Afternoon Trip

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03-04-2022, 09:54 AM
GoFish88

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Afternoon Trip

Went back to Monterey yesterday along with half of Concordia Parish and Southwest Mississippi. Word is definitely out but the bite has slowed. I wouldn't bite either with all those boats going over the top of me. Caught 25 kept 11. White and Monkey Milk Mo Glo seemed to be what they wanted. 4 to 6 foot down in tree tops. Hard to fish when your boat is being bounced like a cork. Where did common courtesy go? IMO if you're on plane and go by someone, you create less of a sustained wake. Throttling down to half way and letting 2 foot rollers go out the side of your boat seams to be worse. I had one guy come by at half throttle just a waving at me, he thought he was doing the right thing. Put it this way I wasn't to pleasant with him when his wake came over my bow and soaked my Garmin screen and my shoes. THINK PEOPLEAttachment 420674

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03-04-2022, 10:04 AM
BuckeyeCrappie

Fine trip, thanks for sharing
03-04-2022, 10:58 AM
hthoang

Some fat ones!
03-04-2022, 11:15 AM
Slab Hunter

Really healthy looking catch!
03-04-2022, 12:10 PM
fishervet

Them 1/2 throttle people need some throttling themselves

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03-04-2022, 04:02 PM
LouisianaFishNut

"IMO if you're on plane and go by someone, you create less of a sustained wake. Throttling down to half way and letting 2 foot rollers go out the side of your boat seams to be worse. I had one guy come by at half throttle just a waving at me, he thought he was doing the right thing. Put it this way I wasn't to pleasant with him when his wake came over my bow and soaked my Garmin screen and my shoes. THINK PEOPLE"

Question for y'all about this...does it matter about the size/speed of the boat? I've watched large bass boats flying across the lake at top speed, which may not create as much of a wave, but a smaller boat and motor would be moving at a slower pace. Would full speed make much of a difference, compared to their half throttle? I personally slow to a crawl when I pass people in the channel to minimize the wave, but I'm not sure my full throttle would be a big improvement over half for a larger boat. Interested in opinions.
03-05-2022, 04:18 AM
cajun

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Originally Posted by LouisianaFishNut

"IMO if you're on plane and go by someone, you create less of a sustained wake. Interested in opinions.

Personally, I think going slo is the way to go.
03-05-2022, 04:27 AM
DockShootinJack

Nice mess of fish. It will be wake boat season soon enough:banghead
03-05-2022, 09:15 PM
Skippa Chippa

So that's were every one disappeared to Larto was half deserted Wed. and I didn't catch many.
03-06-2022, 10:33 PM
escout

Glad you caught them. I avoided the crowd and went to Louie. Put in near Harrisonburg. Caught 2 tiny crappie 9 feet deep on the bottom in a tree top. Tried most of the things I know with no luck. It was a beautiful day and “I will rejoice in it “ .
03-07-2022, 09:59 AM
GoFish88

Going slow is fine if everyone knows what slow is. No Wake zones at boat launches at are just suggestions also. Either they don't know about the new law or just don't care.

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03-07-2022, 10:05 AM
GoFish88

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

Nice mess of fish. It will be wake boat season soon enough:banghead

They are trying to make a law here in Louisiana about banning "Wake Boats". Haven't heard if it passed or not. Don't think that I could have that much fun that close to the motor prop

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