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Anyone push pole for reds?
Posted on 5/12/13 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 5/12/13 at 7:58 pm
I'm probably going to be getting a flats boat within the next week so that I can get in some really shallow water. I normally fish with a trolling motor in those cconditions, but I'll be able to pole out of this boat. I've never done it before. Is it beneficial in Louisiana?
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Posted on 5/12/13 at 8:00 pm to KG6
Got back from doing just that on the Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon today. Was a hell of a time. Not sure how well it translates to Louisiana fishing though.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 8:07 pm to 15sammy34
That's really the only environments that I'm familiar with it. I think our muddy waters tend to make fish not quite as spookish so people don't really resort to it. Don't know if a poling platform will be of any real benefit.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 8:09 pm to KG6
Very, trolling motors spoke the hell out of reds, not to mention stir up the water. I keep a rope tied around the pole and shove it in when we get on good school.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 8:13 pm to Capt ST
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Very, trolling motors spoke the hell out of reds, not to mention stir up the water. I keep a rope tied around the pole and shove it in when we get on good school.
This.
Nothing better than polling and pointing out fish for people to cast at. It's like the greatest assist ever, but if you're not used to it, it gets tiring.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 8:35 pm to sloopy
When i fish with friends we switch up after a couple of fish, but you have a lot of opportunities from platform.
Posted on 5/12/13 at 8:40 pm to KG6
What kind of flats boat did you end up going with over the surface drive?
Posted on 5/12/13 at 8:40 pm to KG6
Every time I go... The fish in the Lagoon are pretty spooky and once that trolling motor is on they are gone...
Posted on 5/12/13 at 8:57 pm to sloopy
I found a good deal on a banshee extreme with the motor still under warranty. I know a guy that sells gator tails and talked with him. To set it up to make it how I wanted was going to be 20k+. Made the decision easier.
This post was edited on 5/12/13 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 5/12/13 at 9:27 pm to KG6
Nice, where did you find the boat?
Posted on 5/12/13 at 10:02 pm to sloopy
I pole and do not have a trolling motor. Don't catch much fish either way so I may not be the best person to ask.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 7:49 am to KG6
After seeing how many reds were still around when we crept up on them in a loud arse airboat, I don't think they get as spooked as people think.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 8:02 am to boom roasted
I've definitely had reds spook from a trolling motor plenty of times. Sometimes they spook sometimes they don't, but push polling greatly reduces the chances of spooking fish IMO.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 8:07 am to sloopy
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but push polling greatly reduces the chances of spooking fish IMO
I can agree with that.
This post was edited on 5/13/13 at 8:12 am
Posted on 5/13/13 at 8:44 am to boom roasted
I think we are about to see more and more flats skiffs used in the Louisiana marshes. There are a few manufacturers of these skiffs (Chittum, Hells Bay, Maverick and Ranger) that make skiffs that can handle pretty big water and have the HP to deal with it as well.
That said, I am not too sure I would want to leave Venice and cross the river on a foggy morning in a flats skiff.
That said, I am not too sure I would want to leave Venice and cross the river on a foggy morning in a flats skiff.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 8:51 am to DeltaDoc
I have a friend that guides out of a hells bay and I was very surprised at how well it handles chop.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 4:32 pm to sloopy
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I have a friend that guides out of a hells bay and I was very surprised at how well it handles chop.
I have a friend that demo'ed a Hells Bay Biscayne (their newest model), which is only 16' long. He said it is a beast in big seas...more so than many much larger bay boats.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 6:26 am to sloopy
I struck a verbal deal with the seller for this boat. Now I don't know how this works. I'm paying cash, but the seller has to pay off his loan. His bank is saying the title won't be released until my check clears, which can take 6-10 days. Is that normal. Can I take and use the boat without the title? I don't feel like its a very good deal for me since I'm paying money on my end up front, but I don't own the boat for possibly a week and a half. And I really don't feel like walking around with that much cash, if bringing actual cash would speed it up.
I want to get this settled because I'd like to fish this boat for the oilman's.
I want to get this settled because I'd like to fish this boat for the oilman's.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 7:42 am to KG6
You struck a verbal deal to buy a boat with cash? Come on man. Get that shite in writing.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 7:50 am to KG6
quote:Buy a cashier's check
His bank is saying the title won't be released until my check clears, which can take 6-10 days.
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