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Old 05-04-09, 09:27 PM   #1
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Hi there fellow bassers. I am new to the site. Just wanted to share a rare fishing trip with ya. I recently caught a five bass limit that weighed just over 37 lbs. This is my best trip in 47 years of bassin. These were the two biggest at 10.3 and 10.1 lbs. I thought I was on Lake Falcon! This spring has been a really great year here for both numbers and size of the bass. I have had about a dozen trips where I boated over 80 bass a trip! A bad trip has been about 20 or so. This area of the huge La. Delta has really taken off a few years ago when the Corp of Engineers completed the world's largest freshwater diversion canal. The channel brings freshwater directly from the Miss. River about 5 miles and then dumps it into a huge wetland area about 4 times the size of the Everglades. This fresh water is sent into the Delta to help stem the loss of wetlands caused by saltwater intrusion.
This is only about 2 miles from my house. The first lake that receives the river water is called Lake Cataouache. The average depth of this lake is only about 5 feet, and it is a grass fisherman's paradise ( full of hdrilla). If you love topwater bassin, frog action, buzzbaitin, etc- you'd love this lake. The Bassmaster Classic will be in Alabama next spring, then on this Delta again the following spring. The launch site,( Bayou Segnette State Park), is located only 4 miles from this lake. Since January, there have been over 100 bass weighed in exceeding 8 lbs. I do not know how many that were caught and not weighed in at the two launches that serve this area. The largest bass caught this year was a 13.8 lber. I think the Classic weight record will fall at this one. Then, my bass paradise will be overflowing with wide eyed bassers- lol.
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Old 05-04-09, 09:40 PM   #2
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rock nice fish and welcome to the site man .

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Old 05-04-09, 10:21 PM   #3
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Thanks for the welcome Jim.
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Old 05-04-09, 10:22 PM   #4
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Welcome Rock, we are jealous. Sounds like your having a blast, enjoy it while you can.

Great picture
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Old 05-04-09, 10:27 PM   #5
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Rock...is that your Dad there with you?
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Old 05-04-09, 10:27 PM   #6
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Old 05-04-09, 10:31 PM   #7
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NOFEARENGINEER, LOL- i'm afaid I am the slightly older dude in the pic.
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Old 05-04-09, 10:48 PM   #8
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welcome bait monkey fodder. GREAT FISH! man you know we are hating ya right? hahahahahaa, kidding of course. welcome and keep posting them pics. i vow to one day fish that lake. want to know what it feels like to hang on for dear life trying to bring one of those bass in. thanks for the pics again.
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Old 05-04-09, 10:54 PM   #9
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bamabassman.. If you ever get down to New Orleans, give me a shout, I live about 20 miles southwest of the city out in the swamps. Will take you on a trip like no other.
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Old 05-04-09, 11:01 PM   #10
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oh man where were you when i lived in mobile, al.? hahahaha, my wife has brothers and sisters still in mobile. ol wtl, is down there now, take him if he asks, he is a great guy. a very good friend of mine. we'll hit you up on that trip too. always wanted to fish dem swamps. really have. we'll come one day.
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Old 05-04-09, 11:21 PM   #11
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bamabassman- My mom's folks all live in Mobile, thats where she is from. I remember years ago fishing the causeway and all the rivers coming into the bay with my cousin Bryant. Also had great times on Dalphin Island gigging flounders and fishing for speckled trout.
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Old 05-04-09, 11:28 PM   #12
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that is amazing, congrats on a great trip. we were down at the classic in shreveport and it sure is beautiful down there.

welcome to the site by the way.
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Old 05-04-09, 11:34 PM   #13
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Thought you two were brothers like the two bucketmouths you are holding. Welcome!
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Old 05-05-09, 08:23 AM   #14
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Wow! That's great!! Is that you to the right?

Naw, just messin with ya!

Those are some monster bass! Good luck, and hope you break that lake record!

welcome to sight btw!
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Old 05-05-09, 09:10 AM   #15
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Wow, that's some great fishing. I've got a brother-in-law that lives in Covington...wonder if I could scam my wife into letting me run down your way next time we go to "visit..."
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Old 05-05-09, 05:48 PM   #16
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mb, call me when ya go ok? we'll hit together,hahahaha.
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What if I don't want you to know where my new honey hole is?

Assuming rock lets me in on the secret, that is...
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Old 05-05-09, 06:22 PM   #18
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Man, those are some NICE bass.....onna these days I wanna fish in a hole of water that has bass that size in it....congats on the catch and welcome to the forum.
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This here is one of the reasons why I want to move way down south.

Welcome aboard Rock, and "thumbs up" on your great introduction!


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Come on down, Woody...you're already talkin' like one of us...
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Hey man, awesome fish!

And welcome to the Nut-house!

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yea woody you'll fit in like flynn, hahahahaha.
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Old 05-05-09, 08:26 PM   #23
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Hey fellows. Appreciate everyone making me fell welcome on the site. Sounds like we are all a bunch of bass addicts- hey, ya can't be all bad- lol!
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Sounds like an awesome place to wet a hook. I live about 90 miles north of Nola, I might have to make some plans.
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Rock, I figure it is about 30 hours of driving form here.... See you around 5am Friday
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