Trip of a lifetime

rock · 05-04-09, 09:27 PM

Hi there fellow bassers. I am new to the site. Just wanted to share a rare fishing trip with ya. I recently caught a five bass limit that weighed just over 37 lbs. This is my best trip in 47 years of bassin. These were the two biggest at 10.3 and 10.1 lbs. I thought I was on Lake Falcon! This spring has been a really great year here for both numbers and size of the bass. I have had about a dozen trips where I boated over 80 bass a trip! A bad trip has been about 20 or so. This area of the huge La. Delta has really taken off a few years ago when the Corp of Engineers completed the world's largest freshwater diversion canal. The channel brings freshwater directly from the Miss. River about 5 miles and then dumps it into a huge wetland area about 4 times the size of the Everglades. This fresh water is sent into the Delta to help stem the loss of wetlands caused by saltwater intrusion.
This is only about 2 miles from my house. The first lake that receives the river water is called Lake Cataouache. The average depth of this lake is only about 5 feet, and it is a grass fisherman's paradise ( full of hdrilla). If you love topwater bassin, frog action, buzzbaitin, etc- you'd love this lake. The Bassmaster Classic will be in Alabama next spring, then on this Delta again the following spring. The launch site,( Bayou Segnette State Park), is located only 4 miles from this lake. Since January, there have been over 100 bass weighed in exceeding 8 lbs. I do not know how many that were caught and not weighed in at the two launches that serve this area. The largest bass caught this year was a 13.8 lber. I think the Classic weight record will fall at this one. Then, my bass paradise will be overflowing with wide eyed bassers- lol.

Jim80 · 05-04-09, 09:40 PM

rock nice fish and welcome to the site man .

Jim

rock · 05-04-09, 10:21 PM

Thanks for the welcome Jim.

bcklash · 05-04-09, 10:22 PM

Welcome Rock, we are jealous. Sounds like your having a blast, enjoy it while you can.

Great picture

nofearengineer · 05-04-09, 10:27 PM

Rock...is that your Dad there with you?

rock · 05-04-09, 10:27 PM

Thanks for the welcome BCKLASH.

rock · 05-04-09, 10:31 PM

NOFEARENGINEER, LOL- i'm afaid I am the slightly older dude in the pic.

bamabassman · 05-04-09, 10:48 PM

welcome bait monkey fodder. GREAT FISH! man you know we are hating ya right? hahahahahaa, kidding of course. welcome and keep posting them pics. i vow to one day fish that lake. want to know what it feels like to hang on for dear life trying to bring one of those bass in. thanks for the pics again.

rock · 05-04-09, 10:54 PM

bamabassman.. If you ever get down to New Orleans, give me a shout, I live about 20 miles southwest of the city out in the swamps. Will take you on a trip like no other.

bamabassman · 05-04-09, 11:01 PM

oh man where were you when i lived in mobile, al.? hahahaha, my wife has brothers and sisters still in mobile. ol wtl, is down there now, take him if he asks, he is a great guy. a very good friend of mine. we'll hit you up on that trip too. always wanted to fish dem swamps. really have. we'll come one day.

rock · 05-04-09, 11:21 PM

bamabassman- My mom's folks all live in Mobile, thats where she is from. I remember years ago fishing the causeway and all the rivers coming into the bay with my cousin Bryant. Also had great times on Dalphin Island gigging flounders and fishing for speckled trout.

carolina-rig-01 · 05-04-09, 11:28 PM

that is amazing, congrats on a great trip. we were down at the classic in shreveport and it sure is beautiful down there.

welcome to the site by the way.

BassinID · 05-04-09, 11:34 PM

Thought you two were brothers

like the two bucketmouths you are holding. Welcome!

Bassboss · 05-05-09, 08:23 AM

Wow! That's great!! Is that you to the right?

Naw, just messin with ya!

Those are some monster bass! Good luck, and hope you break that lake record!

welcome to sight btw!

MississippiBoy · 05-05-09, 09:10 AM

Wow, that's some great fishing. I've got a brother-in-law that lives in Covington...wonder if I could scam my wife into letting me run down your way next time we go to "visit..."

bamabassman · 05-05-09, 05:48 PM

mb, call me when ya go ok? we'll hit together,hahahaha.

MississippiBoy · 05-05-09, 06:05 PM

What if I don't want you to know where my new honey hole is?

Assuming rock lets me in on the secret, that is...

66KingFisher · 05-05-09, 06:22 PM

Man, those are some NICE bass.....onna these days I wanna fish in a hole of water that has bass that size in it....congats on the catch and welcome to the forum.

woody · 05-05-09, 06:41 PM

This here is one of the reasons why I want to move way down south.

Welcome aboard Rock, and "thumbs up" on your great introduction!

~Mark

MississippiBoy · 05-05-09, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody

<snip> This here...<snip>

Come on down, Woody...you're already talkin' like one of us...

BigBassin144 · 05-05-09, 08:01 PM

Hey man, awesome fish!

And welcome to the Nut-house!

BB

bamabassman · 05-05-09, 08:24 PM

yea woody you'll fit in like flynn, hahahahaha.

rock · 05-05-09, 08:26 PM

Hey fellows. Appreciate everyone making me fell welcome on the site. Sounds like we are all a bunch of bass addicts- hey, ya can't be all bad- lol!

Bubba_Bruiser · 05-06-09, 10:31 PM

Sounds like an awesome place to wet a hook. I live about 90 miles north of Nola, I might have to make some plans.

brushhog · 05-06-09, 10:43 PM

Rock, I figure it is about 30 hours of driving form here.... See you around 5am Friday

05-04-09, 09:27 PM	#1
rock BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Luling, Louisianna Posts: 13	Trip of a lifetime Hi there fellow bassers. I am new to the site. Just wanted to share a rare fishing trip with ya. I recently caught a five bass limit that weighed just over 37 lbs. This is my best trip in 47 years of bassin. These were the two biggest at 10.3 and 10.1 lbs. I thought I was on Lake Falcon! This spring has been a really great year here for both numbers and size of the bass. I have had about a dozen trips where I boated over 80 bass a trip! A bad trip has been about 20 or so. This area of the huge La. Delta has really taken off a few years ago when the Corp of Engineers completed the world's largest freshwater diversion canal. The channel brings freshwater directly from the Miss. River about 5 miles and then dumps it into a huge wetland area about 4 times the size of the Everglades. This fresh water is sent into the Delta to help stem the loss of wetlands caused by saltwater intrusion. This is only about 2 miles from my house. The first lake that receives the river water is called Lake Cataouache. The average depth of this lake is only about 5 feet, and it is a grass fisherman's paradise ( full of hdrilla). If you love topwater bassin, frog action, buzzbaitin, etc- you'd love this lake. The Bassmaster Classic will be in Alabama next spring, then on this Delta again the following spring. The launch site,( Bayou Segnette State Park), is located only 4 miles from this lake. Since January, there have been over 100 bass weighed in exceeding 8 lbs. I do not know how many that were caught and not weighed in at the two launches that serve this area. The largest bass caught this year was a 13.8 lber. I think the Classic weight record will fall at this one. Then, my bass paradise will be overflowing with wide eyed bassers- lol.

05-04-09, 09:40 PM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	rock nice fish and welcome to the site man . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

05-04-09, 10:21 PM	#3
rock BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Luling, Louisianna Posts: 13	Trip of a Lifetime Thanks for the welcome Jim.

05-04-09, 10:22 PM	#4
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Welcome Rock, we are jealous. Sounds like your having a blast, enjoy it while you can. Great picture __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

05-04-09, 10:27 PM	#6
rock BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Luling, Louisianna Posts: 13	Trip of a lifetime Thanks for the welcome BCKLASH.

05-04-09, 10:27 PM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Rock...is that your Dad there with you?

05-04-09, 10:31 PM	#7
rock BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Luling, Louisianna Posts: 13	NOFEARENGINEER, LOL- i'm afaid I am the slightly older dude in the pic.

05-04-09, 10:48 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	welcome bait monkey fodder. GREAT FISH! man you know we are hating ya right? hahahahahaa, kidding of course. welcome and keep posting them pics. i vow to one day fish that lake. want to know what it feels like to hang on for dear life trying to bring one of those bass in. thanks for the pics again. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-04-09, 10:54 PM	#9
rock BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Luling, Louisianna Posts: 13	bamabassman.. If you ever get down to New Orleans, give me a shout, I live about 20 miles southwest of the city out in the swamps. Will take you on a trip like no other.

05-04-09, 11:01 PM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	oh man where were you when i lived in mobile, al.? hahahaha, my wife has brothers and sisters still in mobile. ol wtl, is down there now, take him if he asks, he is a great guy. a very good friend of mine. we'll hit you up on that trip too. always wanted to fish dem swamps. really have. we'll come one day. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-04-09, 11:21 PM	#11
rock BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Luling, Louisianna Posts: 13	bamabassman- My mom's folks all live in Mobile, thats where she is from. I remember years ago fishing the causeway and all the rivers coming into the bay with my cousin Bryant. Also had great times on Dalphin Island gigging flounders and fishing for speckled trout.

05-04-09, 11:28 PM	#12
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	that is amazing, congrats on a great trip. we were down at the classic in shreveport and it sure is beautiful down there. welcome to the site by the way. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

05-04-09, 11:34 PM	#13
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	Thought you two were brothers like the two bucketmouths you are holding. Welcome!

05-05-09, 08:23 AM	#14
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Wow! That's great!! Is that you to the right? Naw, just messin with ya! Those are some monster bass! Good luck, and hope you break that lake record! welcome to sight btw! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-05-09, 09:10 AM	#15
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Wow, that's some great fishing. I've got a brother-in-law that lives in Covington...wonder if I could scam my wife into letting me run down your way next time we go to "visit..." __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

05-05-09, 05:48 PM	#16
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	mb, call me when ya go ok? we'll hit together,hahahaha. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-05-09, 06:05 PM	#17
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	What if I don't want you to know where my new honey hole is? Assuming rock lets me in on the secret, that is... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

05-05-09, 06:22 PM	#18
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Man, those are some NICE bass.....onna these days I wanna fish in a hole of water that has bass that size in it....congats on the catch and welcome to the forum.

05-05-09, 06:41 PM	#19
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	This here is one of the reasons why I want to move way down south. Welcome aboard Rock, and "thumbs up" on your great introduction! ~Mark

05-05-09, 08:01 PM	#21
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Hey man, awesome fish! And welcome to the Nut-house! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

05-05-09, 08:24 PM	#22
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	yea woody you'll fit in like flynn, hahahahaha. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-05-09, 08:26 PM	#23
rock BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Luling, Louisianna Posts: 13	Hey fellows. Appreciate everyone making me fell welcome on the site. Sounds like we are all a bunch of bass addicts- hey, ya can't be all bad- lol!

05-06-09, 10:31 PM	#24
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Sounds like an awesome place to wet a hook. I live about 90 miles north of Nola, I might have to make some plans. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

05-06-09, 10:43 PM	#25
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Rock, I figure it is about 30 hours of driving form here.... See you around 5am Friday __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

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