Big Lake Trip -Top Water Extravaganza

[Salty]

Originally Posted by exspeck big specks

Salty Good luck to ya'll boys show them how it is done--


I saw a boat run straight across the old jetty's Sunday... It was bad... We saw it coming from a mile away, but he was too far to be signiled. We were about to go see if they were alright when he started moving away, CRAZY! Can not believe he hit those submerged rocks and did not loose his lower unit. Had to atleast messed his prop up..

Thanks Mike. You sure could make things easier if you'd give up a couple of them spots. Better yet....we'll just follow you. I promise I won't even throw a topwater.

[Bluechip]

Originally Posted by Deadly D

Specks I have seen it more than once especialy where they have what looks to be a brake in them. They just cant find the little gap there.

I have seen this happen also..I don't know how somebody hasn't been killed....Also wondered many times why they don't mark that better...

[Deadly D]

Originally Posted by Salty

Is this "Old Jetty" kinda out in the middle of the lake running north and south?

Its down on the southwest end of the lake

[Salty]

D, you use right or wrong-handed reels?

[Deadly D]

Originally Posted by Salty

D, you use right or wrong-handed reels?

right handed is the only way to go on baitcasters and left on spinning

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Deadly D

right handed is the only way to go on baitcasters and left on spinning

I'll see if I can round ya up a reel. You want baitcaster or hay baler....Chronarch or Sustain?

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by Deadly D

right handed is the only way to go on baitcasters and left on spinning

right handed baitcasters , and right spinning...only way to go

[Gerald]

I got "educated" on those under water rocks when I first started fishing Big Lake. I thought I could just drift over them while fishing and quckly raised the engin when it hit the first rock.

[Deadly D]

Originally Posted by Salty

I'll see if I can round ya up a reel. You want baitcaster or hay baler....Chronarch or Sustain?

baitcaster I only use haybaler on bad windy days when I have to fish.

[Choupique]

I wish I started on left handed baitcasters...

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by Choupique

I wish I started on left handed baitcasters...

i wish i would learn how to pitch/flipp left handed (left handed reel) aswell....

[exspeck big specks]

I enjoy baitcasters but I just can not throw as far with them. When I am wading during winter months I use them to finese fish,with grubs extremely slow. I prefer my Shimano Spin cast for offshore fishing. Laced with 80lb. braid and a 100lb. fluorocarbon leader. Hard to beat that rig for throwing topwaters for Tuna or jigging for Ling..

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Deadly D

Its down on the southwest end of the lake

It's kinda on the south end of the lake running east and west. Just north of the East Fork(old river) East of the ship channel, West of Grand Bayou and Lambert Bayou.

[drjay]

29°50'37.40"N 93°18'15.36"W ..........put that into google maps and it will put you dead center. They kinda' run at an angle. Yeah........I have to admit that I've sacrificed a prop to them. Talk about ruin a fishing trip.

[Nasty]

Old Jetties east end: 29*50.95 N; 93*17.93 W
Old Jetties west end: 29*50.664 N; 93*19.585 W

The old jetties run between those two coordinates.

I don't know how to put the degree sign so I used the asterick in its place.