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I am getting my first boat next week. I just wanted to introduce myself because I am sure I will be asking everyone's advice soon enough. I have never really fished Louisiana's coastline although I work in coastal restoration so I am up and down the coast every week. The only real saltwater fishing I have done is off the west coast of Florida fishing for grouper and other rock bed fish. I have been a freshwater fisherman for almost my whole life. I am looking forward to learning the spots and techniques to catching fish in saltwater.

what kind of boat ya gettin????

Good luck with you new boat and learning saltwater fishing.

I am getting a 2008 Carolina Skiff J16 with a 25 hp Suzuki four stroke. I am really excited I have been wanting a boat for a while. I finally found one that was a great deal and the wife agreed to buying it. I would have hated to sleep in the boat it is a little small for that.

Where you gonna be fishin' at???

I am thinking I will try around Hopedale since a guy that works for me fishes down there quite a bit. I also want to try around Port Fourchon I work with a guy that used to fish there a lot. Other than that I don't know many spots so I will have to learn.

Fouchon in that size boat is scary....hopedale you will be alright. Congrats on the new boat man,is it a two stroke or four?

ya youll be ok in the marsh anywhere in that..dont venture to far out into the sound in hopedale...who fishes down there alot that you know?

it is a four stroke

yak-um and sak-um goes down there on a regular basis he fishes in his kayak

Hiya newbie.
 

I'm in Baton rouge also and can help ya with the fourchon / grand isle area. Lots of great places to fish w/ the rig you are getting.
Just give me a holler and get you a map of the area.
Lots of great speck and red fishing year round down that way.
Bob

Thanks a bunch Bob. That is very nice of you to offer up information for someone you don't know. Once I get the boat and am ready to start fishing I will get with you and try to locate some areas.

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That's why salty cajun is a great web site we help each other. except for some of the tight azzes at big lake . LOL:*****::*****::*****:

I work for you? A little full of ourselves aren't we

who do you work for then?

yak em...thats your boss?

I can neither decline nor confirm that question. He supervises me but in w's words. I own him

The suzuki four stroke's are great motors....they are by far the fastest four strokes on the market as well as reliable. Yamaha is a very close second when it comes to four strokes. Hope you catch plenty of fish dude,let us know how you do.

I sure hope you show up to work on Monday since you own me. Please come to work oh great one.

I have heard nothing but good things about the Suzuki. I will definitely keep ya'll updated as to what i do.

Meh. I might. Hey post your bass on a new thread

willey howd u make out today??

Not to hijack. But

did ok I guess. Could have for better. Got to the dam with about 1 hour left on the tide and walked across to the gulf side. Picked up 10 keeper specks and a lot of throebacks. One of the guys caught the biggest sheepheas I've ever seen. Easy 8 pounds. A few rat reds. Guys next to us kept 30 or so but where there way before us

I work at a marine repair shop in lafayette,and I havn't seen anything mayjor go wrong with suzuki four stroke unless it was the operator's error. Some of the suzuki two strokes are a differant story though lol We had a customer at the shop this week with a 300 zuke on a everglades,talk about sweet.

nothing with any size..??..if u go back get a few live croakers..big ones..and toss em on the bottom..ok yall can have yalls thread back..

Hustler could show you 'round Hopedale for sure. It's hard to find a bad spot in La. As far as working on coastal restoration, I sure hope something can be done. Between the Corps of Engineers, the levees, and the pipeline canals, I fear the damage has already been done. My dad has done a lot of work on it. He's a professor at Tulane.

He and I went out of Empire last weekend and we were crushed at how many of our great marsh fishing spots are no longer there at all. :(

I think you'll like the Carolina Skiff. I've never known anyone who had one that didn't like it. - Sandy

What price you gettting that boat for if you don't mind?? There's a 19ft DLX in henderson for sale for 15000...........got a 115? opti on it, VERY low hours, all decked out with everything you need, 2 depth finders(front and rear) new trolling motor, the works................can't even tell this boat has been in the water............it's only 2 years old..........maybe get a better deal onit than what your getting new?? and a 19 is WAY better in the waves out of Fouchon than a 16............My 2cents...............Tim

Getting the boat for 5000. It is a 2008 so it is one year old. I would love to get that bigger boat but I need a house to live in and I can promise that wouldn't be if I bought that boat. The wife loves me but not that much.

As long as he stays inside at fourchon he should have no problem w/ that boat.
yak em, He could launch right there where i told you to launch by the bridge and fish most of that area.
Med heavy , You do have a trolling motor on that boat ???

yea, i think that area will be our first trip, real easy to launch and get back if there is a problem

Yea, its a minn kota remote control trolling motor I am not sure of the thrust.

Hopedale is a great place particularly in the fall and winter. There's a place we call 1-qt lake where you can load up on trout and reds and not use more than a qt of gas.

E-man- when can you get "yard leave" ??? I fished offshore with a well known guide to "SCA". Said the trout should becoming thick just west of Gret's runout in a few weeks. Lemme know.....

Yard pass
 

Mike i can get a yard pass any time after this weekend . We are celibrateing our 26th anniversery this weekend . did the antique village in denham springs fri and went ta the casina yesterday and going out for lunch today . After this I'm back to free weekends.:grinpimp:

hey eman, medheavy and i want to meet up with you to go over some maps when will you be free?

Wife agreed I understand

maps
 

All day today and most any evening after 4:30 pm

yak.
 

You still got my number?

Eman-i'll give you a call....maybe we can launch at Shell Beach go someplace new with the 'bosses' boat...:cheers: