Runaround Saturday

[Gasper Master]

Was hellbent on taking my new boat offshore and chase some specks. Got to the launch in FWC around daylight. Looks like the storms were about through. Had a boat pulling out saying that they turned around when they hit 6 footers at 10 miles. A crabber at the launch said that the catfish were biting in White Lake but we decided to go to the Mermentau as the weather looked better to the west. Fished the bridge, no Reds. Went offshore to WC-8. Went through 4-5's with the occasional 6. Anchored down and caught hardheads. Came back to the jetties, nothing, the bridge, nothing. Pulled up and went to White Lake. First stop, bunch of Gou. Made a few other stops but nothing and it was getting late. Decided to go back to the first spot and mess around. Ended up catching 2 nice reds and a bunch of Gou. All in All it was a good day and at least we had something to pull on the line. Was a great trip for my nephew.

[Montauk17]

That is alot of stickin and movin....keep at em you will get into them sooner or later.

[speck-chaser]

Hopefully,you werent going through them big waves in that boat in your avatar!!!

[Gasper Master]

Lol, o no, just got a Cape Horn 17. She rode those waves like a dream.

[Dink]

Gonna try to hit it this coming weekend. Ill let ya know

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by Gasper Master

Lol, o no, just got a Cape Horn 17. She rode those waves like a dream.

yikes...we ended up going out of cyp point. had to wait out the first big thunderstorm. We watching the water rise about 8 inches in less than 5 minutes at the landing. It was frikin wicked. When we got there the dock was out the water, we look back nothing but the cleets sticking out and 30 seconds after that they were gone. As soon as the storm passed the water was gushing out.

Anyway we ran through the rain to the pass and stopped at a few reefs picking up a lot of dink trout which was fun, but we ran out in some pretty choppy seas and didn't pick up a spec. Did hook a spec that followed a white trout to the boat though. And a huge jack tried to eat my dads white trout as he was reeling in, but we didn't see it until it got to the boat. Came home with about dozen trout and a nice red.

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

yikes...we ended up going out of cyp point. had to wait out the first big thunderstorm. We watching the water rise about 8 inches in less than 5 minutes at the landing. It was frikin wicked. When we got there the dock was out the water, we look back nothing but the cleets sticking out and 30 seconds after that they were gone. As soon as the storm passed the water was gushing out.

Anyway we ran through the rain to the pass and stopped at a few reefs picking up a lot of dink trout which was fun, but we ran out in some pretty choppy seas and didn't pick up a spec. Did hook a spec that followed a white trout to the boat though. And a huge jack tried to eat my dads white trout as he was reeling in, but we didn't see it until it got to the boat. Came home with about dozen trout and a nice red.

Did yall try diamond or shell keys? My podna caught some nice trout at the keys last week.

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Did yall try diamond or shell keys? My podna caught some nice trout at the keys last week.

i don't think i know where the shell keys are... We didn't hit diamond, pretty sure the water would of been murky there as it was at the other reefs. Guess we shoulda tried it, but like it had said gulf was pretty sloppy man

[Montauk17]

Yeah it sure is tough out there when the wind is blowing. Shell keys is east of diamond,but father off the bank. The big reef extends around 4 miles south of marsh island. Can be dangerous if you don't know where the reef starts and ends. Good fishing out there when the river is falling.

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Yeah it sure is tough out there when the wind is blowing. Shell keys is east of diamond,but father off the bank. The big reef extends around 4 miles south of marsh island. Can be dangerous if you don't know where the reef starts and ends. Good fishing out there when the river is falling.

i'm gonna have to check that out. I much rather fish reefs than rigs. I can't figure out the best way to fish a damn rig. How much farther south is it than Diamond? Is there any way to know that I am there and need to start watching depth or anything? I always do watch depth but is there anything visual i can look for?

[Montauk17]

Do you know where mound point is on the southside of marsh island? The reef runs south of that area almost 4 miles offshore. As far as visual signs there is not many left,watch the current breaks. Best to try to learn on a low tide so you can see the areas that stick out the water. I much rather fish the reefs too...

[Top Dawg]

We went out of mermantau 40 miles in a 23' mako lol. It was a ride!

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Do you know where mound point is on the southside of marsh island? The reef runs south of that area almost 4 miles offshore. As far as visual signs there is not many left,watch the current breaks. Best to try to learn on a low tide so you can see the areas that stick out the water. I much rather fish the reefs too...

ok i think i found them on google maps. I'm guessing that big point straight north is what everyone calls the mounds? I'm not familiar with that side of marsh island.

[Dink]

Jeremy. Its on my GPS. maybe we can make a trip, then you'd know where to go

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

ok i think i found them on google maps. I'm guessing that big point straight north is what everyone calls the mounds? I'm not familiar with that side of marsh island.

Yes but you have to run on the west or east side of the reef or you will be in very shallow water....it is a huge reef. Kinda hard to explain without showing you on a map. It is easier to stay out of trouble if you launch at burns point and fish the east side of the reef.You can go the long way around around the island from the point,or through the island via bird island bayou to oyster lake then into oyster bayou into the gulf. On calm days I like to fish shell keys then go to nickle reef south of the keys.

[Dink]

I've never made the run through the island. Deep enough?

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by Dink

I've never made the run through the island. Deep enough?

Bird island into oyster lake is 8-14 foot deep. Once you get into oyster lake it is 2-3 foot or less depending on the tide. The game wardens run the cut to the gulf but they dont care if they tear it up. In your boat I would go another route. The cut to get to the gulf from oyster has several almost 90 degree turns and is not very wide. You can get stuck in a hurry if you don't know where to pass. I learned the route in my whaler with a push pole. I don't think you want to push pole that sled you got.

[speck-chaser]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

i'm gonna have to check that out. I much rather fish reefs than rigs. I can't figure out the best way to fish a damn rig. How much farther south is it than Diamond? Is there any way to know that I am there and need to start watching depth or anything? I always do watch depth but is there anything visual i can look for?

when you feel that motor start jerking and grinding and you come to a sudden stop, you are there!!

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by speck-chaser

when you feel that motor start jerking and grinding and you come to a sudden stop, you are there!!

That is the easiest way to find it!

[Dink]

I've had to push a bay boat off before......Guy said his boat could go real shallow!! Hahaha......nope!!!