re: Lake Pontchartrain fishing guide

I’ve posted my comments about Dumas before, so this should come as no surprise. Dumas caught a lot of fish at the front of the boat while trolling the causeway jigging cocahoes in mid-April while we barely caught shite on his boat.

I told him ahead of time that the purpose of this trip was to put my GF on fish. The guy can pattern and catch fish, that is not my complaint.

His observation/coaching skills are my complaint- I asked him multiple times during the charter about what he was doing differently and what we should do to enjoy same success - he said cast over there at the pilings.

He never looked at any of us to coach if we were reeling too fast or casting close enough to the pilings. Just slinging his trout in the ice box.

I know my post won’t be popular, and may even be dismissed because we caught a lot of trout or that I sound butthurt, but when you go out and the guide catches 25 and 3 people combined catch 7 I think you’d feel similar to me.

I only share this as an alternate opinion. I would probably fish with him again but I would be much more assertive if things were following a similar pattern.