BASSINATORBIGJOE

X2 ON THE PATRIARCHS. BEST REELS I'VE EVER OWNED. 8-)

HEY GUYS I'M FISHING OUR CLUB TOURNAMENT ON SUNDAY AT LAKE CONCORDIA AND NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FISH AND WHAT BAITS TO USE. I'VE NEVER FISHED THIS LAKE SO I'LL BE FISHING IN THE BLIND AGAIN. THANKS, MIKE 8-)

THANKS JACK I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO RAYBURN THIS WEEKEND AND DO A LITTLE SCOUTING FOR NEXT WEEK. THEN WE'LL BE BACK WED. NITE FOR THE TOURNAMENT. ALL INFORMATION IS MUCH APPRECIATED. MIKE 8-)

ANYONE GOT A REPORT ON BIG SAM, WATER TEMP. OR SEEING ANY BIG FEMALES ON BEDS YET. AM GOING THIS WEEKEND AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP. 8-)

I'VE USED A SWIVEL WITH A FLUKE BUT IT SEEMS TO TAKE AWAY SOME OF THE NATURAL ACTION OF THE WEIGHTLESS RIGGED FLUKE I USE A 3 OR 4 OUGHT LIGHT WIRE HOOK SO I CAN GET THAT (WALKING THE DOG) ACTION UNDERWATER. SEEMS TO REALLY GET THEIR ATTENTION. MIKE 8-)

THERE HAS TO BE MORE SOUTH LA. FISHERMEN THAN THIS ON THIS SITE COME ON GUYS WHO WHAT AND WHERE 8-)

NICE SOW MATTLURES LOVE THAT BED FISHING MYSELF. FISHED SAT. BUT THERE WERE NO LARGE FEMALES ON THE BED YET ALL MALES UP TO 4# HOPEFULLY JUST A FEW MORE DAYS. 8-)

THATS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS SITE. GOOD PEOPLE WILLING TO HELP ANYONE WITH ANYTHING. IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS. DAN WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOUR MOTHER FOR A EASY OPERATION AND A SPEEDY RECOVERY. MIKE

DAN SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR MOTHER. OUR PRAYERS WILL BE WITH YOU. MIKE

I'm going to be there and just wanted to know who was going and where are you staying. Maybe some of you would like to get together for supper or something. I'll be staying at Jackson Hill. MIKE S. 8-)

QUEST, I DON'T FISH THERE BUT THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER IS NOT TOO FAR FROM YOU, AND I UNDERSTAND FROM SOME FISHING BUDDIES THAT THERE ARE SOME REALLY NICE BASS AND BLUEGILL THERE. ALSO SHOULD BE A LANDING ON HWY. 22 WHERE IT CROSSES THE RIVER. SEEMS LIKE I REMEMBER HEARING TO FISH FROM THE LANDING DOWN TOWARDS THE MOUTH WHERE IT ENTERS LAKE PONCHATRAIN, LOTS OF LILY PADS AND STRUCTURE. OH, AND DOCKS TOO. GOGGLE THE (LOUISIANA SPORTSMAN MAGAZINE) AND THEY SHOULD HAVE MANY BACK ARTICLES ON NORTHSHORE FISHING AREAS AND A FORUM FOR ASKING SOMEONE THAT KNOWS ALOT MORE THAN I. GOOD LUCK BIGJOE 8-)

HI, MY NAME IS BIGJOE AND I'M A FISHAHOLIC. JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY FISHERMEN ARE ON HERE FROM OUR AREA AND WHAT WATERS YOU USUALLY FISH I LIVE IN ROBERT AND WORK IN B.R. I FISH CATOUACHE, BAYOU BLACK, SPILLWAY, DES ALLEMANDS, DELACROIX, MANCHAC AND ANY OTHER BASS HOLDING WATERS IN SOUTH LA. TELL US ANY CLUBS THAT YOU MAY FISH WITH ALSO. I FISH A SMALL CLUB THAT FISHES ALL THESE PLACES CALLED NEXT GENERATION BASS CLUB.

SAINT ROMAIN I'M FROM ROBERT LA. AND FISH CATOUACHE REGULARLY. WE'VE FISHED ONE CLUB TOURNAMENT THERE ALREADY. THE MOUTH OF THE UMBRELLA CANAL IS A GOOD PLACE TO START. IT'S GATED SO YOU HAVE TO FISH AROUND THE MOUTH GO ABOUT 100 YARDS OUT AND A LITTLE NORTH THROW A R-TRAP AND A CRANK OR SPINNER BAIT. GO NORTHWEST FROM THERE AND YOU WILL SEE A WALL YOU CAN FISH ALL AROUND THIS. MANY GOOD FISH ARE CAUGHT AROUND THIS WALL. IF YOU SEE ANY BIRDS DIVING INTO THE WATER GET OVER THERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE DON'T GO RIGHT INTO THE ACTION BUT GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE. AND THROW SOMETHING THAT RESEMBLES A SHAD AS THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE USUALLY FEEDING ON.ANY BIG PATCHS OF GRASS HOLD FISH THROW A FROG ON TOP OF THE GRASS OR A SPINNERBAIT AROUND THESE. BASS CAN BE ANYWHERE ON THIS LAKE BUT TRY THESE AREAS FIRST. IN BETWEEN LAKE CAT AND LAKE SALVADOR IS A CANAL CALLED THE GULF CANAL WITH MANY POINTS CANALS AND DEADENDS RIGHT NOW THERE WILL BE FISH SPAWNING IN THE DEAD ENDS CHECK THESE ALSO. THE LOUISIANA SPORTSMAN MAGAZINE HAD A GOOD ARTICLE LAST YEAR MAYBE YOU COULD CHECK THERE WEB SITE FOR THAT BACK ISSUE. IT HAD A LOT OF INFO ON THIS FISHERY. WE HAVE ANOTHER TOURNAMENT THERE ON THE 11TH OF APRIL SO I'LL BE SCOUTING THERE ON WEEKENDS TILL THEN. IF I CAN HELP ANY MORE JUST ASK. BY THE WAY OUR CLUB IS LOOKING FOR MEMBERS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED JUST ASK AND I'LL SEND YOU MORE INFO. WE FISH LOCAL WATERS LIKE LAKE C.,BAYOU BLACK, DESALLEMANDS, MANCHAC,AND SOMETIMES THE SPILLWAY HOPE THIS HELPS AND GOOD LUCK. BIGJOE

WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW WE CAUGHT FISH IN LANANA. WATER WAS VERY STAINED BUT CAUGHT ANYWAY. BEST TWO PATTERNS WERE FISHING POINTS ON THE NORTH SIDE IN ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET OF WATER, RATTLE TRAP WITH A MEDIUM RETRIEVE APPARENTLY THESE FISH WERE TRYING TO BED AS THEIR TAIL AND FINS WERE BLOODY BEST FISH WAS A 5.13 CAUGHT ABOUT 20 ALTOGETHER WITH ABOUT 13 THROWBACKS. NEVER SAW A BED ALL WEEKEND. I THINK THESE FISH ARE BEDDING IN DEEPER WATER THAN IN YEARS PAST MAYBE BECAUSE THE LAKE LEVEL IS UP HIGH AND THROUGH THE YEARS THE FISH HAVE LEARNED THAT THE LAKE LEVEL GETS DROPPED IN THE SPRING. THE OTHER PATTERN WAS FISHING A SWIMMING SENKO IN WATERMELON WITH A QUARTER OUNCE WEIGHT RIGGED TEXAS, SLOW RETRIEVE IN EMERGING HYDRILLA. WATER TEMP. ON THE POINTS WAS 60 TO 61 SAT BUT FOUND SOME WATER 66 TO 67 ON THE SUNNY BANKS FRIDAY CAUGHT SOME NICE FISH THERE IN 4 TO 6 FEET ON A SPINNERBAIT CHART. AND WHITE GOLD BLADES OVERALL IT WAS A GOOD TRIP UNTILL THE WIND PICKED UP SAT AFTERNOON AND IF YOU WEREN'T ON THE BANK YOU WISHED YOU WERE. HOPE THIS HELPS ANYONE GOING THIS WEEK AS IT SHOULD BE GOOD WITH THESE SUNNY DAYS AHEAD. BIGJOE

SURE WISH I HAD FOUND THIS SITE SOONER. WE WILL BE FISHING T BEND THIS FRI. SAT. AND SUN. WE'LL BE STAYING AT DRIFTWOOD AND LAUNCHING FROM ANY LANDING FOR A SMALL CLUB TOURNAMENT. HAVEN'T BEEN ON THIS LAKE BUT A FEW TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP.SURE WOULD LIKE TO BEAT THESE BOYS. SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE FISHERMEN ON THIS SITE THAT KNOW TOLEDO BEND REALLY WELL. THANKS FOR ANY HELP