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Posted on 12/10/12 at 7:35 pm to sloopy
We were in Venice Marina a couple of years too. Jeff was running the hoist. Haven't been in a bit.
Get a. Few people together ( preferably a friend who is a carpenter) and build it yourself.
We built ours for about $15k in mid 80s dollars and sold it fifteen years later for close to $100k.
Do it. It was a great time and experience. I love it there even though I don't get down there much anymore.
Get a. Few people together ( preferably a friend who is a carpenter) and build it yourself.
We built ours for about $15k in mid 80s dollars and sold it fifteen years later for close to $100k.
Do it. It was a great time and experience. I love it there even though I don't get down there much anymore.
Posted on 12/10/12 at 7:48 pm to Martini
Did you have it on a barge or pontoons?
Posted on 12/10/12 at 7:49 pm to Martini
The limit on rabbits is 8 you were four over.
Jus sayin
Jus sayin
Posted on 12/10/12 at 7:56 pm to swampdeer57
Well it was me, my older brother and a very well known LSU football player who was on the 59 championship team. So I guess I misspoke. I'd say I had five. I remember getting ready to shoot on that ran back towards us and as I followed it my brother said "that's my foot you are about to shoot"
I'm sure anyone on here that has experience in Port Eads would know that particular time group.
I'm sure anyone on here that has experience in Port Eads would know that particular time group.
Posted on 12/10/12 at 8:12 pm to Martini
Posted on 12/10/12 at 8:51 pm to swampdeer57
I'll say this. Those marsh rabbits are huge.
And man they eat good.
And man they eat good.
Posted on 12/10/12 at 9:00 pm to Martini
Martini, I bet your friends initials are WR and I know him and still hunt with him quite a bit. Stay at his houseboat quite a bit also. That is a great area for sure. I LOVE it.
Posted on 12/10/12 at 9:17 pm to Da Hammer
Well I didn't think I was hiding that one well. Is he still down there and hunting? It's been awhile since I've seen him but that as well as about another dozen houseboats surrounding all of us was a great group. I've just moved to other venues.
I'll say this. That's a hard hunt and trip. Hard on boats, gear, persons, dogs everything. I've gotten a bit older and tried to make it a bit more comfortable but there is something to be said about a pirogue, a sack of decoys, an 870 pump, a five gallon bucket to sit on and a crazy black lab that might break on shot, but would ALWAYS find that bird and bring it home. A thermos full of hot coffee, a good Marlboro ( which I gave up fifteen years ago) freezing your arse off after fighting the fog, watching the sun rise and busting a double Widgeon. When done making a good cocktail and admiring the ability of your dog that you trained yourself while cleaning your bounty, your gear and heating up the cast iron pot. A nice little nap, a belly full of your kill and again you go.
Life in Louisiana. It's not a bad deal and I've been at it for fifty years.
I went to school with his kids.
I'll say this. That's a hard hunt and trip. Hard on boats, gear, persons, dogs everything. I've gotten a bit older and tried to make it a bit more comfortable but there is something to be said about a pirogue, a sack of decoys, an 870 pump, a five gallon bucket to sit on and a crazy black lab that might break on shot, but would ALWAYS find that bird and bring it home. A thermos full of hot coffee, a good Marlboro ( which I gave up fifteen years ago) freezing your arse off after fighting the fog, watching the sun rise and busting a double Widgeon. When done making a good cocktail and admiring the ability of your dog that you trained yourself while cleaning your bounty, your gear and heating up the cast iron pot. A nice little nap, a belly full of your kill and again you go.
Life in Louisiana. It's not a bad deal and I've been at it for fifty years.
I went to school with his kids.
Posted on 12/10/12 at 9:56 pm to Martini
Yes he still has a house boat in Venice Marina. It's on the outside row, gray about ten or so down. He still fishes and hunts down there quite a bit. He fishes more than he hunts, but is down there a lot still.
There is nothing like being down there, once it gets in your blood it's hard to get it out. Although I'll pass on the fog now a day, even with radar it's just not a fun experience.
There is nothing like being down there, once it gets in your blood it's hard to get it out. Although I'll pass on the fog now a day, even with radar it's just not a fun experience.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 6:55 am to Martini
No truer words have been said about a Venice hunt that doesn't invoke a mud boat.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 7:52 am to Martini
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I'll say this. That's a hard hunt and trip. Hard on boats, gear, persons, dogs everything. I've gotten a bit older and tried to make it a bit more comfortable but there is something to be said about a pirogue, a sack of decoys, an 870 pump, a five gallon bucket to sit on and a crazy black lab that might break on shot, but would ALWAYS find that bird and bring it home. A thermos full of hot coffee, a good Marlboro ( which I gave up fifteen years ago) freezing your arse off after fighting the fog, watching the sun rise and busting a double Widgeon. When done making a good cocktail and admiring the ability of your dog that you trained yourself while cleaning your bounty, your gear and heating up the cast iron pot. A nice little nap, a belly full of your kill and again you go.
Nothing like it. Although some days are definitely better than others. There is a fine line between a great day on the water and being miserable.
Always hated when the fog was so thick you couldn't see the front of the boat. Being born and raised down there, I can remember me and my buddy in our teens heading down the river in our flat boat going hunting with the fog so thick you couldn't see your hand in front of your face (we weren't the smartest fellows back then
). Before you knew it you could hear the ships coming and you knew that we'd drifted to towards the middle of the river. Then we'd make a break for the bank and hope we were headed in the right direction. Those were the days.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 7:54 am to ROUSTER
That sounds scary as hell, I don't mess around with fog.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:05 am to sloopy
I had my fair share of those fog events. Stay in the duck pond just a little too late and it would set in. Try to shoot across Head of Pass into South Pass with no radar listening to the captains tell you that you are an idiot. I bounced down the bank of South Pass one night and finally just ran up on a mid flat, dropped an anchor and went to sleep. I figured on a mud flat I had at least a shot a pilot boat wouldn't hit me.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:32 am to Da Hammer
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There is nothing like being down there, once it gets in your blood it's hard to get it out.
This is very true.
I've had quite a few run ins with fog myself. Once had to pretty much idle from 1st spillway in southwest pass all the way to Venice in the dark. Could barely even see the rocks in the river to guide me to Venice. Got about 100-150ft away from a fully-lit up cruise ship before I could see any lights. I think it took me 4+ hours to get up the river that night.
We used to kill the engine before crossing to listen for boats all the time in the fog. I prefer not to do that anymore.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:33 am to ROUSTER
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Being born and raised down there,
How old are you? I was born down there also.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 8:45 am to Martini
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Martini
I know I know you--I just cannot figure it out. I used to hang out around the ole houseboat Snapper and the old off level houseboat (can't remember the name of it) owned by Dr. D and the Hunter boys. Is that the same houseboat you were in on?
I remember those old days where we'd duck hunt in the morning, catch a limit of trout and reds after and the go kill a hog or deer in the evening. I had no idea how good we had it.
I also remember Buzzy. I killed one of his pet ducks out of season with a bb gun from a moving boat at 50 yards (I was 12). He threatened to call the game warden, but my uncle bullshitted him and slipped him $50 and all was forgotten. I have Port Eads stories for days...
This post was edited on 12/11/12 at 8:48 am
Posted on 12/11/12 at 11:58 am to JasonL79
Jason I went to school with your older brother/cousin Steven at DHA a LOOOOONG time ago.
Always loved living down there.
Always loved living down there.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 1:15 pm to ROUSTER
I actually went to DHA too but only for Kindergarten in 1985. So you are a little older than me.
Posted on 12/11/12 at 1:34 pm to JasonL79
I am a member of the nobgfc. We are supposed to lease one of the buildings as a clubhouse like in the good ole days.
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