Henderson...1/12...Slow For Me Also.....

Fished 9:30 to 3.....went first to north Bigeaux then up the Bayou....caught one good sac, 2 yellow cat and one huge choupique.....tried shiners, jigs and beetle spins....lost 2 nice sacs almost to boat.....tied up to GonFishin's stump for a while.....then went to RR pilings and then north Pelba where I ran into MacCrappieDad (Mark).....had a real nice chat with him and got his picture....always glad to see our fellow CDC members out on the water.....then tried shallow in Pelba.....fishing 3 ft deep in 5 fow I caught a huge choupique....took me about 8 min. to land him....really wish he would have just got off after I saw what it was.....

Got almost home and noticed (rear view mirror) something strange on the inside of my boat trailer tire.....took my tire off after I got it backed up in the driveway and the hydraulic brake system unit just fell off....looks like the bolts were gone and sheared off.....it was demolished.....so, off to the trailer repair shop tomorrow.....better now than on the way to Toledo Bend.....

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thanks for the report Mr. Bruce....glad the trailer will be able to fixed for the long haul to TB...the sac is not as black as fisherman's........bet it came from deeper water too...........is it frustrating to anyone else what these dang(PS) fish do to us........seems they only bite for certain people ALL the time....I know what it is......experience.......anyhow...I admire those folks who get on em regular......nice to see some fishing reports..

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Originally Posted by prefers shiners

.....tried shiners, jigs and beetle spins....lost 2 nice sacs almost to boat.....

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Curious as to what you were using when you lost the 2. I'm using the Todd Huckaby loop knot on jigs and it seems to hook them hard. I loose less fish now. Hope you had enough fun to last through your company.

What's a Todd Huckaby loop knot? Thanks

Thanks for the report PS

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Originally Posted by mermentau

Curious as to what you were using when you lost the 2. I'm using the Todd Huckaby loop knot on jigs and it seems to hook them hard. I loose less fish now. Hope you had enough fun to last through your company.

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shiners....

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Originally Posted by jig rig

What's a Todd Huckaby loop knot? Thanks

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwymO4edAOE I think he has more than one video. If this one is not clear do a google for
"todd huckabee loop knot" and select another.

I use the mirrolure knot.

http://webpeche.owally.com/technique/photo/mknot.jpg

nice report Mr. Bruce thanks

trailer in the shop.....ready maybe Thursday.......truck oil change next Monday......getting ready for the Bend......

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Originally Posted by jig rig

I use the mirrolure knot.

http://webpeche.owally.com/technique/photo/mknot.jpg

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I had tried that one a while back but the Huckabee knot is easier for me to tie with my glasses off. The result looks similar. Love the loop.

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Originally Posted by mermentau

I had tried that one a while back but the Huckabee knot is easier for me to tie with my glasses off. The result looks similar. Love the loop.

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Can't tie a knot.... Any kind... Without my glasses on.

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Originally Posted by prefers shiners

trailer in the shop.....ready maybe Thursday.......truck oil change next Monday......getting ready for the Bend......

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WOW!!!......trailer fixed and got the boat back home......what good service.....all I did was tell the guy the spawn was starting.....

now, as I cranked up my truck to go get it.....my 3 year old battery gave me notice that it was ready to expire.....tomorrow's business, new truck battery......I am gonna be so fixed up.....

That is good service Bruce. You'll be ready for sure.

Henderson fishermen, where is everybody / anybody getting shiners, if you are getting them? The shop in Lafayette doesn't open until 8:00 a.m.

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Originally Posted by Rick from Lafayette

Henderson fishermen, where is everybody / anybody getting shiners, if you are getting them? The shop in Lafayette doesn't open until 8:00 a.m.

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get mine before I leave the Baton Rouge area......Spillway Sportsman just south of Port Allen on Hwy. 1......

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Originally Posted by Rick from Lafayette

Henderson fishermen, where is everybody / anybody getting shiners, if you are getting them? The shop in Lafayette doesn't open until 8:00 a.m.

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The boat landings along the levee sell them, and so does I-10 Exxon on the Henderson exit (they put them in ice bags with no oxygen, so bring an aerated shiner bucket). Hebert's Grocery also sells them, along with ethanol free gas.

Good info SlabJiggin, thanks. Rick, they have them in Carencro at the ethanol free station across from the old Don's Country Mart on Veterans Drive as well. Ice bags with no oxygen.

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Originally Posted by Tracker123

Good info SlabJiggin, thanks. Rick, they have them in Carencro at the ethanol free station across from the old Don's Country Mart on Veterans Drive as well. Ice bags with no oxygen.

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They have a tank that they use now to put air? O2? In the bags

"and so does I-10 Exxon on the Henderson exit (they put them in ice bags with no oxygen, so bring an aerated shiner bucket). Hebert's Grocery also sells them"

Thanks SlabJiggin. These two are on my way from Lafayette to Henderson. Thanks also to 'prefers shiners', Tracker 123 and 'fishervet'.

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Originally Posted by mermentau

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwymO4edAOE I think he has more than one video. If this one is not clear do a google for
"todd huckabee loop knot" and select another.

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Looks almost exactly like the knot that Slab Hunter taught me on how to tie the 4 jig rigs. I only wrap twice instead of three times though.