hope you recover quicky and suffer no perament damage. later friends. charlie r

[scout]

Did not make it out either. Did a lot of home projects. What happen to Duane? I hope he is ok.

I talked to Larry W. last nite and he is having some motor troubles. He is suppose to bring it to the shop today to get it checked out.

If work allows I may try and make a trip soon.

[robertsmith27]

well i made it out on sunday. put in at delcambre. fished about 8 hours off the bayou tigre and caught 30 real nice cats. one went about 15 lbs. the others were 2 to 5 lbs. sorry about your bad day charlie should have followed me on sunday. you know the chief would not let you down.

[scout]

Hey Robert, sounds like you had a great day catfishin.

[WildWillie]

sounds great let me know when. am going sunday with my son and son in law. dont know yet if i will land at dons or delcambre. going after big catfish. duane did you go to jdmcox.com yet to download map program. man its great.

Thanks for posting that site. Took a little trial and error but I finally figured it out (with my son's help). BTW, it's been years since I went through Delcambre; what is that main channel through town. Bayou? River? Good fishing in that lake it feeds from?

Will

[robertsmith27]

will everyone calls it the delcambre canal but it is really bayou carlin. i have a cousin living in henderson tx. his name is bill smith he is building houses there. used to haul logs.

[captain5214]

good job on the fishing trip on sunday. i went out to the avary canal on saturday, no good. it will be after this week end before i can fish here again, started packing my boat for the red river round-up camp out. hoping to see you soon........charlie r oh and smitty, seems i cant get that map site to upload a map. will try again, i just got to know where tigre bayou is now.....lol

[WildWillie]

Smitty, seems I know of a Bill Smith that lives in Henderson. Been years since I saw him though. We built a few miles out of town back in 1985 and didn't go to church in Henderson after that. Sort of lost contact.

Captain, I had trouble with the map myself. If you have GPS coordinates, it works real good. Also, I found a lot of areas had to be black and white maps. There are some other map sites but the software is nice. Man that Etouffee Festival sounded good. We used to go to the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge when it was down town. The last couple years we went it was lots of fights, so we quit going. Last time I was in S. LA was in 1999 when we took some friends of ours here on a tour of LA. We made the Rice Festival that year. Jennings? I worked for the state highway dept. in LA in the late 60's coredrilling all around South Louisiana for roadways and bridges. Cold beer and great food. If I have my way in the next year or so I want to move back to LA, preferably somewhere below Alexandria.

[robertsmith27]

on the map program go to the help file. it should tell you how to do anything you want to do. you have to have a active internet connection to download the maps. after you download you dont need a active connection. so what i mean if you have a dial up internet connection you must log on prior to running the map program. use the goto menu pick a populated place like a town close to where you want to go press enter the screen should be a bunch of squares hit the F key and it will load the map. use your arrow keys to go in the direction you want to go and continue to hit the F key when the squares load. a dial up connection is going to be very slow.

[Duane]

Good to see you on the board again im trying to get out sunday .weather permiting but I will be fishin gother side of intercoastal this time patterns gonna start changing spawning will start soon . Im not big on delcambre landing never have been but one day im gonna go meet you .Looks like Charlie gonna head up North this weekend so I can lie about how much I catch to him when he calls Im gonna tell him man its been the best weekend in 5 years .................... that will get his motor running .Charlie be safe Buddy .Smitty see you on the water maybe we can get a beer at the landing

[captain5214]

i will be back in town late saturday afternoon...if i havent got my full of fishing i will call saturday nite duane, and see if you need a partner. also hope you are feeling better, i wont ask you anymore, wouldnt want to infringe on HEPA.
smitty......up for coffee wensday or thursday....your place or mine....charlie r

[Duane]

Heading out tomorrow 5:00 am gonna go catfishin" .see if I can find them early and hit and run trying to off the water by 12:00

[scout]

Made a fishin trip Sat. and did not do very well. I think I came home with 10 cats. Tried to find some redfish and struck out. Man I am over due for a good trip lol. The fishin in my area has been a real hit and miss this spring.:crying:

[captain5214]

hey smitty, kinda thinking of re-organizing "the" boat......ie..repositioning depth finder, installing rod holders, things like that.....anyway, might stow away the push pole....you want it? before you say yes, its gonna cost you big time........either a fishing trip or a cup of coffee......MY choice...
charlie r

[Alsey]

Hey Charlie,

Did you see the size of the two fish Robert (BadBob) caught right down the bank from us Saturday morning? I think it was a 23 and a 13 pounder. I wish he'd teach a seminar on catfishing cause he sure knows how to find the big ones consistently.

Jim

[captain5214]

alsey, we were no more then a hundred yards from him too! he even looks like THE cat fish king..........lol...... i washed out my boat yesterday and rearranged a few things...will work on the leaks today . you gonna fish in the tourny, on the 27th next month? not sure if i can make it , but there is a good chance, i will know for sure in a week or two....if you need a partner you can fish with me. with our skills and knowledge we could place! might be last place, but we could place....lol and sure was nice meeting you............charlie r

[Alsey]

I'm trying to come up with a game plan for the tourney. I'd like to fish that ox-bow just east of the lock and dam. I'm going to hit it Thrusday and see if the big ones are still biting there. I'm going to chum a spot with crushed shad in a mesh bag like I told you about. You can enter the oxbow below the lock and dam.

Anyways, if you want to partner up for the tournament I'd be glad to join you. I still haven't seen the details for the tourney. Catsmith said it's on the tournament section but all I see there is stuff for florida and alabama. I'm going to hook up with ersel to give him some tomatos. He's catsmith's fishing partner so maybe he can give me some details.

[Duane]

Smitty hows the Delcambre canal treating you ?Larry is that boat up and running yet? we gonna need to break it in this summer . Well Charlie and I went out sunday caught a few nice catfish found some new places . And fought off the nats nats but in the end I wound up with about 7 lbs of fillets not a bad day

[LarryW]

The boat just doesn't seem to want to go. Been back to the shop three times and they still haven't gotten it right. Its still too hard to start and was cutting out real bad today. Just spent $ 2800 for a 1994 rebuilt motor and they can't seem to get it right. Also have a leek in it that I need to find. Not bad enough to stop from going fishing but enough to need to have it taken care of. Hope it won't be too hard to find. When I get it fixed think I will sell it and buy a brand new one. Know anyone that would like an 18' fiber glass with center console and a 70 horse Evin rude.

I am not having any luck at all fishing, been bank fishing three times and in the boat twice and only catch a couple of small ones too small to keep. Anyone need a fishing partner? I am free just about any day now that I am retired. Would like to go out to the marshes or see other spots but will not take my boat out there until it is running right. Another question how much gas dose it take to go out there and back? I have a 12 gallon tank, is that enough?

[gofish]

I'm READY!!

I'm hoping to be able to meet a few folks from down yonder way.

Randall, have your ears been burning...? :p

http://www.catfish1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11697&page=4

[Duane]

Larry sorry about the boat it only 1 mile to the marsh from the landing so gas isnt a problem .

[robertsmith27]

duane you working friday. i have a apointment at 10:30 to see the lady dr. Charlie coffee at my house anytime. just call to make sure im home. went fishing on the delcambre canal last sunday. not good caught 5 keepers. will try again soon. wrong tide sunday.

[solomon]

I honestly believe there's probably been more fish caught on spincasters, and probably zebco's, than have ever been caught on any other type of reel.

[Duane]

Smitty tell the person that comes get you to find me when they put you in a room .I will find you just ask for me see you then .Sorry about sunday me and Charlie did okay on our end think we might go out again this sunday probably going to try making a crabbin trip to Rockafellar refuge next friday you know Good Friday

[solomon]

hown the heck did that happen. I posted in the wrong thread. Sorry guys.

[scout]

Joe, my ears were burning lol. Spent the last couple of days working in Grand Isle but did not have any time to fish. The water looked great and I saw quite a few fisherman giving it a try.

I take it you are ready to go fishing? We will sure give it a good try. I have not done too good the last couple of times I went fishing but it probably was because you was not with me lol:rolleyes: . We are going to have a good time regardless.

Maybe we can meet up with Duane and Charlie out in the marsh while we are out there. Talk to you later.

[captain5214]

smitty, pick out the best tide and time and lets go get them while they are bitting. been fishing in the icw yesterday, i can only keep nice ones
now, found the little ones.....NEED the big ones i will call you friday morning for that coffee........talked to duane this morning we are trying to make a afternoon fish today.... charlie r

[robertsmith27]

charlie got dr appointment fri morning at 10:30 you are welcome to come for coffe but it will be short. will talk to duane at dr office tomorrow.

[robertsmith27]

Duane nice talking to you today. when you going fishing again. I probably will go sun with my son. dont know yet where i will put in. brother in law caught 40 real nice cats today in fearman lake. charlie what happened thought you was coming for coffee. come next week and we will plan a trip.

[LarryW]

Hay Smitty if your going through Abbyville stop by and have coffee or maby we will go fishing together.

[Duane]

If the wife lets sunday but these weather patterns are making me work to hard for them .Got to work this am but planning to watch the weather tonight , got to go pick up another spotlight at walmart so I can run the canal in the dark . I will be on the water by 6;00 am anyway I will be watching the board today seeing who is headed were ya all know where im going ,going crabbing Good friday If anyone is interested

[captain5214]

Figured You Were Going Be Kinda Busy With The Dr Apt. I Drank A Whole Pot By My Self........next Week Sounds Good, Its Gonna Be A Full Moon Also And Lots Of Moving Water,with The 4 Tides Per Day. Me And Duane Are Trying To Sneak Out Sunday Morning, To The Icw. I Am Killing The Little Ones There, But I Need Big Ones......lol
Duane----taking The Wife Out To The Hot Sause Festival This Afternoon.....i Dont Bring Down My Phone, So If You Call, I Will Have To Return The Call, But I Am In If You Want To Go In The Morning!
Larryw.........hows The Boat Coming?
Scout.......trout Report Out Of Sharks Bayou At The Point.....30 Nice Specks On Cockahoe Minnows, I Forget The Color.....;)

[LarryW]

Have the boat dry and ready to pu a patch on the leek tomorrow and hopefully that will be the last thing that I need to do with it to fish. The rebuilt motor I bought from the Sportsman has been back in 4 times and I have not had one good day with it.I think it is working now.

Tell me about the fishing spots you go to. How deep is the water? I have an 18' fiberglass V hull. will I be able to get in? The spots I have looked at going out checking the motor have been very shallow. I have a depth finder but do not know what the least amount of water I should try to navagate.

Looking forward to fishing with you guys, hopefully this comming week, if not then after Easter.

What about the gathering I haven't been seeing much on it lately. Is it still on and has a date been set?