Fishing Guide Question - Delacroix vs Matagorda, TX

Some background - a friend of mine (not a charter captain) got me interested in fishing in SE LA before I moved to Katy. My last fishing trip in LA was October, '13 out of Delacroix. Not the best day but we still put 69 specs, 2 reds, and 2 drum in the box among four of us in about 6-7 hours.

So when given a chance to fill-in for another employee at an oil-n-gas all expense paid fishing event in Matagorda I jumped at the opportunity. And to be sure it was a lot of fun. Just smelling some salt water was nice.

But at the end of the day my boat put seven fish in the box - four reds and 3 sheepshead. Four of us fished our tails off from 6AM until about 1PM (had to leave for the weigh-in). We fished the banks of the Colorado River using live shrimp as our guide told us. Cast toward the bank, pop-it, etc.

So for the more experienced at fishing and charter boats:
- Was 7 fish a good day? bad day?
- Is the fishing just that much better in LA than Matagorda?
- Was our guide a dud?