A first hand report of the effect of the 2010 BP Gulf oil spill, the gusher that spewed untold millions of gallons of oil into the coastal waters of Louisiana (one of the world's most diverse fisheries).

*** 5-30-2010 *** ****** BP EARL REPORT BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank everybody dat called me, e-mailed me & wrote to me worried and concerned about us & our lively hood, dat meant a good bit to us. We have logged another long HOT day on da water. we had some bad weather come thur early today and stayed pretty much right over us. da Earl is gettin closer every day. i did see a good bit of Earl today on da West side of da Barataria water about 6 miles behind Grand Isle. i did see a few more dead fish today. now we have a Great group of guys workin dis spill cuz just about everybody on da job we know. we have a Safety meetin every mornin before everybody leaves da jackup barge. da earl spill is pretty much in our back yard and our Bosses is amazed at how we fly around runnin thur da marsh. da maps dey have is knot up to date so some of da cuts we look at on da map is only 300 feet wide dat dey want to string boom across it and a couple of times i told dem dey better get 3 times more Boom den dat and dey tell me but Ripp look here at da map cuz it says its only 300 feet across & i tell dem dat map ain't right and dey ask me how i can be so sure & i tell dem cuz i'am out here every day. i told dem between da lil gang of Guides we have on da BP pay roll right now we could tell dem where every blade of grass is. our lil gang is all Made, Born & Raised right here on da bayou. dey keep for gettin we are water people. even when we standin on dry land da water is only inches below our feet. right now we are havein problems with da booms stayin in place but i tink when we get on da backside of da moon and da current don't run so hard we gonna solve dis problem. just about da hole Bayou is shut down for Charter Fishin, Trawlin & crabin. Thanks again for all y'all Prayers & Thoughts cuz dat means a lot to me, my Family and Friends. Ripp

*** 5-28-2010 *** ****** B.P. EARL SPILL CLEAN UP BY Ripp ****** i don't like da way dat line looks right dare, B.P. Earl Spill. well its all over with now, Craig & Dan-Yell fine-lee put dat baby on da ground. it was a 9 pound Baby boy & it was 21 inches long, Shit, it took 2 days for dat Baby to come out. da Baby had a few minor problems but all is good for Mother & Baby now. let me told y'all, we have passed some touch days with plenty Tears da last week down here on da Bayou. every place i been in da last week its all da same. hey Ripp what it looks like out dare & how close da earl really is. now we had da Big President fly down to Grand Isle to look tings over. i sure hope he got an eye full. yesterday we never saw to much earl but da tide has been fallen pretty strong and its holden it back some what. dey have now closed all of Lil Lake, Turtle Bay, now da North end of da Harvey Cut is pretty much da line & if you draw a line from da North end of da Harvey Cut West dat would be da cut off line. now Bay Round on da East side of da channel is all so closed, Bay Round is what you run into on da end of Bayou Duepont. i don't know for sure how much of it goin East is closed. my DRC Boss is Jake, man dat don't sound right at all & it feels worse den dat. dey have asked me take my troll motor off my boat & ask if i would mine puttin a Bemini shade top on it. we all needed to get a VHF Radio for all boats. dey been workin us right around 15 hours a day. dey got Me, Lil Craig, Lil CJ, Kory Joe, Casey & Brock with each a Boss Man. we pretty much each have a section to watch over and right now tings ain't goin to good for dem. dey can't seem to get da Booms to hold together in dem big cuts, a couple of places we have 5000 feet of boom in one line. dey just got to much current in dem deep holes plus we comein into da Moon and da tide for da next couple of nights will be at its strongest. today was da last day for most charter fishin guides cuz each day for da last couple of days dey have been droppin da closed line back towards da North more and more. we all so have to wear a life vest every day all day and today at our mornin Safe-tee meetin one of da boys said dey needed a Full Figured Life Vest cuz dem regular ones just didn't fit him. all of da boat hands have to wear a Hard Hat but we don't have to wear dat yet. cuz we just drivein da boat we can still wear our shorts & flip flops. 2 days ago where i saw da earl slip into da grass i went back dare to look at it today and da grass was just about dead. it hurts me so much so deep to know dat des people knew all da time da earl was headed to us and all dey did was talk about it after dey made a good effort to get everyting in place. now dis is all High-lee educated people dats suppose to be watchin over us, its sad dat every time you turn da TV on somebody is talkin about da earl spill and pointin da finger at somebody else, lets stop pointin da finger and get it done. we know who is at fault. lets made sure dey pay out what is right to everybody dat it affects. B.P. Employee Ripp da use to be Fishin Guide.

*** 5-26-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** No Baby from Craig and Den-Yell yet. it was suppose to hit da ground yesterday but as of right now it still is with its Moma. da BP Earl spill has really ruined our lives in more den one way. every mornin all we have to talk about is da earl spill. dey ain't nothin else to talk about but da BP Earl spill. every day i have seen more and more Earl driftin into our marshes. dat crude earl ain't nothin most people will ever see. i have had Tears in my eyes every day since i started dis job. dey sayin right now if dey stop it today it will take 1 1/2 to 3 years to clean it up and if it goes till August it will be a 5 to 8 year clean up. dat don't sound bad if you say it fast but if you stop and tink about it for a minute, 5 to eight years, dat will make 4 of my Grand-kids miss some of da best Fishin years of dare life with dare Paw-Paw. dis is really just da start. i'am Sorry but for now i just can't type any more. i want to Thank all of our customers for tinkin about us and keepin us in dare prayers. dis is someting dat we can't control for now and is out of our hands. right now we have to hope dey can stop it before it ruins da hole coast line. when i can type dis report with out Tears runnin down my face, i just can't stop tinkin about dat 5 to 8 years with NO FISHIN for us and dats how we make our livein, Shit even da 1 1/2 to 3 years is way more den i want to hear. Shit, i ain't even Ripp no more i'am # with a face in a plastic card so people i ain't never seen before can know i'am workin for dem. Ripp

*** 5-24-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Well dey have shut our Fishin down. as of yesterday i am now workin for BP Earl Company. its pretty Sad on da Bayou here. right now a bunch of Fisherman is workin for BP but we don't know how long dis job will last. most of da Charter Fisherman is workin for BP. i saw Dead Birds today and about half dozen dead fish in one lil spot. our bayou livein life style like we new it is no longer. Shrimp Season is Closed, Oyster Fishin is Closed & Charter Fishin is all so closed and for how long nobody can say. just stop and tink about dat for a while and look at dat thur my Eyes. no fish fish caught by me, no shrimp caught by nobody on dis bayou & no oysters from her. i guess we shoul be glad we got a job but dats knot what we want to do. dey been knowin dis was comein for 3 solid weeks and what dey do, dey drop da ball big time. i gotta go for now and its knot because i'am goin to da ball park or my Bride has someting for me to do. NO, its because dis has made me sick, sick i'am tellin y'all cuz we have no clue when we will be able to Fish again and nobody can give us any answers to when we will be able to perform our own jobs. dis will Hurt our Bayou pretty bad. da 1st. cut is all ways da deepest. Ripp

*** 5-22-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Da Earl is now inside of 4 Bayou Pass in Barataria Bay or Grand Lake. Barataria Bay is now CLOSED for Trawlin & Sport Fishin. right now we are still Open for Fishin but it is a day to day waitin game. dis is really startin to Hit Home Hard for us. we have No Control over what is happenin to our lives. right now its lookin like tings might never be da same Down on Da Bayou. da last 3 weeks dis BP mishap has made our lives rough. its da knot knowin when its gonna get to us dat stays in da back of your mind. i don't tink BP will hire all of us either. i want to Thank Bob R. and guest for fishin with me today & i all so want to Thank Terry B. and crew for fishin with us today and once again tomorrow. we got a good early start cuz Mr. Bob is all ways on time if knot ahead of time. we had a smooth ride out and we jump on dem redfish right away, man i taught we was gonna be back at da dock for 8:30 or so but dem redfish had a different idea den dat. we caught 8 or 7 nice reds right quick den dey just stop comein to da surface. it was like dey never had a fish in dare ever. now we caught some reds on dead shrimp under da cork & we caught some reds on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker. da lake was smooth as we was crossin it and we got to see another Great sun rise dis mornin. dey had bait all over da water as we was headed for our 1st. stop. it was shapein up to be a Great Fishin mornin. you know you livein right when you crossin a flat smooth lake and watchin da sun come up over da horizon and you headed to one of your favorite red fishin spots. Mr. Bob caught da second biggest redfish of da day and it weighed a heavy 10 1/2 pounds and it pulled him all around da boat 2 times. i gotta run for now but will be back here tomorrow with more on da BP Earl spill and another Fishin report. Da Rippulator

*** 5-21-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Da BP Earl Spill has given us more Bad News again today. dey have now CLOSED da beach at Grand Isle. big globs of Tar Balls and Heavy Raw Crude Earl is now washin up on da beach. i haven't seen it up close yet but what we seein on TV is pretty ugly. i tink BP has been miss leadin us all along. dey have way more Earl spillin out dat pipe den what dey have made us to beleive. i said all along dat what dey pumpin into da earl to help make it sink will be worse for us in da long run. what is happenin right now is because of da liquids dey pumpin into da earl at da bottom of da sea floor it has made da earl sink or knot rise to da surface and now all of da booms and earl skimmers dey put out is knot workin because da earl is passin under dem. dem tings is made to catch earl on da surface and can only stay a float for a few days. like da old sayin goes, out of sight out of mind, man how true dat is with dis mess. a few of us got a call today from BP to sign up our boats for work service. dey will be back in touch with us in a couple of days with a day pay scale. our pay will go by da size of your boat. right now we are still fishin at full speed ahead but for how long we don't know cuz we are at da merecy of da Crude Earl's speed of drift & direction. right now everybody is a lil confused cuz we don't know what direction we headed. i want to Thank Terry B. and guest from North La. for fishin with us today and tomorrow plus one more day and i would like to all so Thank Ed K. and guest for fishin with us today. when we get to da Marina in da mornin and do what we do best its looks like any other day but da MorninTalk is all bout da earl. many many Occupations will be changed for a long time to come. my crew was up, ready and waitin when i pulled up to get dem and as i looked down da canal i could see Ed's crew waitin on da boat as well. we got to see a great sun rise on our way out dis mornin. we had a stiff S.W wind and our ride out was a lil Bump-pee. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker. our 1st. couple of stops was a lil slow but we knew dat was gonna happen cuz we was fishin a cross over tide. my crew was 3 brothers and a friend so close he's like another brother. dey hung in dare till da bitter end. now early on we did catch our Limit of Big Rocks. i lost count of how many lead balls and hooks we lost and every one of dem rocks was to big to net. Richard caught da biggest redfish of da day. we caught all kinda of fish today. da fish box was full once again. what ever was in da water we caught it today. we even caught 2 Gator Gars. Ed and crew had a good day all so, dey fished with Capt. Jody H. dey caught dare limit of reds with some very nice fresh water blue cats. Jody told me dat even Ed caught fish today, Damit Boy, i wish i could have seen dat. well i can't play on dis machine to long cuz we headed to da Ball Park. OK, Dear i'am comein. i'am tryin to rap it up right now. OK, i will see y'all tomorrow. Da Rippulator

*** 5-20-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Da BP Earl Spill has now reached da marsh around South Pass in Venice La. its ugly to cuz its dat raw crude, and dat Shit will kill what ever it touches. Our Officals been beggin da Core of Engineers on TV to let dem pump sand around dem outer islands before da Earl would get hear, but dey was shot down over and over and now Da Earl has reached da Marsh, you hear people talkin about Da Shit Hittin Da Fan, well dats how it is now in Venice. Da Shit has Hit Da Fan. dats gonna make it bad for everybody in da Fishin Business. BP has been promising lots of Jobs but we have 1 or 2 people workin with dare boats from da bayou here. i tink its gonna get pretty interesting in da next couple of months or less. we had a stiff South wind when i backed da boat down dis mornin. i want to Thank Paul D. and guest from right here in da Big City for fishin with me today. we got a good early start and got to see a Great sun rise but we only got to see half of da sun at a time. when dat big orange ball was comein up as it got about half way up da clouds was waitin to cover it but once it was up a while it burned off dem low clouds and da heat was on. our ride out was pretty bump-pee. now we jumped on dem reds quick like cuz on our 1st. stop we caught 8 nice reds with dead shrimp under a cork and i mean quick like. Mr. Garland had 4 in da boat with 4 cast and Mr. Paul was still tryin to fix up one of his rods with a gold spoon. i told him he better let me put a shrimp on his line while dey was bitein cuz dey might knot last long. dey can swim away as fast as dey swim in. da water we was fishin in was pretty clear and it was comein in hard. Mr. Garland caught da Biggest redfish of da day and it was a Full Heavy 11 pounds, to be exact it was really one lil mark past straight up 11 pounds. was caught in 18 inches of water. i gotta run for now cuz we headed to da NRA Banquet tonight. like i all ways tell y'all keep a tight line and keep da Slack out. Da Rippulator

***5-18-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Mr. Bob and crew hit 2 good days of Fishin and 2 good days of weather. better day today cuz we never killed one NAT, a few sand flys but NO NATS. now we had a lil North wind when i backed da boat down dis mornin but it wasn't enough to hurt anyting. water was up all so and pretty clear in da Bayou. now Mr. Bob and crew was right on time again dis mornin and we got a good early start once again. we got to see another good sun rise but it didn't last long cuz it got covered up with clouds but knot long after dat Big Sun came up it burned dem clouds off and was shinein bright. now our ride out dis mornin was a lil bump-pee cuz of da wind. YES, its now time to keep dat Sun Block on while you in a boat with NO COVER. put it on when you leave da dock. best time to put it on is before you start to sweat & don't beleive it if it tells you it will last all day long, Dats BULL-SHIT, if you feel a lil heat from da sun on your face, arms, legs, or back go ahead and grab dat bottle and put some more on. we didn't stop in da Marsh dis mornin we went straight where we finished up yesterday but dem fish wasn't waitin on us dis mornin but da tide was still fallin when we got out dare and da water was a lil cloudie. we made a couple of stops and when da water started to come in we moved back to our spot but we didn't catch anyting till it started to clear up. now when it got right we had 3 big reds on at one time and y'all should have seen me tryin to keep dem lines from crossin up. 3 out da 4 of my crew was in dare 70's so dey wasn't dat quick on dare feet but we made out just fine, i had to take da rod a couple of times and pass it under da spear rope and den raise da power pole up cuz dem reds was mean. you could get dem to da boat pretty quick and den when dey saw da boat, day light or me it was like somebody shot dem in da Ass, straight away from da boat pullin out drag. we caught most of our fish on live cocahoes but we did catch some on dead shrimp but all fish caught was under a slidein sinker. Jim caught da Biggest fish today, a black drum dat rocked da scales at 25 pounds or better and while reelin it in Mr. Richard hooked up with one and it went about 13 1/2 pounds or so. we got a good picture of both of dem with dare fish. we did lose a couple of good fish again today to da roots and other under water tings we couldn't see. it was another good day had by all. i want to Thank Mr. Bob and Mr. AB for bringin me some Cherry Dump Cake both days. i know it was hard for Mr. AB to give up his share of Dump Cake to me. gotta run for now, my lil grand-son just called me to tell me dat he passed and he gonna be in 5th. grade next school year, Good Job Buck-A-Roo and Yea, i guess your Maw-Maw gonna take you to buy someting. like all ways keep a tight line. Da Rippulator

*** 5-17-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Da Earl is still in da Gulf. as of right now we still can fish inside. dey tellin us dey did stick a tube inside of da leakin pipe and pumpin some Earl to da surface to a waitin tanker. now one mile down under da surface of da water, i tink dey could tell us anyting dey wanted, dey kept tellin us da leak wasn't bad but we now have Earl from Mississippi to Lake Charles Louisiana. dey have Big clouds of Earl as long as 10 miles long 300 feet under da surface, we all know Earl is Lighter den water so what are dey puttin in da Earl to make it sink, i tink da stuff we don't see is gonna be worst den da stuff we can see. Man what a difference a day can make. i want to Thank Bob R. and guest for Fishin with me today and again tomorrow. Mr. Bob's guest is from 3 different states. 3 of dem in is dare late 70's. now dey was right on time dis mornin cuz Mr. Bob likes to talk with Mr. Basse a lil bit before we leave da dock. we saw a Great sun rise dis mornin cuz with dat North wind we woke up with dey never had a cloud around in any direction. we started right where we ended yesterday but da tide was goin da wrong way and we couldn't lose a shrimp but we was losein lots of Blood cuz dem NATS was waitin on us to stop and fish so dey could tear us a new ass hole and if we would have stayed dare any longer den we did dey would have. i made a couple of more stops in da Marsh but with NO Fish & Plenty NATS we had enough, now da water was like glass so we headed out South, da hole lake was slick as Owl Shit. our 1st. stop was no good but our Second stop dem reds & specks was waitin on us, just about as fast as i could throw dem out we would have a fish on, Mr. Bob ( Da Old Man of Da Sea ) was showin his stuff today. he caught da Biggest Redfish once again, we got a nice picture of him & da fish den released if back into da water. dat redfish was a soild 15 pounds and had a pretty color to it. we caught most of our fish on Live Cocahoes under a slidein sinker. we did try da cork early but we had no luck. now i know Jim caught da most redfish but Mr. Bob caught da most Specks. right where we was fishin dey had some lil roots under da water and every now and den one of dem big reds would run thur dem and dat was it for our line. we lost a couple of good reds in dem dam roots. it was a good day for all fishin, Mr. AB had a good day and so did Mr. Richard, Mr. Charlie didn't make da trip down with Jim dis year but he might make it next year. gotta run for now cuz it Ball Park time once again. all i know is dey better knot have any NATS. Da Rippulator

*** 5-16-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Now was dat some Bad Thunder, Lightin & Rain or what. i want to Thank Tommy W. & guest for fishin with us again today. now i brought my Coon-Ass fryer to dem yesterday evein so dey could fry dare fish for supper and dem Dudes fell in love with dat Fryer. Big Terry said he will have one at his Huntin camp dis winter. we had some very hard rain showers yesterday while tryin to clean fish and it lasted a good while. i tink Tommy & crew got dare supper cooked in between rain showers. we didn't wake up with rain dis mornin but it wasn't far from us. our crew was waitin on da dock again dis mornin to start off da fishin day. my crew from yesterday got right back in da boat with me dis mornin, after yesterdays catch i taught dey would jump ships on me but dey knew i wasn't gonna go 2 days in a row with a Bad catch. now before we left da dock i told Tommy W. to check dem sandwiches so he could see we leavein da dock with some Shrimp Sandwiches cuz dem Shrimp Sandwiches disappeared on him yesterday before he could eat one. dats da kind of Shit dat happens when you ain't catchin any fish, dem people have to do someting to entertain dare self so i guess eatin is as good as anyting else. i'am pretty sure he got to eat one today. we caught most of our fish on dead shrimp under a cork but we did catch a few on Gold Spoons. now we been watchin da weather build up to our North most of da mornin and it was gettin Black & Blue in every direction but South, den we started to see Lightin in da distance and about dat time my Bride called me after she got out of Church and told me dey just had a weather bulletin on TV and da weather was movein straight to us, she told me it would get to us between 10:15 & 10:30 and it hit us at 10:25 and let me told y'all it was a pretty bad one. we all most made it to da camp with no rain but it caught us on da way, we did make it to da camp before da Lightin started. now da Lightin was hittin da ground all around us and throwin back a Orange glow, never saw dat Shit before. it hit pretty close to us a couple of times cuz da thunder & Lightin was only about a half second apart. when we got a break in da weather we hauled ass back to da dock but we caught some pretty good rain on da way in but we had No Lightin. everybody was as wet as you could get before we got back to da dock. we cleaned, bagged & iced up dare fish from both days on off dey went, back in da reel world tomorrow. like all ways keep tight line and keep both eyes on your own cork. Da Rippulator

*** 5-15-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Now dat was a Fishin Adventure today and it Sucker. Dem fish Kicked my Ass today. let me told y'all someting, every turn i made today was da Wrong turn. i want to Thank Tommy W. and guest from North Louisiana and a couple of other states for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. dem boys was waitin on da dock for us to pick dem up dis mornin, ready and waitin to start dare day off. we had a rough ride out dis mornin, we saw No Sun rise dis mornin, cuz it was heavy clouds with rain all around us. now Tommy, Rand & Terry rode around with me today and made cast after cast, if we went left da fish went right. my crew stayed with it till da bitter end, dey never quit till i told it was time to head in. we passed a lot of bad dead water under dat boat today. we caught our few fish on dead shrimp under a cork and we all so tried dead shrimp & crack crabs under a slidein sinker with No Luck. we throwed Gold Spoons with No Luck. dey did tell me da Sandwiches was good more den once. i was glad da sandwiches made it till da end. dem other 2 boats had a good day but like i said dem fish Kicked my Ass today. i tink dem zoomin in on me, dem fish was tinkin smarter den me today. my crew had to stand in da group picture like dat was our fish hangin on da board cuz we couldn't even fill da 1st. row up with our sad catch. maybe a lot of Cold Drinks tonight will make dem tink tomorrow is dare 1st. day of fishin. my crew's fishin day wasn't good but dare Supper will be cuz dey fryin some fresh fish and Burlin some big shrimp with all da trimmins. now dats livein right dare. now when da fish stories start over supper tonight of dem other 2 boats catch my crew will only be able to listen and talk about last years catch. OK, my Bride says i got to get off dis hear machine, Yes Dear, now dats some Bull-Shit right dare. bad enough i didn't catch much fish today and now i got to take Orders. will see y'all right here again tomorrow. Da Rippulator

*** 5-14-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Hey Michael M. was dat a fun day of Marsh Fishin or what. Boy did we have fun crew fishin with us today. i want to Thank Michael M. and crew from Jackson Ms. and where abouts for fishin with us today. da hole crew is down on da bayou and in town for a Bachelor party. dey was ready and waitnin on da dock when we pulled up dis mornin. most of dem boys was pretty young but dey did have a few Dads with dem to watch over dem. da Bride & Groom, well dis is dare 1st. time gettin married. we want to wish both of dem lots of Luck. we had a rough ride out dis mornin and a rougher ride back in dis evenin, we crossed lots of open water. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a cork, we never even tried da slidein sinker today cuz we stayed in da marsh. we was floatin dem corks right along da edge of da grass, to far out from da grass you caught a hard-head but if you could get it close enough where it floated right along da grass you was in da Hot Zone. we caught some nice black drums all so but we had some nice reds and we was just a few fish short of our limit. we got some good group pictures of dem when we got to da dock. dey took out some reds on da half shell for supper tonight and i'am pretty sure dat dey gonna Burl shrimp and crabs for supper tomorrow, Yea dem dudes is livein right. OK, i gotta run for now cuz our other crew for tomorrow is in route. Da Rippulator

*** 5-13-2010*** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Come on down cuz We still OPEN for Business, don't beleive all what you see on TV. da Earl is still off shore but dey are makein plans here to stay ahead of da game. Grand Isle has taken action just in case it starts to drift to da coast, all dis is good for us cuz by havein everyting in place it will take less time if da time comes to put all dat equipment out. dey even get us Boat Captains ready in case dey need us, i went take a class dis evenin dat was givein by BP. i will see y'all right back here tomorrow with a Fishin Report. Da Rippulator

*** 5-11-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Tommy P. and guest from right here in da Big City for fishin with us again today. dem boys was right on time just like yesterday. we gathered dem up some cold drinks & snacks and off we went in search of Redfish and Specks. we had a lil more wind dis mornin but i was gonna ride out to Mud Lake to see just how hard da wind was Blowin. we got to see a pretty good sun rise but as soon as it came up da clouds took it over. we made it to mud lake and it was pretty choppie right dare so i turn us West and off we went dat way. we found some pretty good water and dats where we caught our fish. we caught most of our fish on Live Cocahoes under a slidein sinker but we did catch a few on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker. we was wishin for a day like yesterday but da wind stopped us from crossin da Big Lake. all my crew caught fish but i tink Tom D. was da man today, he caught da most fish & Tommy P. ate da most sandwiches again today. we got some good group pictures of dem when we got back to da dock. hey Tom you was Da Man today. i gotta run for now cuz Buck-A-Roo is playin fast pitch hard ball at da park and me and Maw-Maw got to go and watch him. like all ways keep dat bait wet. Da Rippulator

*** 5-10-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Right now we are still OK for Fishin, da earl is still out off da beach a few miles. Hey Moose was dat some good red fishin or what, dats what i'am talkin about right dare. i want to Thank Moose R. and guest from right here in Louisiana for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. everybody drove in dis mornin and was right on time. we got everybody squared away with drinks and supplies and put dem in da right boat and off we went. to many clouds to see a good sun rise dis mornin. Mr. Moose said we ran so far South he taught dem sea gulls was gonna talk spanish. now we had a rough ride out but we made it out dare in one piece. our 1st. stop was slow on fish catchin but da boat was like a cork out dare today cuz we bounced around till we hit some lee shore. we caught all our fish on Live Cocahoes under a slidein sinker. we got our lines cut 4 or 5 times on lil tree stubs and a lil while later we caught one of dem reds and we know dat cuz it still had my hook and leader in its mouth, now dats some good fisher men right dare. dem boys had we runnin around dat boat for a while cuz dem reds would make at least 2 circles around da boat before dey was ready to let us net dem. we had some very nice reds with some Great color to dem. i had to change my boat wheel dis evenin cuz yesterday comein in i hit some pretty hard runnin thur dat shallow water, i even knocked off some of my skegg but da wheel was da problem, i peeled over 2 tips so dis evenin i changed it but it got to go see da Wheel Doctor. OK, i tink i'am done here for now so i got to go. Da Rippulator

*** 5-9-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Happy Mothers Day to all, Wish y'all have a Great Day. Da Earl has moved a lil more West. dey have Closed a lil more Beach goin West. da Beach is now closed from da Mississippi River all da way to Morgan City along da coast, our inside waters is knot affected yet. i want to Thank Karen D. and crew for fishin with us again today, dey brought along 3 new comers, Charlie, Heidi & Melissa, dis was dare 1st. trip down to da Bayou to fish with us. we had way more wind den we wanted but dey ain't nothin we can do about dat. dem Ladies was ready and waitin on us, i could see dem standin on da dock as we was comein down da canal to pick dem up. we loaded everybody up and off we went. it was a lil chilly ride out cuz it was 65 degrees when i left da house. dem ladies had dare legs rapped up in towels on da ride out, it was a lil choppie all so. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a cork. Miss Trish Won da Money cuz she had da refish with da most spots and it was da Biggest one to, dat ting was right at 14 pounds. way to go Trish. all da Ladies had a good day of fishin. dey got some pictures of dare on da water and we got some good group pictures of dem on da dock. i'am gonna try and catch up on my report from yesterday but we have been jammed up with tings to every evenin when i get back from fishin. right now its straight up 8 o'clock and i still need to go and take a shower. today because of Mother's Day i had a bunch of stops to make before i got home but it was all good. gotta run for now but will be back tomorrow. Da Rippulator

*** 5-7-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I'am SORRY about my reports but my Blog is still down for some reason, y'all bare with me cuz he say he's workin on it. Da Earl has moved a lil more West of da Mississippi River and dey have CLOSED some of da off shore TrawIin for Shrimp West of da river. right now we are still fine and still Fishin. i want to Thank Eric M. and Guest from Baton Rouge for fishin with me today. we had a lil wind blowin when i backed da boat down dis mornin and i knew it was gonna be a lil to much wind to hit da big lake for Speck fishin. my crew was ready and waitin when i pulled up to da camp dis mornin. as much as i hate it i gotta run for now. Da Rippulator

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

*** 5-5-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Right now we are still OK we da Earl spill, everyting is still on da East side, lots of tings is happenin along da coast in preparation just in case it does cross da river but for right now everyting is good for us. Hey Eddie M. was dat a good fishin day or what, Cha Ching. oh dats right you didn't come with us dis mornin, you stayed back to get some R & R. i want to Thank Eddie M., Gene C. and dare hole crew for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. now dem boys was livein right yesterday cuz i got dem 2 sacks of Mud-Bugs to Burl for last night and dey had lots of Cold Beer to go along with dem mud-bugs. i was pretty sure it was gonna be a good day for fishin cuz da water was as slick as Owl Shit when i backed da boat down. we did leave da dock with everybody and everybody was in da right boat. Mr. Gene C. had everyting under control and a good job he did. we had a smooth ride out and got to see a Great sunrise dis mornin. we caught most of our redfish under a slidein sinker with dead shrimp but we did catch a few under a cork with dead shrimp. all 3 boats stayed pretty close to one another. i tink Mr. Gene's boat was out of beer before 9 o'clock and dat was dare own fault cuz we left from where dey had plenty Cold Beer. my crew done a good job today, we caught our limit of redfish and some good ones to. we did catch a few ROCKS, but all was good. we got some good pictures out on da water and we all so got some group pictures back at da dock. i gotta run for now cuz i have to go and get another sack of Mud-Bugs for Eddie and crew for dare supper. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

*** 5-4-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Just come back from Town Hall meetin just to see what we gonna do just in case it crosses da Mississippi River. right now everyting is in place for a quick response if needed. right now we are in No Danger cuz all of da spill is East of da river. i have people callin and e-mailin me about dare Booked fishin trips but right now everyting is still a go. i will keep everybody posted day by day as to what is happenin along our coast. if y'all have any questions please feel free to call or e-mail me. Land Line is 504-689-2665 or e-mail me at hookem@rippscharters.com or rippb21@aol.com . talk at y'all later. Ripp

Monday, May 03, 2010

*** 5-3-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Hey Bailey S. was dat some good fishin or what. i want to Thank Bailey and his Guest for fishin with us today. i know dis is one day late but my Blog has Expired some kind of way and Larry my Web page man don't know why it ended but anyway we have a new plan for now. like i all ways tell y'all you got to have more den one plan. my crew was right on time dis mornin and dey was run down and movein a lil slow cuz dey Own a Bar in New Orleans and since Thursday dey been runnin all most 24 hours a day cuz of da Jazz Fess. now dey was lookin for a lil R & R to settle back down and dares no better way den to do dat den a marsh fishin trip with Ripp. we had a nice ride out cuz we had very lil wind dis mornin, da wind was light and it was comein from da West but was gonna turn to da N.E and pick up and later in da mornin it done just dat. now we got to see a good sunrise even doe we had a few clouds. we started out with dead shrimp under a slidein sinker but never had any luck other den catchin Hard-Heads so we changed over to corks and dat worked best for us. Steve was " Da Man " today, he caught da most redfish and i'am pretty sure he caught da biggest. i know for sure he lost da Biggest one, dat ting took him all around da boat once and wanted to pass under da spear rope and dats when he got away from Steve, as Steve was tryin to pass da rod under da spear rope dat redfish spit dat hook right back at us and off he went. another story about Da Big One dat got away. everybody caught some nice fish on da boat but one man, Big Carl was laggin behind, now he had his cork all over Steve's cork but when a cork would go under it was Steve's cork once again. now Bailey and Dave was holdin dare own on da fish catchin but like i said Steve was da man. dey got lots of good pictures out dare on da water with dare fish. when we got back to da dock dey wanted all dare fish on da half shell and dey had all ready talked to da women and sent dem to da Grocery store cuz dey was cookin dare fresh fish tonight. see y'all later. Da Rippulator

Saturday, May 01, 2010

*** 5-1-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Spill Earl Update, i went and sign up today to let dem know knot to forget about da Louisiana Fishin Guides and dat Earl could hurt our Business all so if its crosses over to da West side of da Mississippi River. Louisiana Fishin Guides generate a lot of Revenue for da state so we want our name to be on da list if tings turn for da worse. still havein lots of people call and check on us but right now tings is still OK for our side of da river. i want to Thank Bob R. and guest for fishin with us today.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

*** 4-29-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Da Earl Spill in Da Gulf of Mexico, its gonna be a mess for lots of people along da coast in more den one state. right now it looks like most of da Earl Spill will stay on da East side of da Mississippi River. our fishin should stay good. i'am sure some will make its way to da West side but right now we OK. Louisiana Crude Earl before its refined is a Mess, what ever it touches it sticks to, its nothin like da Earl dats come out of a can. clean up will be a Long Slow Process. Now dat wind is gettin pass da Limit. it got to give us a lil break sooner or later and da way its goin its gonna be a lot Later den sooner. i want to Thank Ken K. and crew from Tx. for fishin with us today. dey all so in town for da Jazz Fess but dey all ways make time for a fishin trip with us. i guess everybody heard about da Earl spill in da Gulf and because of da spill dey Opened Trawl season today at straight up Noon. Yea, i'am done hookin up da washin machine and dryer, my Bride's washin machine broke but since i had da washer out da way i went ahead and pulled da Dryer out all so and cleaned all da lint off da back of da Dryer and let me told y'all dey had some lint on all da heatin elements, all da wires and da vents. i know why dem tings catch a fire now. its all workin good right now. don't y'all tink for one minute dat all you have to do is unscrew da hoses and hook da new one up, NO, it don't work like dat. you better look for Leaks before you put evereyting back in place. my crew is gonna sit back tomorrow mornin and take it easy den after lunch head out for da city to check out Jazz Fess and eat some good food. i'am off tomorrow but will be back on Saturday. Da Rippulator

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

*** 4-28-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Yea, i know i'am gettin behind on my reports but my Bride's washin machine went out day before yesterday evenin so as soon as i get back from Fishin yesterday we off to Sears and Roebucks to get another one, i told her to use a Washin Board till i got time to get her a new one or go to da washer-tria but dat didn't fly at all, i mean knot at all. i got just a lil smile and dat look. Yea, y'all know Da Look. dem eyes got FIRE in dem and dat Lil smile, it don't say nothin but you can hear dem works and you know better den to say anyting else. i want to Thank Bill C. and guest for fishin with us again today. i all so want to Thank Dennis R. and crew for fishin with us again today. we fished with dead shrimp again today and Lil Craig and crew along with Kory Joe and crew fished with Gold Spoons, dey had to stay right on da edge of da Grass and Slime to make dem spoons work. Yea it was tough throwin dem spoons with all dat wind. we each had some good fisherman and one fisher woman. as slow as it is it could be a lot worse for us. OK, i'am comein, gotta go for now. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

*** 4-27-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Where did all dat North West wind come from, if we would have got dat wind in January it would be 25 degrees or Lower. i want to Thank Mr. Bill C. and Guest for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. i all so want to Thank Dennis R. and Guest for fishin with us again today. man dat wind Kicked our Ass again today and look we never took our Jackets off till we got back to da dock. it was Chilly & Cold all day long. dis weather we been havein got our Fish all confused, knot just da redfish either, all our fish is confused, SHIT, it got us all confused to, should we go East, should we go West, how about North, no lets go South, Shit i got a better Idea, lets just stay by Joe's and drink Cold Beer, now dats a plan right dare. we covered some water again today and our fishin has just been tough on us, da weather and da fish just ain't playin fair. Luckie for us everybody is Happy with a few fish and lots of Good Cajun Food from da Bayou. dam electric knife don't even get hot cuz we ain't cleanin enough fish to make it heat up. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker today, we tried dem Corks but never had any luck with dat. we just Hangin in dare for better fishin days. Da Rippulator

Monday, April 26, 2010

*** 4-26-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** What a Big day we had yesterday, it was our Annual Blessin of da fleet ( Boat Blessin ) down on da bayou and what a good day we had for it. dey had Parties all along da bayou side, every where you looked you see smoke comein from a Pit and everybody standin around da pit had a Cold Beer or glass of wine watchin da cook. now dats Bayou Livein right dare, anyting to Celebrate dares all ways Cold Beer and Food around, lots of cold beer to go around. now as bad as it was on Saturday with wind and rain dats how good it was on Sunday. i know how bad it was on Saturday cuz we fished in dat weather. we had to bring Dennis to Joe's in a boat cuz da Bridge was still closed to car traffic at 3 o'clock, lots of boats bein Blessed. i want to Thank Dennis R. and crew for fishin with us for 3 days. dem boys come in from all over da country. da water was still fallin hard when i backed da boat down dis mornin and i could tell it fell pretty good cuz i had to back da truck way down to make da boat float off da trailer. wind was blowin pretty hard from da West North West. now we had 2 boats today for Dennis and crew and all of dem was good fisherman. we got to see a Great sun rise dis mornin. we started off with dead shrimp under a slidein sinker but never had much luck on dem few stops den i told dem we was gonna run to da South a lil more and dare we was gonna throw some Gold Spoons and see if we can make dat work. we throwed dem tings for a good while with no luck, da cast to catch ratio wasn't good at all on dat long bank. OK, we now on to plan "C" back to da dead shrimp under a slidein sinker, we ran a good piece back to da East and on dis stop we caught some nice Black Drums, no keeper reds yet but we caught a couple of throw back reds. we played back and forth along dat bank for a while pickin up 2 or 3 drums on each stop, knot many reds to report. dey had a lil bet on a keeper redfish with da most spots and dat was caught in Craig's boat. when you just pickin along catchin a fish every now and den you forget what you have in da fish box and when we got back to da dock and started unloadin our fish i taught i was gonna have to use 2 orange baskets for a while but we made it with one but it was a very full one. now we Hopein for da wind to lay down tonight cuz weather wise its really nice and we would like to move around a lil more to see if we can find some fish more to da South. gotta run for now. Da Rippulator

Sunday, April 25, 2010

*** 4-24-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I would like everybody to take a minute of dare time and tink about our Friends in Yazoo City Mississippi where all dem Tornado's touched down Saturday mornin. Now dat was a Tough fishin crew i had with me today. when i pulled up by da camp to pick dem up dey was waitin on me with dare rain gear all ready on and never once questioned da weather. now we had some Bad weather tryin to move in over us but we Braved it out anyway. it was suppose to be all ready rainin by day break and let me told y'all it was missin a good chance cuz it was Black & Blue in every direction you looked. i want to Thank David N. and crew for from up North Louisiana for Fishin with me today. da wind was Gustin to 38 miles per hour most of da time den about mid mornin it started to Rain on us, dats right mid mornin now how we made it to mid mornin with no rain is a mystery but when it did start it turned lose on us, we had ankle deep water in da boat while we was fishin, no big deal just someting extra to talk about. now we only got a couple of Lightin Strikes and i new by da time we got to da camp da Lightin would be over so we stuck it out. now one time it started to rain again on us and da rain drops was so big we all taught it was Hail. a couple of times as i was lookin around i would see dem lil earl platforms disappear in da rain and a few minutes later it was coverin us up. da few fish we caught was on dead shrimp under a cork, now da water was pretty clear and it was up in da grass comein in hard. we started on da East side but move over to da West side but both sides was pretty even with knot much on either side. da wind was Blowin so hard dat when you went to cast out as you put your rod behind you to cast out da cork would still be in front of you, it was hard to get da rod and cork behind you at da same time. John was throwin a Bait caster and he done pretty good for as much wind as dey had but he did make a few Bird nest, one time it was so Bad if he would have got out da boat in da marsh a found a few Lil eggs and put dem in da nest da Moma bird could have moved right in, other den dat he done good. now Big Norton, well dats another story. i tink part of da reason we didn't catch to many fish is Norton was feedin dem for free, he throwed pounds of shrimp off his hook, he was havein Major problems rememberin to Open da Bail, a couple of times he had some really good form but was way short on his distance, as much as i hated to have to give him a few quick lessons in front of his friends i had to cuz we was gonna run out of bait before da day was over. he was averagein about 1 good cast out of six trys and da one good cast was dat it left da boat with da shrimp on da hook, now it could land in da grass or it could land on top of somebody else is cork. one time he asked John where his cork was cuz he was gettin ready to cast and he didn't want to cross his line, Yea Right, with dat 38 mile per hour wind Big Dave N. didn't have a clue where dat cork was goin or if it was goin any where, Shit nobody in da boat had a clue where dat cork was gonna land if it left da rod tip cuz we didn't know if he was gonna remember to open da bail. now between da hard rain and 38 mile per hour wind Big Dave N. did CATCH da Biggest Redfish of da day. now dis was Austin and his Dad 1st. trip down to da Bayou to fish with us and dis was far from what we wanted for dem but dare ain't nothin we can do about da weather so it don't pay to worry about it. now our Boat Blessin is tomorrow Sunday April 25th. and we will knot be fishin but we will make a couple of Bayou Parties, eat some good food and might have a few Cold Beers along da way so i gotta run for now but will see y'all right back here tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Friday, April 23, 2010

*** 4-23-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I been havein some Blog problems da last couple of days with da postin of my Fishin Reports so i'am hopein dis one gets out on time. Hey Danny R. was dat some wind or what. it don't just blow a lil bit no more, now when it blows it cranks it up, 20 to 30 miles per hour is common. i want to Thank Danny R. and crew for fishin with us today. we done a Big Shrimp & Crawfish Burl with all da trimmins last night for dem and iced up some cold drinks just in case dem wanted someting cold to wash down dem Shrimp and Crawfish. dey had a Big Night and it was a late one to. most of dem was a lil slow to move around dis mornin. after we got everybody placed in da right boat off we went to start our day. da wind was all ready blowin when we left da dock and it never let up on us. we did get to see a good sunrise but it didn't last long cuz dem Clouds was waitin in line to cover it up. we tried to fish with Gold Spoons but da wind got da best of us so we went to plan "B" corks and dead shrimp den to a slidein sinker with dead shrimp. dey had a lil bet on a Keeper Redfish da with da most Spots. now Miss Kim ( Da Redfish Queen ) was with me and she caught a Redfish with 7 Spots and we taught we had da money all locked up but Chet's Boat caught one with 8 Spots. now nobody says nothin about dare fish while fishin cuz dey want it to be a Surprise to da other boats when dey get to da dock and bring out what dey tink is da money fish. we got a good group picture of dem when we got back to da dock. now everybody in da crew shared lots of good Food, Drinks, a late night and wine down time among Friends. Thanks again Danny R. for a good time for all of us. like all ways for best results on catchin Fish any kind of Fish you gotta keep y'all Bait wet. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

*** 4-20-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Yea, i know i got a lil mistake on yesterday report on da 9-11- deal cuz i got a couple e-mails tellin me i was wrong on da date. just another lil ting i over looked & i want to Thank dem for bring dat to my attention, at least i know somebody is readin my reports. i put 9-11-2000 and its suppose to be 9-11-2001. correction made. i'am knot gonna say any names but a Lady all so told me today you knot suppose to use to Verbs side by side together in a sentence or someting like dat and i want to Thank her for dat lil information. i asked her if dem Verbs was Stink Baits or someting and where could you buy dem. when i have time i will have to finish up on dat Verb stuff. Yea, my e-mail today was full of surprises. she say she can teach anybody Proper English and its never to late to Learn Proper English. y'all can be my witness cuz i'am gonna invite her to come down to Joe's and have a few Cold Beers with me. now i'am gonna go out on a limb here and say she never met me yet. i want to Thank James ( Dad ) and ( Son ) Adam for fishin with me today. James and his brother Rick was da ones fishin with me on 9-11-2001. it took 9 years for James to come back but Rick has still stayed away. Hey Rick, its Safe now so you can come back down to da bayou. now we had a pretty stiff N.E. wind blowin when i backed da boat down dis mornin and i could see da tide was down a lil more den yesterday mornin. we left da dock about 6:15 or so and we saw No Sunrise again today cuz of da clouds, matter of fact it was 64 degrees when i left da house dis mornin and it felt like it stayed like dat cuz we never took our jackets off till mid mornin. NO NATS today, well maybe just a couple. we caught all our fish on Gold Spoons and we fished some really clear water and we all so fished some very grassie water, because of da tide down about 10 inches from yesterday we had to leave a few places cuz da grass was now on da surface since it was 10 inches lower den yesterday and you couldn't pass dat spoon no where with out it comein back with a pile of grass on it, Shit, you couldn't even see da spoon da grass was so tick. we did see a few fish runnin da banks but we couldn't get to dem, i couldn't even pass da Troll Motor thur dat Slime Shit, now i can cut da grass with my Minn-Kota 101 pound thrust 36 volt Troll Motor, Yea dats right i put a lil plug for Minn-Kota right dare on Ripp's Fishin Adventures but dat Slime dats a different story dat Shit stops you in your tracks. James caught da Biggest redfish of da day and it was a solid 9 pounds and dat ting didn't want to get in da boat with us, it went around my power pole and den around da big motor and some kind of way i was able to get da power pole and da big motor up with out breakin da rod tip or with out losein da fish, it was a good job on both me and James is part. da redfish had us jammed up with short line and da rod tip was pressin up against da big motor. Adam was just sittin back and stayin out of me and James is way, Man i was more nervous den a Hoe in Church on Sunday. we fished a few places with a fair amount of bait on da surface and we fished a few places with no bait and even doe was water was clear dey never had no fish in da places we saw no bait. now Adam started as lil slow but he pulled thur on da second half of da day. we ended da day with our Limit of Nice redfish. between yesterday catch and todays catch James went home with a full ice chest of fresh redfish fillets. Cha-Ching, Cha Ching, gotta love it. Da Rippulator

Monday, April 19, 2010

*** 4-19-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Hey Y'all was dat a pretty day or what. Yea, you could say it was a Cha Ching day. now you didn't have to be in a Boat to enjoy dis weather day but bein in a Boat catchin Redfish with Family makes it a hole lot better. it makes you tink about all da people dats workin in a Office with no windows. i want to Thank Mr. Bob R. and Family for fishin with me today. he had his Son Frank and Son-in-law Ken with him today. now dey got dare a lil early cuz Mr. Bob likes to talk & visit with Da Basse gang before we leave da dock. i all so want to Thank Adam P. and Dad James for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. now we didn't get see da sun rise cuz of da clouds. i tink dey had some kind of lil cool front move thur, now we had Lightin and Thunder for about 5 hours yesterday evenin and into da night and we got just enough rain to wet da black top. everyting passed North of us. Mr. Bob said it was rain on dem when he left his house dis mornin in Metairie. i tink it didn't rain cuz da Church Fair was goin on, lots of Prayin goin on for good weather. we started our mornin off with Gold Spoons and Gold Spinners with a Black and Chartreuse Cocahoe. it was really calm dis mornin and i was Scared shit-less dat dem NATS was gonna carry us away but dey wasn't Bad at all, now Mr. Bob and crew had to spray a lil stuff on dem cuz dey wouldn't leave him and his crew alone for some reason. we got to see a bunch of fish runnin alone da bank and caught some nice ones but da Grass and Slime was really bad cuz da tide dropped down about a foot or so. it makes it had to cast and get dat bait back in without a Ball of Grass coverin your bait. we played with dem reds most of da mornin den i told Mr. Bob we was gonna go throw some dead shrimp cuz he couldn't get right in dat Grass and da Nats was still all over him. now Lil Craig and crew stuck it out in da grass. we ran West and crossed da deep water channel and our 1st. stop Ken caught 2 reel nice reds about 8 or 9 pounds on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker and Mr. Bob had a good one on all so and it cut da line on someting and got away from us, Frank caught a Big Black Drum dat was about 18 pounds or so, now dat was a good quick stop for us, we got a couple of good pictures of dem right dare with dare fish. everybody on da boat caught some really nice redfish. it was a smooth ride back in all so. now Mr. James A. was on Lil Craig's boat and da last time he was fishin with me was on 9-11-2000, dey couldn't fly out cuz dey shut all da Airports down and dey all most didn't get a Rental Car either. i guess it Scared Da Shit out of him pretty bad dat it took 10 years for him to come back, i guess it scared his brother Rick more cuz Mr. James came back with his Son Adam dis trip. now i will be fishin with dem in da mornin so until den keep y'all bait wet with a tight line. Da Rippulator

Sunday, April 18, 2010

*** 4-17-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Yea, i know i'am a day late with dis here report, Mr. Bill all ready called and left me a message lettin me know his report is knot posted but we got so much stuff goin on in April, as soon as i got back yesterday and got done with da fish cleanin and picked up da boat i had to help peel and smash potatoes for da Church Fair and den when i was done with dat i went down da bayou to help Superman cook some stuff for his lil girls 3rd. birthday party so dats why i'am a day late, No Excuses Just Fact. Dem NATS or No SEE-M'S like to took us out of da boat dis mornin but we couldn't leave cuz da fish was comein in da boat like crazy. i want to Thank Mr. Bill M. and crew from Hammond La. for fishin with us dis mornin. now i had dem covered up in Skin-So-Soft but da Nats was still gettin thur to dem, Mr. Bill look like he was cover in Red poker dots but he didn't want to quit, he said it was a long time since he saw fish bitein like dat and i told him its been a long time since i saw fish bitein like dis. let me told y'all dat water was a Root-Beer color cuz of da grass, you could see dat bait comein back at you and you could see dem Reds comein at da bait, what a pretty sight to see. now dey even made me fish with dem. now before all dis happen dey was runnin a lil late cuz dey took da Wrong turn by da Bayou Barn and made a Big Circle so da Sun was startin to come over da trees when we left da dock but we still got to see a Good sunrise and it was a smooth ride out, just a pretty day to be on da water until da NATS got us. now while waitin on my crew outside da Landin dey had a few Nats bitein me so i had a pretty good idea dat we was gonna run in to some in da Marsh or dey would be waitin on us and i was right on both accounts. i had rigged all our poles up with Gold Spinners with a Black and Chartreuse Cocahoe and Gold Spoons while waitin on dem and dats when da Nats was after me. we been fishin in da grass and its a pain in da Ass but dats where da fish is right now, when you throw out you better have dat bait comein back at you right before it hits da water cuz if you let it sink 8 to 10 inches you in trouble, but when dem reds hits it you know its knot grass, dem fish in a couple of days have really turned on and dey hungry and mean. sometime when you get da fish next to da boat you can't even see it cuz its covered in grass. we caught some nice reds to, biggest one was about 8 1/2 pounds but fought like it was 15 pounds. dem Redfish when right is like a Green Trout on Steroids. dem Dudes can pull some drag out. it was some good fishin but i tink my crew was glad when it was over cuz when we left da NATS and Redfish was still bitein. i didn't take any pictures till we got out in open water and when we got back to da dock da wind had started to blow a lil bit and good ting to cuz dey was pretty bad while we was hangin da fish up on da board to take a group picture and dey covered us up by da cleanin table but only lasted a few minutes, thanks for dat cuz i might have been inside with my crew drinkin Cold Draft Beer. now we never had much trouble gettin around da fish cleanin table cuz everybody was inside lookin out at us. i will be back tomorrow but i'am off today but we have a crew comein in dis evenin. like all ways i will catch y'all on da flip side. Da Rippulator

Thursday, April 15, 2010

*** 4-15-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Hey Y'all don't forget about dem Dam Income Taxes cuz its da last day today. i want to Thank Paul D. and guest from right dare in da Big City for fishin with me today. we taught da wind blew hard yesterday but today it showed us what hard means. it was Blowin from da get go dis mornin. when i backed da boat down dis mornin as soon as it slid off da trailer it was comein back at me to get back on da trailer, dats how hard da wind was blowin. my crew was right on time and we got to see a Great Sun rise dis mornin, dat Big Orange Ball came up over da Horizon with out a cloud in sight. i started my day on da East side of da channel, dats right da East side. i try knot to go on dat side to much dat far South but dey caught a few fish over dare early yesterday mornin and we really never caught any fish till da tide started to come in hard. we tried with dead shrimp under a cork and all so under a slidein sinker. da water was pretty good when we got dare but it was gettin muddie fast cuz dat wind had pulled more to da South last night cuz it had way more East in it yesterday and now it was blowin right into da shore line where we wanted to fish. we caught nothin on dead bait but we hooked 3 reel nice reds on a Gold spinner with a Black and Chartreuse Cocahoe and landed 2 out da 3, now we tried trollin but had a really tough time of it cuz of da wind, we caught one while speared down and da other one trollin. with nothin else to do but cross over to da West side we made da move, dey had white caps in da canal it was blowin so hard. we made a couple of stops along da way with no luck at all, couldn't even lose a shrimp other den da ones dey throwed off. i tried both sides of da cut where we caught our fish yesterday with no luck today, everyting can change from one day to da next around here. i moved us down about a 1/4 of a mile and founded a lil point dat da waves wasn't gonna come over da side of da boat when i speared us down. it took about 10 minutes or so before we had our 1st. bite but after dat da Bite was steady for a while, we caught some really nice drums and dey was all about da same size, right at 20 inches. didn't take long to get a ice box full. da bite was a lil funny but once you set da hook da fight was on and when dey got close enough to net dey would kick it in another gear and off dey went. we started reel slow but we finished up strong. y'all know what dey say, da 1st. horse out da gate ain't all ways da 1st. horse to cross da finish line. gotta run for now cuz its time for Paw-Paw to play with da Grand-Kids. Da Rippulator

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

*** 4-14-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Damit Boy, Ernie i guess you could say dat wind banged up on us pretty good today. never let up one time, knot even to catch its breath. it was a steady 15 to 18 miles per hour East North East with gust 5 to 8 mile per hour higher. i want to Thank Ernie K. and guest for fishin with me today. i tink 2 of dem was from Jackson Ms. and da other 2 was from up North, i tink Ernie say dey was Yankee's, is dat right Ernie. now i could see dey was waitin on da dock as i was comein down da canal to pick dem up. i got a lil tip on where to go close by so i put some grubs, spinners & gold spoons on dare lines but dare was nothin to be caught but Grass and slime when we got dare, water was really clear and lots of mullet on da surface but we never had a bite. we did see a couple of fish hit in dem mullets but we couldn't get any to bite our hooks. OK gang, we are now movein on to plan " B " you got to have more den one plan. off we go to da South, no matter which way we run its gonna be a lil rough, dam wind is kickin ass. we made a couple of more stops with no luck, couple of places we couldn't even lose da bait. we tried up in da marsh but da water was pretty cloudie, now our 1st. couple of stops da tide was on stand but as we moved more South West it was startin to come in and we wanted it to move in any direction, in or out up or down is better den it standin still. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker but we did try some dead shrimp under a cork. after runnin thur da marsh and makein a few stops with no bites i decided to try a lil deeper water and our 1st. stop was a pretty good one for us. we landed a 20 pound black drum den a 14 pound black den a 16 or 17 pound black drum before we put a good keeper fish in da boat. after a few of dem big fish was caught and released dem keeper fish moved in on us, nothin fast or plen-tee-full but every few minutes or so somebody would be hooked up. we caught some nice ice box drums and a couple of good reds right dare den da action slowed down, we waited around a lil longer to see if we could get another lil run thur but we had to move, i moved da boat about 30 yards or so and got another pretty good run on big drums just like before, we had a Big Drum on for a good while and all it was doin was goin from side to side and i was pretty sure da line was wrapped around da gills cuz we never could turn da head and after about 20 long minutes it cut da line, we did get to see it a couple of times, now right after dat is when da keeper drums and a few more nice keeper reds moved in on us. we got some good pictures of dem out on da water with dare fish. it was a good day for all, everybody got to catch some big fish, not all was keepers but was fun to catch. we caught a few Trophy size Sheep-Heads all so. now on our last stop of da day we had a reelin rod throwed over board, everyting went over. now i'am knot gonna say any names cuz i don't want to hurt one of dem Yankee's feelins but da man dat throwed it over caught it back before we left to come in. 1st. keeper redfish was suppose to be worth some money but i never saw any money change hands. now dey stickin around a couple of more days and gonna fish in Ernie's boat so i guess Ernie is gonna be dare Guide. i will have to check in on dem to see how Ernie treated dem. don't forget to keep a tight line. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

*** 4-13-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Now dats what i'am talkin about right dare, we need lots more Fishin days like dat. now dat was a Cha-Ching day right dare. i want to Thank Mary L. and guest from Alabama for fishin with us today. Mary is a big off shore Fisher Woman, she likes da excitement and pull of dem Big Fish and called me by Mistake but after about 10 minutes or so of Fish talkin on da land line she decided to make a inshore trip with me. now when i backed da boat down dis mornin it was all ready blowin pretty hard but i had my mind made up on takein dem to da pass for some Bull-Reds on light tackle. i told Mary and crew to be at da dock for 6:15 since we was gonna try and go deep and dey was dare for 6 am so when i finished puttin dare stuff on da boat we headed out. now we got to see a pretty good sunrise on our way out, a few clouds here and dare but we got to see da Sun come up with some very pretty colors. now da ride out was pretty smooth till we hit da openin of Grand Lake, it got pretty choppie cuz da wind was E.S.E. with some good gust but we took our time and made it out just fine. now once we got to da pass it was pretty calm cuz we was hidein behind da old fort. tide was comein in and da water had some good color to it. i had to put 2 lead balls on. i baited up Mary's line with crack crab den throwed it out and handed it to her and told her to let it hit da bottom and den hold da slack out of da line and before i could get da other line baited and throwed out she told us she had a pretty good bite but it let go, now da tide was runnin pretty good and i could see her line with a lil slack in it and gettin more slack in it so i told Mary to reel up some cuz i taught da fish was still on her line and of course she said she taught i was wrong, after about 5 or 4 cranks on da reel she said i tink your right Ripp, imagine dat, me bein right about a fish on da line. she said how did you know dat Ripp with out da rod in your hand, Mary da tide is runnin pretty hard away from us so it should keep da slack out of your line knot put more slack in it. now once she had all da slack out dat ting went to pullin drag off dat reel and she went to screamin with a capital S. she fought dat ting for a good while and when it broke da surface i saw it was it a Big Black Drum, when we landed it i new it was over 35 pounds and it was cuz when i put it on my scale it bottomed da scale out. i asked her if it was worth da trip and she was nothin but Smiles. she said da fight was great and more den she taught it was gonna be. dey caught 13 or 14 Bull Reds from 18 to 29 pounds and a couple of Big Drums over 35 pounds. i took some good pictures of dem with dare fish out on da water. i tagged some fish but knot all fish was tagged today but all was released. all da way back in dey was goin over each of dare catches and what da fish did and how hard it pulled. it was a good day for all and Mary said she been missin some Great fishin for to many years and she comein back and i know dats true cuz she all ready booked another day with me. gotta love it. don't forget to keep y'all bait wet and a tight line. Da Rippulator

Monday, April 12, 2010

*** 4-10-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I want to Wish our Grand-Daughter Abby O. Happy 13th. Birthday, we Love you Abby Do-Do. I all so want to wish my Bride Happy Anniversary cuz April 10th. was da day for dat. now i know i'am 2 days late with dis here Fishin report but i been busy, busy i'am tellin y'all, non stop. we had our Huntin crew in from Bolton Mississippi ( Joe & Kim H. and Kenny & Bootsie E. ) come in for Saturday night to attend Lil Craig and Den-yell's Baby shower on Sunday. i tink Saturday evenin we was to Help da Ladies get da Hall ready and make sure all da Beer and other drinks was iced up right but what i can remember is we drank cold beer 1st. and watched most of da time, got plenty orders but i don't tink we carried a lot of dem out. dem women don't have to say a word to you when you don't do right, dat look is all it takes and most men know dat look by heart, it might only be a raised eye brow but we know what dat means. now lots of perpetration goes into one of dem Baby Showers. i tink i spelled dat Big word right. when you helpin out and takein Orders from one Lady, its rough enough but let me told y'all you in a heap of trouble when you have 4 or so of dem given you orders, dats da only reason why we went to Drinkin first. dats why we got da jump on dem and started drinkin before all da work orders started. now i want to Thank Mr. Hershel R. and Guest for fishin with us again today. da weather was a lil more cloudy today den yesterday when i backed da boat down. our crew was once again waitin on us when we pulled up to get dem. dey was ready to start off another fishin day. dey changed up some what in da boats dis mornin. Mr. Hershel and Nelson changed boats, Hershel jumped in da boat with me dis mornin and Nelson fished with his 2 boys. Yes, you could say i had da Older crowd with me. we had heavy clouds dis mornin when da Sun came up but we only got to see just a peek of it. we caught all our fish once again on dead shrimp. we tried both rigs, a cork and a slidein sinker with dead shrimp under each one. we taught we had da biggest redfish of da day but we come up short on dat but Mr. Hershel and Pastor Bob, dats right, da same Bob dat caught all da rocks yesterday and y'all heard me right da 1st. time, Pastor Bob and i know what y'all tinkin but get y'all Lil minds out of da gutter cuz i was on Good Behavior most of da time, i might have slipped a couple of times yesterday. now we caught da biggest Black Drums but dem young Boys got us by a lil bit on da redfish. we all so got some more good group pictures of dem back on da dock with da fish hangin on da board. OK i gotta go and run some errands for now but will be back tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Friday, April 09, 2010

*** 4-9-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Hershel R. and guest from North Louisiana for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. we had another Cold front come thur Wed. night with some Lightin, Rain and strong winds and dis mornin when i left da house it was 51 degrees with a strong E.S.E. wind but still chilly. let me told y'all, it was a chilly ride out dis mornin for those who wasn't dressed for it. we got to see a Great sunrise with no clouds in sight, dat big ball of Fire came up over dem trees just as Orange as dis here fishin report. it was a very nice day, no wind would have made it a better day but we can't do nothin about da weather so it don't pay to worry about it. i'am pretty sure if it would have been calm we would have had all da NATS we could stand. we picked up our crew at 6:30 and everybody was ready to start dare Fishin day. we headed south west from da pick up camp and Jody made his 1st. stop a lil short of where we was headed. we hit a couple of 4 or 3 spots with just a couple of throw backs but Jody and crew had landed about 6 or 7 keepers, dey had da jump on us. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker, we tried fishin with corks but had no luck. now Mr. Bob was da Man today on my boat, he done OK on da fish catchin but he caught his limit of Rocks early. dey all caught Rocks but i'am pretty sure Mr. Bob was da man, seems like i was steady tiein knots and hooks on his line. a couple of times we pulled up to a corner of Rocks and we could see him lookin for fish on da other side of da rocks. Mr. Bob, please if you don't mind fish on dis side of dem Rocks. a few times my crew looked like dey was playin musical chairs, dey was rotatein spots pretty regular cuz of dare castin, all of da was havein a problem with dare aimer, it was off on both sides. i don't tink Mr. Hershel and crew was havein any problems castin cuz dey caught more fish den we did. we got a couple of good pictures of da group back at da dock with all da fish hangin on da board. all fish was left on da half shell and dey was havein some for supper tonight. it was a pretty good day had by all but just maybe tomorrow will be a lil better. like all ways and for best results fishin you gotta keep da bet wet and you can take dat to da bank. Da Rippulator

Thursday, April 08, 2010

*** 4-8-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Raymond B. Jr. for invitein me to speak to his 12th. grade class today. dey was havein Cajun Day and he asked me if i could do a lil talk on Cajun life and how it was when i was younger and bein raised on da Bayou in a Fishin Community. i told him 45 minutes is knot long enough to cover everyting but i would give it a shot. his class was all girls and i was surprised how interested dey was in our Fur Trappin days. told dem how we lived at da camp with no Electric, no indoor plumbin, no hair dryers. i brought 2 traps with me to pass around da class. i told da girls how da traps was used and how it was set for each animal, how we skinned, molded, dried, stored and sold da Furs. i was surprised dat only a few of da girls have ever been fishin. one girl told me she fished behind her house for 2 years and da olny ting she ever caught was a turtle but it broke her cane pole and got away. gotta run for now, gotta go and check on my crew. talk at y'all later. Da Rippulator

Monday, April 05, 2010

*** 4-5-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Richie K. and guest for da East Bank of da Mississippi river for fishin with me today. dem nats was so bad on Easter Sunday i was a lil scared for dem young boys dat was gonna be fishin with me but it turned out just right, i was glad for a lil wind today. water looked like it was up a lil bit from my last trip, i could tell cuz i didn't have to back da truck as far down da ramp for da boat to slide off da trailer. we had a good ride out and got to see another good sunrise before da Fog and clouds cover it up, it was a lil cool on da ride out and i had to put dem boys behind me and flip da seat around cuz dey was all in short pants and short sleeve shirts so dey was a lil chilly. now right before we got across da lake i could see da Fog rollin in and i told Richie all dem low lookin clouds was Fog and i mean as i was tellin him da fog was fallin down around us, it was like one of dem old Vikin movies, we could see da sun so good but dat heavy fog was rapped around us, now it didn't stay long at all, da sun burned it off within an hour. dey had a lil roller wave in da pass but it wasn't reel bad. water was really ugly for out dare, its been good water up till yesterday, now maybe after it comes in a while it might clear back up but it was ugly when we got dare and all we caught was Hard-Heads and we tried both sides of da pass. i told Richie and crew we needed to go back inside and try da marsh. we hit a couple of spots with knot much luck but when we caught our 1st. keeper in a lil bay dats where all our fish was caught, Richie caught da biggest redfish and it was right over 10 pounds. we hit a few more points in da bay untill we made da hole round. we den tried a couple of more stops in different places with no luck. it turned out to be a better day on da fish catchin den i taught it was gonna be. everybody caught some fish. i gott run for now but will be back day after tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Monday, April 05, 2010

*** 4-4-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Hey Y'all was dat a Good Easter Sunday party down on da Bayou or what. we want to Thank Sid & Tuttie for Hostin da Easter Party and even da weather was Good for all. Sid and crew started early on da Barbecue and had dat ting under control, had smoke comein from under da cover of dat big rotisserie pit, oh yea it was goin strong, even had his ice chest with da Cold Beer close by, his plan was to be done for straight up 12 o'clock noon and he was right on time but at da last minute when he was gettin ready to turn da gas off he had a couple of special request and dat put him one hour more on da pit. when da pit was on and runnin it was a lil Hot but it was keepin dem NATS off of us, dey had got pretty bad for a while, dem lil suckers is all teeth. now Big Chris was in da back yard by his self fryin up about 50 pounds of chicken wings cuz his fryin buddy Lil Craig had Honey Do's to do once again, how many Honey Do's can a Man take before he puts his foot down. i tink he got dare when Big Chris had a half batch of wings left to cook but on Friday he was fired up, man i'am gonna be dare for 8 o'clock sharp, yea right sucker. like all ways we had way more food den we could eat at 2 partys much less dis one and all of it was good. Sid said nobody could go home without taken a couple of plates of food home with dem. dey had a blow up play house for da kids but when dem women got in dare it was hard to get dem out, dey had dat ting a rockin. dem kids had to get out cuz dare Maw Maw's was playin to rough, every now and den one of dem Maw Maw's would bounce dem selves right out of da play house onto da ground right where we was throwin dem horse shoes. talkin about horse shoes, we had 3 good games of shoes, each game was double elimination and each game had a different winner and it was Winner take all. da 1st. round was pretty good cuz every body was still pretty sober but after dat each game was very entertaining for all spectators. dark-ness fell on us right when da last game was over and run us inside and den dey started playin pool for money, dem boys just won't quit, you throw out a dollar bill and its on, dey start taken bets on who dey tink is gonna Win and it don't make no difference what it is. all i know it was a good fun day for all. we cleaned up a lil bit before we left and dey finished up dis mornin, i couldn't make da mornin clean up shift cuz i had to fish dis mornin but dat saved me from havein a bad head dis mornin cuz more den like-lee i would have been over served once again. gotta run for now but i hope to see y'all out on da water. Da Rippulator

Saturday, April 03, 2010

*** 4-3-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** Man, what a Great day we had yesterday at da Bayou Segnette Camp Ground in Westwego La. our Daughter Heidi and Son-in-law Chris brought dare Big 5 wheel camper up dare on Thursday to spend da weekend with lots of friends, i tink dey just about had da hole street booked up, every where you loooked you seen somebody from da bayou. i didn't know we had such a nice place for campers so close to us. da hole gang was dare and just about everybody dare was cookin someting. Big Chris stayed by dat Frier of his, i tink dey had 3 fryers goin on at one time. you could see steam, smoke and smell lots of good food come from every direction you looked. lots of Cold Beer, Wine and some other stuff unknown to man was bein drank to. and YES, when drinkin dat Cold Beer like dey ain't makein no more ever again dare lots & lots of BULL-SHIT goin around all so. hey Jamie am i right on dat. i heard dem women sayin just cuz dey sell Beer by da case dat don't mean y'all have to drink it by da case. when lookin around you could tell who was out and about all day cuz everybody was sun burned. it wasn't hard to tell who had sun glasses on cuz dey was white around da eyes and dare face red. lots of sun burn on dare legs where dare pants stopped, on dare arms where dare shirt stopped and da kids was all muddie and red faced all so, dem kids was havein a ball. just about anyting dey wanted to eat and drink was plenty-er-full. dey was ridein dare 2 wheel bikes, skate boards, golf carts, dey was havein a big time. our grand-son Buck-a-rue was gonna have to be washed off with da hose pipe before he could take a shower. he was a mess, his lil legs was covered with mud, his feet even with his crocks on was covered in mud.

Thursday, April 01, 2010

*** 4-1-2010 *** ****** FISHIN ADVENTURES BY Ripp ****** I want to wish everybody a Safe and Happy Easter. I want to Thank Scott and nephew Hans for fishin with me today. Scott lives right dare in da French Quarter and Hans is in town from Florida for Easter Holiday. i told Hans ( 13 years old ) dat was a pretty good Easter Gift from his Uncle Scott, a Redfishin trip down on da Bayou. now da Bayou was pretty calm when i backed da boat down dis mornin and no clouds to be seen. oh yea, we got to see a great sunrise dis mornin. we had a pretty smooth ride out but it wasn't long before da wind found us, we had a S.W. wind blowin today and man dat water was some low, now some places didn't look low but when we tried to get in a couple of spots i had to back away. we did find some good water but knot much keeper fish to be found. now it warmed up to da mid 70's today, it was 54 degrees when i left da house dis mornin. i can tell y'all dis, we need lots more days like dis with some South wind to bring in more salt water and bring our redfish back to da marsh. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker. Hans had da Biggest redfish of da day and it weighed in at 7 1/2 pounds and before we could put it in da ice chest after a good picture of Hans, Uncle Scott had one on to and after all was said and done it weighed in at 7 1/4 pounds. Hans was da man today, Uncle Scott finished in second place today, way to go Hans. i tink Uncle Scott caught more throw back reds but Hans caught more keeper fish. gotta go but i will see y'all later right here once again. like all ways keep y'all bait wet. Da Rippulator