Big Lake 12/1
 

Ran out this morning in 32* weather to big lake with the boss man and a friend.. it was a brisk ride and thankfully, a short one. we got to turners bay at about 8. the water was considerably dirtier than it was on sunday. we had maybe 2 feet of visibility. with nary a bird in sight, we set up drifts across the reef. started out tossing jerk jr's and tried a few different colors but they weren't eating it very well. i switched to a pearl 3" gulp shrimp and the bite really picked up. we had several nice fish and ended up 4 fish shy of a 3-man limit and i was back for work by 2. heres a couple pics from today ~~

nice haul man... did way better than us in the duck blind at lacassine.... 1 mallard hen came in and was roasted by yak'em and stack'em.... i shot once today at some high specklebellies.

thanks! wow, sounds like a rough day in the blind.. hope it gets better for yall!

Did you work with nick at gulf coast tackle?

Nice hammer! Im planning on hitting the lake this weekend.

yeah i sure did. i work at the tackle box in sulphur now. swing by and say hi, i always enjoy talkin 'shop' with fellow saltys!

Thanks alot! man it might b real good this weekend. weather is shaping up nicely.. but i won't b on big lake gettin potlicked.... i think i'm gonna roll to toledo and try to sling some sacalait! :D

I used to go to gulf coast all the time and talk to you a nick. My name is chris. I got all my tackle from gulf coast. Looks like i'm gonna have to start shopping in sulphur for all my stuff now.

man that's cool! i'm usually there from noon till close at 6. i'm seeing more and more guys that i've been selling tackle to for a long time, which is so cool for me because i really enjoy the rapport i've made with many of my clients, many of whom have become good friends. i look forward to seein ya. i'll prolly recognize ya but dont forget to introduce yourself! :)

I will try to go by there next week. I need some more stuff, cause we've been slamming the ducks in grand chenier and catching some flounders by the pogy plant in cameron. I mean some nice flounders

coolness! thats awesome. cant wait to hear all about it man!! i been gettin that flounder report pretty steady for a couple weeks now. i talked to a dude that caught a 7 1/2lb flounder last weekend, i saw the pic.. 26" long, 22" girth!! it was SICK!! what a doormat!

That's what we're planning on doing saturday after hunting. We caught a couple right at 5 pounds and we gonna stuff them jokers with crab meat and bake them. Then after lunch and a little nap we heading back to the pogy plant to try and catch some more.

hells yeah man that what im talkin bout... it doesnt get much better than that! it ought to be real good fishin on saturday. good luck!

I knew that you looked familiar, now I can make the connection with Nick.
I'll have to come by the Sulphur shop and see you.
Good report, good catch.

Thanks alot, it was a good, fun trip. It's so cool to reconnect with so many people i know and have been sellin tackle to for years! look forward to talkin to ya at the shop!

Nice catch!! And whats the meaning of getting potlicked?

thank you. and to answer your question.. potlickin is basically when you are catching fish and other people see it, they (potlickers) come tword you until they are damn near standing on your boat to cast over your shoulder into the area you are catching fish. im sure there are many other definitions of potlicking! :rotfl:

Maybe one or two more....:*****:

Nice haul brotha! We picked up 12 late afternoon but we gonna try it out in the am

I was one of the guys he sold tackle to and now we hang out or fish once a week. Go see him or chris. 2 great guys and they know there ****. So ob what's up for sun. Me and the wife gonna be in br sat. Gonna fish sun with mcjaredsandwhich

*****!! i didnt wanna go into an expanded 8-rule 'how not to potlick' lecture. i took the easy way out!
:rotfl:

thanks bro, aint sure if im goin to toledo for 1 day or 2.. i guess it depends on how the crappie are biting! :*****:

if i'm in town sunday, count me in.... i'll let ya know sometime fri.

I was walking out of the tackle box when yall were just getting back. I was checkin to see if you had gotten the glo jerk jr's back in stock. Nice catch and I'll see you in the shop next time maybe.

thanks man, yeah sorry the glo jerks haven't come in yet,, they're ordered and we're waitin. hopefully they'll b in soon. but honestly, my best reports and my personal bite has been on the opening night or pearl colors. (as u see in my report). and we have both of those in stock. ;) come see me, i'll get ya fixed up.

I've been doing real good on the opening night and LSU colors, ended up getting a couple more packs today. I just wanted to add the glow color to my arsenal lol.

hehehe.. that sounds like me... i gotta have em all! lol

I glad you posted a picture of yourself. Ive seen your screen name a bunch of times but never knew that was you. We used to play a round of Tiger Woods Golf just about everyday in the back of Gulf Coast. Good times.

that you cory?? good times indeed! but now i have put down my my putter and picked up a famas assault rifle!! im all over call of duty black ops... u playin man??

Yeah its me. Man you know I still rock the playstation 2. I'm not all fancy and Hi-Tech like everyone else. When Nick closed he gave me everything that was back there for the ps2 so if you are missing something I should have it.

Nice trout...toledo bend sacalait sounds pretty darn good. Cant wait for the spring bass bite it will be here before you know it.

Man i used to go to gulf coast all the time and talk to ya'll for hours. We should've put a bar in the back and made a man cave, and just talked hunting and fishing with a little jim beam and coke to throw in the mix.

Maybe that's a good idea for the tackle box in sulphur? Lol

LOL! cmon man!! u gotta come over to my place , we'll get on that ps3 and start guttin some piggys on black ops! :smokin:

thanks bro... yeah i hope them crappie bite good.. if not, i know the bass are chompin! if you're comin over here to BL tomorrow, pm me and i'll give ya a hot tip.

there WAS a bar in the back!! :*****: with a ps2 for entertainment!!
the tackle box is a lil too busy to do all that tho :(
and funny u should say put a bar in the tackle box... me and the owner were jokin about puttin a margarita machine in the kitchen!! :rotfl:

Yeah we kicked back a few beers from time to time.

I been hooked on Black Ops but I play on xbox, guess I need to go get it for my PS3 blah