How many limits have you caught in the atchafalaya basin in the last 5 years? i have yet to catch a limit, but judging from everybody bitching about the 14" rule, not many others have either.

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Posted by Slickback

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Posted on 7/21/11 at 10:06 pm to Hired Gun

Icaught 7 last spring in the shell cuts. All really nice, between 2.5 and 4 lbs. No limits though. I know a guy who lives in Pierre Part who can get a limit almost every time.

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Posted by Hired Gun

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Posted on 7/21/11 at 10:12 pm to Slickback

my father in law catches limits a few times a year. i would put him up against anybody except for a few of those tournament fisherman in the area. I think i have caught seven a couple times, never eight. how long you been fishing in the basin?

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Posted by Cadello

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Posted on 7/21/11 at 10:17 pm to Slickback

quote:
I know a guy who lives in Pierre Part who can get a limit almost every time.

Troy?

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Posted by The Sportsman

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 7/22/11 at 6:51 am to Hired Gun

10? Fairly easy. 2 man limit of 20 is tougher. But happens. Although I rarely keep that many. Usually I'll just keep 5 or 6 for two meals of fresh fish during the week.

My goal when I go out is to get 5 big bites. (I like to compete with the guys fishing the tourneyments) and I throw back anything over 3lbs

***also depends on time of year*** spring>summert>fall>winter

Eta: people are bitching about the 14" limit rule bc 1) they only bring home a few fish after spending a shite ton of money on the trip and 2) they are just going to die in the next storm or :insertintroductionofnon-nativevegetstionhere:
I've been for changing the limit after Gustav. I'm tired of throwing fish back to die

This post was edited on 7/22/11 at 7:04 am

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