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re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 7/7/26 at 4:50 pm to
We had a great trip. Caught a ton of fish in Hackberry.

Best week of fishing we've had on the lake in years.

Huge fish fry on 4th of july. Had 20 plus people at the camp, no leftovers.

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 7/2/26 at 3:33 pm to
Hahaha now I want to go to the Weir!

We just got done cleaning fish. Absolute hammer down today!

19 keeper trout, 2 flounder, a big slot red.

Threw back about 100 12-12.5" trout.

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 7/1/26 at 4:41 pm to
Man West Cove on July 4th may be an adventure.

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 7/1/26 at 4:38 pm to
We did better today!

Ran down south.

Found a few trout, a few reds, a bonus flounder, and some black drum!

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 6/29/26 at 5:37 pm to
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I hope you truly believe the saying “A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work”. It’s rough right now



I mean- i've had some days I felt like I should have just stayed at work! Haha

But in general yeah. We're on vacation. Going to try our best to get some filets to eat on. May work our way down to hackberry.

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 6/29/26 at 3:49 pm to
We hit it this am.

Slow morning. One nice red real early. Will try again tomorrow.

I did see a guide post a beatdown of bass, like 4 reds, and some sheepshead.

Think that shows how fresh the Lake is.

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 6/27/26 at 2:25 pm to
If its anywhere near as windy down there as it is in TX right now today would be brutal.

re: Old boat - when to punt

Posted by TFLEX on 6/25/26 at 10:59 pm to
Not really a "punt" situation. Just comes with the territory with old toys.


If the hull is good- just repower it with a new motor and enjoy the peace of mind.

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 6/25/26 at 3:31 pm to
Sent you one the other day brother!

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 6/24/26 at 7:14 pm to
Soooooo ready for a week on the water!

Hopefully the Lake starts cleaning up and gets a break from the rain.

Anybody castnetting any shrimp?

Hoping to put kids on fish.

I love to chase trout. But the Lake changes so much I get worse at it every year. Sometimes I get lucky and snag a few.
My old 6.2 drains off about a 1/2 quart every 1000 miles, so I change filter and everything every 10k.

Mobil One Truck/SUV 5w30 with Wix XP
Completely stock with controls they go for 3-5k now.

Great motors. Just IMO the 90hp is same weight and way more performance.

re: Louisiana Boat Registration

Posted by TFLEX on 6/22/26 at 9:26 am to
I love in Central Tx now. But our camp is on the calcasieu. BR is a bit of a hike.
Rotating them makes a big difference. I'm a coach, and put in a ton of moving every day.

I buy spray deodorant/antiperspirant. Keep it in closet on shoe rack. Quick hit inside the shoes before I put them on every day, and quick hit when I take them off. Works better than any "shoe related" product i ever tried.

re: Louisiana Boat Registration

Posted by TFLEX on 6/19/26 at 5:34 pm to
I am bumping this- i tried searching but couldn't find it.

Thought it was in this thread but I dont see it.

Did somebody post there is a title/registration place in Lake Charles I can use to get my boat stuff switched into my name without going to BR?

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 6/18/26 at 9:13 pm to
Man that's some serious wind. Hoping it finally starts dying down over the next week.

Kids and me are itching bad. Haven't made it down since March we have been so busy with sports.

My daughters All Star team keeps winning. Its like the episode of South Park- they win again i may have to take matters into my own hands like Randy Marsh!

re: Your fav trout spinning rod?

Posted by TFLEX on 6/18/26 at 5:44 pm to
Man my Falcon Coastal XD 7'6 M and ML have been amazing. Probably favorite all time for throwing swim baits at trout. Have a Shimano 2500 on one and a Daiwa BG 2500 on the other. Shimano is a little more refined.

Waterloo Phantom 7'0 M does my popping cork work. Good rod- little stiffer than the others.

Daiwa Procyon 7'6 ML has been a workhorse that I use a ton and let kids use.

Also have a Castaway 7' has always felt good, guides rotted real quick and I had to replace them all.

Best Bang for buck to me - is Falcon coastal ML and a Shimano Nasci 2500. 15lb braid and send it.

re: Deer Rifle Recommendations

Posted by TFLEX on 6/16/26 at 10:32 pm to
Be a man. Shoot 17 cal.

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 6/16/26 at 7:03 pm to
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Caughtem in the marsh sat-sun, handful of nice flounder.
Buddy caught some jacks on the channel at joes Sunday & I had two skips in the marsh.
I’m ready to start fishing mullet on the channel, might even target some big trout. Shoot me an email TF before you come over.



Awesome! Thanks brother. I love fishing the marsh. I really love when they're up north haha!

Yeah I was seeing people catching Jack's on FB before all the rain. Never caught one. Sounds like a fun adventure once.

re: Big Lake lately

Posted by TFLEX on 6/16/26 at 4:59 pm to
We are heading down there for 7-10 days around July 4th finally!

Dying to get to the camp.

Hopefully these storm cells aren't too bad the next week.

Can't wait to catch some crabs, hopefully some fish, and maybe frogs. Need to look if its still open.