first offshore post(fourchon)
 

Left the house at 430 arrive at Fourchon around 8 after fueling the boat and bait.

Ran out the pass and was greeted with 3 foot sea made it out too 23 miles (90 ft of water)

Couldn't get pass the redsnapper and trigger.
This is our first ever offshore trip and they is aalot too learn...

Overall it was fun ended the day with 2 almaco jack and Spanish.. We lost a lot of hooks to unknown things.

Too bad redsnapper and trigger where not in season could have loaded the boat up.

Trigger fish are good eating!

I didnt even know there was a season.

Nice trip!
If you were able to run out 23 miles in 3' seas you have a solid boat there buddy!

You going to try to make a trip with us out of Grand Isle in June?

I will try, I had no idea what we were doing, as in bait setup ect. we were playing it by ear. Really wanted to go after some Aj

grey triggerfish
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishery_bu...ec_closure.pdf

Good post. I think I'd go down the night before and stay in a hotel. That 430AM crap to start fishing a 8 stinks. You should contact Capt Hoop and have him do a trip with you out of Venice. One trip with him will teach you lots and save you a lot of time picking up your skill level.

Its not bad making a day trip.

Last year we would leave Lafayette at 2:30 a.m. and be on the water at 6:00.
Fish until 1-2 then be back home by 6:00.

Clean and save the boat the next morning.
its not ideal but its what a weekend warrior has to do sometimes.

Try some diamnond jigs and or vertical jigs around the rigs. Work them fast. You will more likely find the AJ's in 150+ ft of water.

fouchon is a great place to run out of, i would recommend also trying out of dularge, had a buddy fish saturday limit on AJs and snapper (State waters) caught a few amoco jacks.. also he said they flew by a few great looking rips that could have been trolled or even sight fished for some Ling... anyways hope the new boat is working out for you and good luck! Keep the reports coming!

Where is Dularge located?

Thats a haul Mako. I dont feel so bad about my 3 hour drive.

Haoward thats looks like a nice day. Good luck on many more of them.

I PM you.

Thanks guy, Offshore is a totally different beast then inshore..Couldn't get pass those pesky snapper to save our live.

I was burnt out driving out there and back to Erath in the same day
Left at 430am
fished until 430pm
didnt get home til 930pm after a few stop

for bottom fishing use a Carolina type rig. This is what I used when I worked on the charter boats. 60 to 80lb leader line depending on your targeted fish and what type of rod and reel you are using. For bait we used cigar minnows for pretty much anything on the bottom or drifting. Hard tails and large menhaden are the best for AJs, but pretty much anything live will work once you find the AJs.

There is a lot more but that might get you going.

good luck