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Enjoy the holiday but never Forget!
To every vet, past and present, and their families, who gave and continue to give so much, ‘Thank You”. You are not forgotten.
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It was good to hear from SA Joe who feels about like I do as far as fishing on the holiday weekends is concerned.
I’m like you, I stay off the water on the 3 day weekends. I have no patience when you have the guy testing his boat, or having problems with his first launch of the season and the boat will not start. Blocking the ramp.
To add to your quote ”When you feel anything set the hook, you just might be surprised. The old saying – “It does not cost nothin’.”
I like to say ” HOOKSETS ARE FREE”, we spent the weekend at Solid Rock Ranch with Heroes on the Water BAMC, were we get vets on kayaks and go fishing. If you know any vets located in San Antonio we have events for them and families
Most of my bites were very light and if I didn’t set the hook I would have lost a lot. I ended up with 46 bass.
First thanks for your work with vets. Any of you in the San Antonio area who know a vet who would like to fish with these guys contact BAMC and ask about their program. Or if you want to contact Joe let me know and I will pass it along. It is a great thing you do and as usual good to hear from you.
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Get inhaled!
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I get this question occasionally and here is a quick answer.
Wonderful blog! Do you have any suggestions for aspiring writers? I’m hoping to start my own site soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you propose starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I’m totally overwhelmed .. Any ideas? Many thanks!
I use Word Press and my host is Host Gator. If you are just starting keep it simple and before you go spending money like a drunken sailor start with Word Press, trust me, if I can do it so can you. But most importantly, if you are not going to write constantly don’t bother. So pick your subject carefully and find websites where folks of the same interest gather. Of course Facebook is a mandatory. You will meet folks, just like I have my fishing buddies, and you can share your blog with them as you all have a mutual interest. And you will get spammed by everyone in sight telling you they can get you this and that, absolutely stay away from that, build your site and get to writing, that is the only way it can happen. And for the haters and trolls, f’em, they come with the territory. But just like the fishing, you will never know if you don’t give it a go. So good luck.
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One of the trailer bunks on the Carolina Skiff decided it was time to just break in half for some reason. One thing about trailers, the work never stops keeping it in tip top shape. So this go round I am going to take the Slic Stiks plunge. I have spoken with several folks who like theirs, and if there is a complaint it is they are slick. In other words no disconnecting the boat until it is time to drive it off the trailer. So this time I am going to use a treated lumber, unpainted, and see how long it lasts. It sure is easier than re-carpeting. Speaking with a guy at the POC carwash who has been doing it this way for years he says it works great. Since the boat is almost 20 years old no fear of marking up the hull, I have already done plenty of that, but only time will tell.
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The CCA Star Tournament kicks off this weekend and hope springs eternal. It really is a great deal for our coastal fishery as the CCA does millions of dollars worth of projects benefiting the coast. And who does not like dreaming about winning a boat and truck? So good luck to all of you, and if you fish and have not joined and paid here is a word to the wise. I know a guy (Really) and it actually happened to him, you never know when that tagged redfish is going to show up, so pay up, it is a good investment for lots of reasons. And if you want to keep track as summer wears on here is the link.
https://www.startournament.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-Leader-Board.pdf
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I really love me some Grand Isle fishing and according t0 Bridgeside Marina the trout smackdown is on big time. There are lots of limits being caught with a few larger fish thrown in. If I did not have so much else going on right now I would load the boat and hit the road. But for me the trout fishing would be a morning, the rest of the time it would be fishing the marsh for reds. After making 5 or 6 trips there I am finally getting the reds down a little better, you get plenty of practice. In that marsh there are lots of really big coves/pockets that are really shallow and most have some oysters. Once the water starts falling the tails start rising. And once you get a few places down it is a milk run. And best of all, I rarely see more than a boat or two. So it will just be dreaming about it, but boy I sure would like to go. So many places to little time,
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And along with that great report the fishing report out of Falcon Lake is literally off the chain. Some real big fish are showing up, and get on the right place and a real numbers beat down is possible. Coming from Arkansas our lakes are clear highland lakes where come summer our fish were headed to deep water where they stayed until late fall I still am amazed by what seems counter intuitive behavior. The water is heating up on Falcon and so is the bass fishing. After a little down period Falcon Lake is back. It is a bucket list destination and if you are a bass fisherman and have not fished it you are missing out. You can keep up with the latest reports on the Falcon Lake Tackle website. If he says “Some of the best fishing that has happened in a couple of years is going on at Falcon right now.” you better believe it!
http://www.tackleandrods.com/lake/flash.htm
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And one last report from a great destination.
Port Mansfield. Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes with Gulps under a popping cork. Offshore is good for kingfish, red snapper and dolphin in state waters. (TPWD)
I have never fished there and I am starting to get excited. The coast has been hot and any report that starts with topwaters gets my attention. Not sure exactly how much time we are actually fishing but it should be 3 full days total. With 8 of us going we should be able to get them patterned fairly quickly. The boys had a great fall trip last year and are hoping for the same results, but obviously not sure that means a rats ass. So a week from Thursday it will be off at daylight to get in as full a day as possible. The only time I visited there was a gas station, which is now closed. The boys almost had to drive the SUV in the bay to fill up a the marina. So if you go be sure to gas up. Stay tuned for that report.
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Just sitting here watching some fishing and thinking about tomorrow along with musing about those things above. Will be checking weather and tides before I make the decision on where to fish tomorrow. Then we are off for a couple of days of Louisiana fun in the sun.
According to the weather dude our temps will be approaching 100 degrees plus by the weekend. And boy do we not need that, we need rain, desperately. I finally gave in and watered the front yard some, figured rationing is right around the corner. It always gives me pause when it gets this dry, seems like it is a waste to use water for the yard. You know, the old keep up with the neighbors thing.
One final note, the Boss reports several copperhead bites this weekend. If you water be sure to be cautious when walking outside at night. When it is this hot copperheads are known for their cantankerous disposition and getting bit is an expensive and painful happening.
That will do it for this holiday. Hope you all had a great weekend no matter what you did. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
