My original plans were to have a couples offshore trip on Saturday with some friends in the Contender, but plans started falling apart so I pushed the trip back to Sunday. After another cancelation, we had no choice but to scrub the plans all the way since it is not feasible for me to run that boat on my checkbook alone!
So we go out partying on Friday night and have a blast, wake up Saturday morning w/ no plans at all. I call my dad down in Dularge to see what the camp situation was and we decide at the last minute to head down there for a 4th of July trip that we always enjoy. Pull up at 3pm on Saturday and leave the Blazer Bay on the trailer, spending the entire night eating, drinking, dancing, and signing kareoke! Had a blast and met up with old friends I haven't scene in 20 years.
On Sunday morning I call one of my buds from Baton Rouge that was suppose to come with us on Saturday. They are able to make a speck trip down there and wanted to bring his 15y/o daughter Hanna along. I told him I was leaving the dock at 3pm to fish the afternoon tide so roll out of Brusly and meet us down there. As luck would have it, I timed it perfect. We had a strong storm off towards MCY, so that cooled us off while we made our way out to the Gulf. Ran to the Pickets, and found pretty water and a few trout, but they were small. Ran over to the big platform at SS-26, but they had sandblast/painting operations going so I didn't want to mess up the "seafoam green" with yellow paint. I moved over to Mardi Gras and it was on!!
All trout came in on plastics of all kinds and some really nice fish. Most were in the 16-18" range, but we had a few at 20". I had the shot at a 15# triple tail that came right to the boat, but I was throwing a double rig at the time and just landed a fish when I saw it. My second hook that got lodged in my wife's fish towel that was laying on the deck, and by the time I grabbed another rod, he was gone. Sure wish I could have gotten him! We ended the day when the trout stopped and the sailcats started, total count was 64. Headed in just in time to watch the fireworks show from the boat in Fisherman's Retreat. Thanks to my bride and good friends for a very special 4th of July weekend.
07-05-2011, 09:46 AM
Best 4th of July ever!!!
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