ME AND CHUCK LANDRY FISHED HENDERSON YESTERDAY SPAWN AINT FAR OFF HOPE THEY MAKE IT TILL THE GATHERING BUT NOT LOOKING GOOD ALL THE FISH WE CAUGHT EXCEPT ONE HAD EGGS AND IT WAS A SPAWNING MALE! ALL THESE FISH WERE CAUGHT IN MUDDY WATER TIGHT LINING D&M HAIR JIGS!!! Attachment 189748Attachment 189749Attachment 189750Attachment 189751
Yeah them eggs are bloody. Aint that far off. Nice fish
nice catch.....way to conceal the location........:/
its I-10 you cant conceal the location everyone seen it full of boats!!
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way to go guys......
nice catch in the muddy water Jason.......
thanks Mr.Tal!!
Nice catch Swamppers ! Hope to be there Saturday.
Oh trust me, if the location needs to be hidden it can but if you didn't see us then you weren't in Henderson!
i think just about every boat that passed us was at half throttle or whatever point it is to make the biggest wake possible!!! or they were parked at the pilings
Are you trying to say im hard to miss CajunSlabStalker?????
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I really think that a license should be required to operate a boat in the state of Louisiana. There are some folks in Henderson and the basin in general who have zero respect for safety or just totally don't care. Jason and I witnessed a guy pass no farther than 20 feet from a guy fishing right up against the bridge. Add to that there was another guy using his trolling motor to cross over to the other side and this guy just split the two rocking the heck out of them. Saturday and Sunday just proved to me why I really do not like fishing near that bridge.
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I didn't say that............:Rofl
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For people that don't know better. It's better for a bass boat to pass wide open throttle. Then to slow down. We run hot foots. Which is a gas pedal. And the faster you go trimmed up you don't make a big wave.
Nice catch. Gotta get me some D M hair jigs
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I've had hundreds maybe thousands of bass boats pass me me with little to no wake.
A bass boat like any other boat wont make a big wake at idle. It's part throttle that's the problem. I don't appreciate any kind of boat passing within 20 feet of me at wide open throttle no matter how small the wake. You can talk until you're blue in the face but you will never convince me that it's safer to pass at high speeds close to another boat. The couple of minutes lost at idle could save you a lifetime of regrets. Just saying and not trying to start a long useless thread about wakes.
"gene"
All boats are loaded different. Our boat stays with 50 gallons of fuel and live wells filled which is another 35 gallons of water. And all tackle and gear. That's also dual power poles. Everyone has there own opinion. At the end of the day the boat operator is reasonable. For his wave. As long as he don't flip a boat or hurt someone. Nothing can be done . I was stopped by a game warden for so said careless operation cause we was running 50 mph and hit a wave of a ski boat and boat came out of water. He wanted to write me a ticket. I told him to do so and I see him in court. Cause if I want in a 21ft bass boat going that fast they would of sunk me. And he didn't wright a ticket. Just told me have a good day.
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Well Derek I know when we fish in the Skeeter it's a 21 foot boat with 50 gallons of fuel and tournament live wells that are full of water it 5 batteries and gear and me and Vick in it and when you take your foot off the gas pedal the boat idles just fine with no wake at all what I'm saying is you would have had to be out there to see what we mean me and you have fished around each other many many times and never have you heard a complaint from me because you never did that and neither did I and we aren't saying all these were bass boats either!!!!
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Nice catch guys. Congratulations!
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That's some nice fish fellows. Spawn coming!! Hope to get out there soon.
See yall on the water.
I fished this spot today and didn't catch a single fish, Guess I don't have the skills.... But found a few up north
This is an important issue for everybody on the water in Henderson. It won't go away just because we can't learn to disagree in a friendly way. I think we should keep high speed traffic separate from effects of wakes. To me in a kayak speed kills and a wake is just a momentary aggravation. Bad wakes can come from power boats of all size and horsepower. Sometimes the operator gives the same wake he is willing to receive thinking that's ok. "Do unto others" as it goes. It can be pretty subjective.
I really feel sorry for the guy giving fast idle and pushing a swell. He's probably a guy with little experience and is clueless. I used to holler stuff at them, but my son-in-law has taught me to calm down and I'm happier for it. Oh and by the way I'm thinking of getting a power boat. Another thread for that though.
I had a guy pass in between me and another boat once, he was driving an older model bass boat with those old tower power Mercs, sounded like he had modified exhaust or something because that thing was screaming! If he wasnt doing 60mph when passing in between us, then I dont know. But, this was in the cut from the Blvd to go to south Pelba, passing at that rate of speed, in between two boats, with very little room for error. I have a 20hp on a flat bottom I dont throw much wake, but he caught one of my waves as he was passing me and I all thought we were going to be goners because he entire boat came out the water, bit sideways, bow under water.... and guess what? He never let off the throttle... I feel like I dodge a bullet every time I fish in Henderson with all the dangerous things I see happening with inexperienced or just plain ignorant boaters.. YALL DRIVE NICE NOW :)
I lot of guys don't understand. The bass fisher that tournament fish are used to driving at fast speeds cause they have a certain amount of time to fish and are used to operating the boats. We go to
Toledo bend and runs 6-7 foot swells at what ever speed we have to so we can stay on top of them instead of taking a Beatin.
Lol.....your nice to give choice words. I would release a full water bottle from my hand.
I am closing this thread....you guys just will not let it die.....
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Totally understand about running and gunning and even simulating that during a non tourney day, but I dont think anyone can change my mind that an accident can happen to even the most experienced fast driver. All it takes is one wrong move, not to mention its the water and theres no brakes on our boats. I hate hearing about preventable accidents on the water, most all of them start with one thing: excessive speed. Be careful out there on the water. :twocents