Fishing Reports: New Orleans, Louisiana including Lafitte and the Barataria Estuary

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

*** 5-7-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** It just looks like we gonna have to fish in da wind dis year. i want to Thank Roger N. again for fishin with me today & i also want to Thank Eddie M. & guest from Ms. for fishin with us today & again tomorrow. luckie i didn't worry to much about where we was gonna fish today cuz it just wasn't gonna happen, beside da wind blowin 25 plus mph da water was low low. you can knot figure da weather out or da water, don't have a clue why it was fallin dis mornin & knot comein up. we caught most of our reds on Spinner baits with a fake cocahoe, we did catch a couple on gold spoons but it looked like dat spinner bait was da ticket today. you didn't have many cast to hit your spot cuz we was sailin down da bank, we had to go back & make 4 or 3 passes to hit every lil cut along den islands. man when you made your cast your better close dat bail before your bait hits da water cuz if you waited till your bait hit da water dat was about 30 feet more line out den you needed, den when we caught a red i had to run back dare and chunk da spear down to stop us from blowin in da weeds. we caught our limit of reds but we worked for dem reds, every now & den your bait would hit on one & if he missed it da wind was blowin your line & you could see him tryin to catch up to it, sometime he would but most of da time knot. we got a couple of more crews in for tomorrow & i have to go & check on dem so i will see y'all tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

*** 5-6-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Roger N. from Arizona for fishin with me today & again tomorrow. he was by himself on dis here trip, come to fish & catch up on a lil rest. went talk with him yesterday evenin for a lil while when he got in & got everyting in order for dis mornin. he was waitin on da dock for me when i pulled up, hands full of equipment ready for his trip. we had a pretty stiff N.E. wind again dis mornin so between da wind and low water i couldn't go where i wanted to start our mornin off but i told Roger maybe after while da wind might die down & we can go give da spot a try. we started out with gold spoons in some very nice water, seen a couple of fish break off da bank but nothin like we been seein. we did have a couple of reds follow da spoon right to da boat den turn off. we den hit a couple of more spots & tried some live cocahoes under a cork & even tried a couple of Hoes on da bottom under a slidein sinker, we caught a couple of nice reds & 7 nice specks den it look liked dey all got lock jar at da same time. i told Roger Bull-shit on dis we was gonna make a lil move to da marsh & dare we was gonna throw dem gold spoons again cuz dats whats been workin for us and dat was our meal ticket for da day, we caught some nice reds & we missed a bunch of nice reds. well i wouldn't say we missed dem reds cuz boy was dey actin funny with dat spoon, you could see dem comein behind dat spoon & dey would just bump it with dare nose or sometime dey would hit it like a freight train & spit it right back at you, sometime you would hook dem & dey would be pullin out drag & Bam before you know it dat spoon was comein right back at you. now some of dem reds would just keep followin it and hittin it till dey got it, couple of times you would run dat spoon to da rod tip waitin for dem to hit it & when you went to pull it out of da water dats when dey would try to grab it. Roger caught him some nice reds, bought himself a new rod & he broke it in da right way. while workin on our limit we tagged & released a nice mess of reds, even tagged a couple of 17 inchers & released dem to. Roger and I didn't have to go to any other spots but tomorrow is a different day but we ain't gonna worry about it till we see what da weather is like in da mornin, tink about it, worry about it and get up tomorrow and still can't do what you want cuz of da weather it just ain't worth it. sleep good and worry about it tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Monday, May 05, 2008

*** 5-5-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Man Today Fishin was all most like workin on a reel job. i want to Thank Bob R. & guest for fishin with me today. both Mr. Bob's guest was from Ms. dey was dare right on time dis mornin, Mr. Bob is allways on time. i taught today was gonna have way less wind den yesterday but i was WRONG on dat. don't know where all dat dam wind came from but it was puttin down on us today. we started our mornin off lookin for some specks ( slime-e fish ) hit a couple of holes with live cocahoes under a slidein sinker but all we caught was Dam Hard Heads, after we caught enough hard heads we tried a couple of ponds in da marsh but da tide was comein in so strong it had everyting where we was muddie so we went back out on da edge of da lake lookin for specks again just kinda waitin for da water to rise up, waitin for da rise was a lil while but we still didn't catch any specks. we started off in da marsh with live cocahoes under a cork den we would change up to a shrimp every now & den, we caught a couple nice reds like dat den it just look like dey locked up so i changed everybody over to gold spoons & put da troll motor in da water & off we went, now we didn't see near as many reds as we did a couple of days ago in dare but we did catch 7 nice reds & 2 Flounders, we missed a couple of nice reds. now da ones we did catch we got to see dem chase dat gold spoons all da way to da boat. Mr. Bob was havein a tough go of it with dat spoon, he was in da back of da boat & da wind was givein him trouble cuz we was fishin some tight spots & time he got da spoon where it was suppose to go den da line would be in da grass. i had da 2 Chris's up on da Bow with me so dey had a better shot & angle on where to cast. Dr. Chris C. while up dare with me he caught a couple of nice reds & he got to see dem reds follow dat spoon until dey caught it. he was pretty excited about seein dat, i told him it just don't get any better den dat. you could say dem reds was dat deep deep gold or bronze colored from bein up in dat grass, da water was right as could be for us, dem 2 Chris's is havein a tough go of it dis year dey just can't catch da weather right. allways someting weather wise comein or goin or just hit right before dey get here. all & all it was a pretty good day for us, like i said we got to see all da ones we caught & dey got to see a few reds passin right on side of da boat or goin right under da boat. OK dats Mr. Roger N. on da phone he flew in from Arizona to fish with me for da next couple of days, i got to go & meet with him for a minute. see y'all tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Sunday, May 04, 2008

*** 5-4-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Another big front cool came in last night after all dat bad weather we got yesterday mornin. i want to Thank James & guest for fishin with me today, now 2 of dem boys was from out dare in Oregon & James & Derick is from somewhere around Baton Rouge. i ordered dem 40 pounds of Burled Crawfish with da Trimmins from Higgins for yesterday evenin for dem for dare supper plus lots of cold beer i iced up myself for dem. all of it showed dis mornin to, dem boys was slow to get movein around dis mornin. i went up stairs dis mornin to get da ice chest & what ever beer dey didn't drink to put in da boat & to my surprise dey had 2 cans of beer left & James told me dey had to run to da Pig for another case to finish off da night, now dats put it away my friend. mostly water was drank on da boat today. i got dem all piled up in da boat & off we go & dat dam wind was flat dee puttin down & you know right after daybreak its gonna hit another gear for sure. we started off with live cocahoes under a cork den we tried some dead shrimp under a cork just to mix it up & we ended up pickin a couple of redfish here & dare. i had to give a couple of quick lessons on castin dis mornin and everybody picked it up for da most part. i tink dem Oregon boys wanted a lil moss to bring back home cuz every time we got close to a oak tree dats where dare spoon landed when da cast was done. i told dem when you look back & you see da guy dats hollarin he's caught & den you see dare line goin straight up dats knot a good sign. after a few castin lessons & about 2 hours of fishin with corks i told dem we had to make a lil move & now we was gonna try castin dem gold spoons, off we went, oh yea we caught lots of grass & slime on dem gold spoons but we caught some reds cruisein dem grass beds. da water was dat root beer color & dem reds was as gold as could be, man when you could see dem reds comein up right behind dat spoon & you see dem open dare mouth & dat gold spoon just goes out of sight, it just don't get any better den dat. we got to take us a couple of good group picture back at da dock. dey all got cleaned up while i cleaned & bagged dare fish, we iced it all up for dem & off dey went. oh yea before i forget Teddy T. i now know why you got rid of your boat, James told me his boat was a lot faster den yours, just goin by what i was told. Da Rippulator

Saturday, May 03, 2008

*** 5-3-2008 *** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Y'all know me & my sayins. well today i tink i'am gonna have to modify one of my sayins. i all ways say like a Cow Pissin on a Flat Rock, we today i tink it was a Frickin Herd of Elephant pissin on a flat rock, y'all talk about some inches of rain fallin in a short time, we got it dis mornin. now it was suppose to be rainin when we got up dis mornin but dat never happened. i want to Thank Todd A. & guest from Ms. for fishin with me again today, it might have been a short trip but got dam it was a good one. we left da dock with a strong gusty south wind but dats how it was yesterday also but today we had some bad weather to our south west movein East & we new it was gonna get us but dem reds was waitin on us. i had to put a lil fire under dare bottom dis mornin cuz i new we wouldn't have long to fish. i loaded dem up after dey got a few groceries for da trip & off we went. we didn't run as far out dis mornin as we did yesterday cuz of da bad weather comein. i put us some Gold Spoons & dem Slug O's back on dis mornin cuz we was back in da grass. it didn't take Todd long at all to put da 1st. fish in da boat. well we caught 2 or 3 reds on dem slug o's & Chase went to bitchin about his gold spoon, or yea Mr. Ripp y'all got dem other baits on & you put dis here gold spoon on me & Tanner's rod & nothin won't bite dis here gold spoon, why you done dat Mr. Ripp. now we didn't go 15 feet before he had a nice red chase his spoon right up next to da boat, now on his next cast he caught dat red den Tanner started catchin a few & dat was it for da bitchin about dat spoon don't catch fish. matter of fact da 2 Dads had to change over to spoons. it started to rain on us pretty good at one point so i got out da rain gear & da 2 Dads got off da Bow for a minute or 2 & dem 2 young boys jumped up on da bow of da boat & started catchin dem reds Quick, i'am talkin like every other cast one of dem would have a nice redfish hooked up again. dey done dat for a lil while den we got one BIG BIG bolt of lightin reel close to us so dat was it for us. we ended our short mornin with 23 nice redfish. picked everyting up & packed away what we could & off we went headed for da dock, i could see it gettin pretty black lookin off to our North west & now it was startin to rain a lil harder & blowin about 30 or so with stronger gust, my Bride had called and told me da weather was gettin ready to hit us & get bad but it was to late for us to stop or turn back so i pushed down on da gas a lil more still headed for da dock, we hit da bay & dat temperature dropped down about 20 degrees or so & dat Lightin was flyin around us pretty good & pretty steady, now it was really rainin on us, sting you say, you dam right it was stingin me, felt like needles hittin me in my face, shit i could hard-lee see while runnin but i couldn't stop, didn't know what was in dat dare dark cloud hangin over us but i didn't want to stick around to see either. we made it back to da dock safe but as wet as a body can get with out prunein up. we had to wait about 30 minutes or so before we could get da fish out of da boat. i tink Chase & Tanner out fished dare Dad's today by a fish or 2 but it still was a good game. gotta go & get 40 pounds of Burled Crawfish for my crew comein in for tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Friday, May 02, 2008

*** 5-2-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Mise well Let it Blow, don't look like we can do anyting about it anyway. man i barley had to back da truck up dis mornin to get da boat off da trailer dats how high da water was, love to see it like dat. i want to Thank Todd A. & guest for fishin with me today. we caught most of our reds on live cocahoes under a cork, Todd did catch a couple on a gold spoon while we was on anchor fishin with cocahoes. da 2 Dads kicked some butt today, dats all dem 2 kids talked about when we stopped, oh yea we gonna kick some butt, yes in deed dey was talkin shit but dey couldn't back it up, dey got a quick lil jump on dare Dads but it didn't last long. i taught for a while dat Sidney had changed teams & joined da 2 boys cuz he was havein a hard time hittin da water. he could put dat bait everywhere but in da water for a while, i know da wind was blowin very hard but dats when you don't throw as hard, just get it up in da air & da wind is gonna carry it to where you want it to go. i guarantee you dem cocahoes saw stuff flash before dare lil eyes today dat dey never saw before. dat dam Lil Chase i don't tink he saw his cork go under but one time all day, i told him every time it went under, den sometime i would tell him OK Chase time to watch your cork close cuz i could see dat cocahoe gettin a lil nervous Bam da cork is gone & Chase got his eyes on someting else, now Tanner he was a lil better but Todd & his Dad was keepin a close eye on his cork also. i told Chase dat his cocahoe was gonna have frequent flyer miles on it cuz it was in da air way more den it was in da water. he would make 5 cast with one cocahoe when it stayed on den he would change it cuz it was dead, NO SHIT, Imagine Dat. let me fly you thur da air 5 times with a hook in your lip den jerk you out of da grass 5 times. i told dem OK we in da 4th. quarter with no time outs cuz we was gonna make one more stop den we was gonna make tracks, well Sidney caught a nice red & dem 2 boys had figured out da score & said dey was one fish behind for da day, BULL-SHIT. i tink da 2 of dem got da Qualifications to become a Politician when dey grow up. i taught i was gonna have to get a pump truck when we got back at da dock to get da SHIT out of da boat. we did get us a nice group picture of dem back at da dock. now we missed da rain today but da forecast for tomorrow is knot lookin good for us, i told dem knot to worry about da rain cuz da fish is all ready wet. OK i tink my time on dis here machine is up, gotta go. Da Rippulator

Thursday, May 01, 2008

*** 5-1-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Did dat wind Blow hard or what, Yea i tink dem weather men got blind sided by dis one, must never saw it comein. it was cranked up to high when we left da dock dis mornin. i want to Thank Ken K. & son Chris for fishin with me again today & i also want to Thank Todd A. & guest from Jackson Mississippi for fishin with us today, tomorrow & 1 more day. i can tell y'all dis dat wind made it tough on us tryin to throw dem gold spoons today. i had to drag my bucket behind us to try & slow us down a lil bit. when we hooked a fish i had to hurry up & throw my spear down to stop us from blowin up in da grass. we caught most all our reds on spoons & slug o's, we did catch a couple on dead shrimp also. it was tough fishin for us today with da wind. we ended our day with 12 nice keeper reds, biggest one about 10 1/2 pounds & a couple of specks. i taught it was a pretty good day for da weather conditions we was in. now today was a great day to fly a kite. Ken & Chris is gonna be Jazz Fessin tomorrow and knot fishin. now we fished in da grass today, dats why i put dem slug o's on and hooked dem weedless & dey worked pretty good, you could slide dem right thur da grass & slime. now when you passed it by a redfish he couldn't stand it from what i saw, dey would hit dat ting like a freight train, when dey hit it you new it wasn't no guessin if it was grass or a bite. sometime with da spoon you taught it was grass but when you gave it a lil tug it would tug back den dey would spit it right back at you before you could set da hook. Chris started us off again dis mornin with da 1st. fish & Ken lagged behind us again for a lil while but he came on strong at da end. got to say he is a hella of a net man, he got all around da boat with dat dip net like a pro & scooped dem reds up, good job Ken. i would like to stay & play some more but i got to go, more Business awaits my attention. Da Rippulator

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

*** 4-30-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Dat's what i'am talkin about, da Coons are gone, i tink between my 22 rifle & dem 2 boxes of Moth Balls everyting in da neighborhood is gone or smellin good. i tink my neighbors is gone to, no just kiddin about dat last part. now you could smell my Moth Balls about 100 yards from my house in any direction with no wind & dats no shit. i want to Thank Ken K. & guest from Tx. for fishin with me today & again tomorrow. dey boys are in to fish a couple of days with me den on Fri. and Sat. dey goin to da Jazz Fess and listen to some good Music. now i tink dey was havein dare 1st. cold beer when we pulled up to get dem dis mornin, dey here to pass a good time with us. what a pretty sunrise we saw dis mornin, knot a cloud around either. we caught all our reds on gold spoons again today but we worked for our reds today, we fell short a couple of fish for our limit. we saw lots & lots of reds cruisein da banks but we could knot get dem to take nothin we threw. dey sure wasn't SMOKEIN like yesterday but every day is different in da marsh, nothin is for sure. now we saw plenty reds, if we would have caught what we saw where we started we would have been done with out limit in 100 yards or less. we would have 3 or 4 on each side of da boat curisein along with us. you throw dat spoon right in front of dem & when dey got to it if you pulled it right in front of dem dey would go right around it den get back on dat same line dey was runnin. boy if i could just figure out whats goin on with dem reds when dey doin dat & what it would take to make dem bite someting i would have it made in da shade but don't look like dats gonna happen from da end i'am lookin from. Chris got a quick start on his Dad & it took a while for Ken to catch his 1st. one but da gap stayed pretty close after dat, matter of fact it see sawed a couple of times back & fort one would take da lead for a while den da other one would take lead. i told y'all we worked hard & long for our reds today & let me told y'all with all da cast we make i tink we would have flipped one of dem fish counters if i would have had one today but den when you caught one fish it allways looked like another was close by. got to say my crew done pretty good today, dey hung in dare cast after cast. gotta run for now cuz i here da drag comein out again, get da net Ken. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

*** 4-29-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** SMOKEIN, dats what da fishin is like right now for dem reds in da marsh. i want to Thank Dan M. & guest for fishin with me today & i would also like to Thank Dixon B. & guest for fishin with us again today. man what a pretty sunrise we saw today, it was 57 degrees dis mornin when i left da house. Yea, i know dats a lil chilly for April 29th. but what can you do about it. we caught all our reds on gold spoons again today in about 18 inches of clear root beer colored water. now i had Dan & Big John with me, dem boys was ready to go dis mornin when i got dare, now Dan da man make us some of his Famous McKenney egg salad sandwiches, plus as a lil Bonus he cooked us some Ribs with home made sauce on dem. shit i wanted to eat before we started fishin after he told me all what he brought for us to eat. boy it was some nice to see when i hit da lil bayou & made my 1st. turn & saw about a dozen of reds runnin along da bank even doe da water was to low to stop & fish dare but i told my crew don't worry cuz if dey got some here dey gonna have a bunch where we gonna start. it was flat still calm dis mornin for a lil while & all dem reds couldn't hide from us, i mean da slightest lil move dey would make i could see dem & point dem out to my crew. now Dan jumped right on dem reds dis mornin, he caught 2 nice reds right quick like before me or Big John had a bite, boy was i glad to see dat cuz y'all know i like da man with da Money to catch some fish cuz dats when i put da hooks in dem. we got to see most of da reds we caught today, now we did catch a couple on blind cast but we mostly easied along da bank like a predator lookin for food & when we shook one off da bank dats when we would close in on dem. we caught some nice reds to. we got us a reel good picture back at da dock. Mr. Dixon and his other boat also had a good day of fishin in da marsh. now it doesn't get any better fishin den dat, when you can see da redfish & you toss dat spoon out dare & move it once or twice & you see da swell comein up right behind your spoon fast, hold on to your rod. now if you don't like doin dat, i promise you need to look for another past time cuz Fishin just ain't doin it for you cuz it just don't get any better den dat and you can take dat to da bank. Da Rippulator

Monday, April 28, 2008

*** 4-28-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Now dat was some Bad weather we woke up to yesterday mornin, now when i went to bed it was rainin & when i woke up it was still rainin. i couldn't even put da boat in da water it was rainin so hard, well i could have if it really needed to be in da water. i had it backed down in da ramp so all da water could drain out of it, it stayed like dat till we cancled our trips. we had to Cancle our fishin trips cuz of da weather. now our day wasn't lost cuz it was our Boat Blessin, every year we bless our fleet of trawl boats & other boats before da Shrimp season opens. so y'all know us Coon-asses, Blessin of da Fleet if you could read dat in French it spells PARTY & y'all know us, where ever we party dey got to have Cold Beer & Food, lots & lots of both. i went help my buddy Big " C " cook some Jambalaya over dare by Raymond. it was a pretty good party, you can knot hang out with Big " C " and don't get over served, you just can't do it. i want to Thank Dixon B. & guest for fishin with us today & again tomorrow. it was a good day of fishin for us today, dem reds was waitin on us. we caught all out redfish on Gold Spoons again today. now when i got to da Marina dis mornin it was blowin about 20 knots from da North & da tide was fallin hard, i mean hard. it also was heavy clouds over us & lookin to da South it looked like some rain clouds could be up dare to. it didn't clear up till mid mornin & dats when we saw da sun come out & it warmed up just a lil bit. it was hard to see dem reds with da waves on da water dis mornin, when you did see dem dey was right on side of da boat. now i had Don & Red with me & Red was holdin off for da big one, he was havein a problem catchin his 1st. fish of da day & Don said he was gonna catch da big one & of course he did, good ting he did catch da big one to cuz he was suckin hind tit all mornin. i had to drag my bucket behind da boat to slow us down enough to keep da spoon in da water. now dem to boys was from up North, one from Missouri & da other one from North Dakota. dey was in town for da Jazz Fess to but mosty to come fish with us. oh yea i tink dey like da food to. well today was better for dem den yesterday cuz today i didn't let it rain on dem & dey never had to walk in da mud. now dats a good Fishin Guide right dare stopped it from rainin on dem & never made either one of dem walk in da mud. now dat other boat had Dixon & Billy in it & all i know is what dey told me & dats Mr. Billy caught all da fish, i heard dem say someting about him havein Red line, i tink he said you need red line to catch Redfish & it worked for him today. don't know how much dis North wind gonna knock us back but will be back tomorrow with another fishin report. Da Rippulator

Saturday, April 26, 2008

*** 4-26-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** HO-LEE SHIT, it took dem boys all about 30 minutes to get dare limit of reds dis mornin on gold spoons, now dats knot fishin dats what you call catchin, i don't care who you are. dey was tick for a lil while in da water den was tick in da fish box for a lil while. you ain't got a hole lot to talk about when you catchin redfish dat fast, other den get da net. oh wait we did catch a few big rocks in da process, no we couldn't put dem suckers in da net. we caught a lil rain shower early dis mornin den da wind was right behind it den da rain left but knot da wind. was rough in da lake, dey had a pretty good chop out dare. i know dem boys ate redfish on da half shell last night & i tink dats gonna be on dare menu again tonight, i tink dey said dey ate all da oysters but had a lil Gumbo left. man dat Charlie can cook some food, i gotta tell y'all knot bad at all for a Red-Neck. now dey knot fishin tomorrow just spenddin another night & pullin out tomorrow.OK listen to dis, you got your best Buddies, Cold Beer da kind you like and all dat food, yea i tink dey was some happy campers, now how could you go wrong with dat combination. i will see y'all right back here tomorrow with another report. Da Rippulator

Friday, April 25, 2008

*** 4-25-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I'am tellin y'all to drop what y'all doin & put dat boat in da water while dem fish is bitein. leave dem dam flowers alone for another week take dat flower money & use it to put gas in da boat, i promise you will be much more satisfied with da out come. i want to Thank Harr O. & guest for fishin with us today & tomorrow, now some of dem is from Tn. & some is from De. & some is from parts unknown. i also want to Thank Doug M. & guest for fishin with us also. my crew was outside kinda waitin on us dis mornin & dem boys didn't waste any time dis mornin da boat started movein & dey popped a top on a cold beer, now dats da way to do it. we had a lil wind all ready blowin dis mornin when i put da boat in da water & of course it picked up pretty quick like. we still was able to fish with gold spoons cuz we was up tight in dem lil marsh ponds. we caught all our redfish on gold spoons today. we caught some of dem reds like 3 feet from da boat, dey would follow dat spoon all da way in den when you went to pick it up out of da water dey would strike it. now we been fightin da grass, if your cast was off in da calm lookin water you was comein back to da boat with a load of grass or slime and dat shit is a pain in da ass. oh yea dey got some fish up in dare but i tink tomorrow we gonna try another spot to start our day off. we had a bunch of reds come right up behind dat spoon but if it was covered with grass & dey couldn't see it dey would turn off of it right on side of da boat. now when da water is about 10 inches higher which would be normal for us you could float right above da grass & work da spoon a lot better. but we can't control da weather so it don't pay to worry about it. i bought me a bunch of dem Slug O's yesterday & some worm hooks & dat worked pretty good for me today in dat grass, got to play with dem a lil more when i get time so i can get dem workin like i want. shit dat tick grass knot da slime i could come right thur dat with no problem. dat slime shit a frickin weed eater couldn't even help you out. we got us a couple of good group picture back at da dock. now my crew had big plans for dinner tonight, dey was cookin in, redfish on da half shell, oysters to go with dem redfish on da half shell & Gumbo to go with dem 2 other tings. OK its time for me to turn dis here machine off. i get cranked up on dis here ting sometime & before i know it i got smoke comein off da keys. gotta run. Da Rippulator

Thursday, April 24, 2008

*** 4-24-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Come on down to da bayou cuz da water is fine & full of fish. i hope a couple of y'all listened to me & used up some of y'all sick leave today. don't be scared to out out to da big lake, dis is da time for our big trout, dem she trout is tryin to lay dem eggs on top of oyster beds in shallow water or platforms with some structure under water close to da bottom or on da bottom, now when you find one it might take you 10 or 15 hooks & lead balls before you find where you won't get hooked up & lose your rig but its worth what you lose, just have a few rigs allready made up before you get dare so you can keep up. we fished with live cocahoes today under a slidein sinker. i know dem fish we caught today average 2 pounds & up, man was dat some pretty specks or what. i don't even mind catchin dem slime-me fish when dey dat size. i want to Thank Helen, Brett & Benny from Arkansas for fishin with me today, we was done with dare limit for 9:20, dey told me dare limit of 75 specks would be plenty enough fish for dem, we also caught 2 nice reds about 8 pounds & broke off 3 other big fish. now just a lil pressure on a tight line of monofilament rubbin on dem pileins its all over. we did have a lil more wind today den da last couple of days & it was a lil hotter also. we got out dare early & it was da right choice to make, you worry just a lil bit about runnin in da dark cuz boy do we have some trash floatin in da bayou right now & when dares just a light breeze you can't see some of dem planks, logs, plastic bags & lots of other floatin tings dat would be right on da surface. smackin one of da above is knot good when you goin 40 miles per hour. all 3 of my crew was good fisher people, dey even put on dare own cocahoes. now i saw beer in dare ice chest dis mornin when i put it in da boat but dey told me dat was for da ride in cuz dey didn't drink any beer while dey was fishin. OK i said. dey never drinked a beer either, now we made 2 moves to catch our limit of specks & when we reached 75 dey said OK dats it we can go back in Ripp. now as soon as dey put dem rods in da rod holder dey was openin a cold beer & dey had my 5 gallon trash can full when we got back to da dock. we took a couple of nice picture of dem with dare fish & dats da only time dey didn't have a cold beer in dare hand. dey drank all da beer dey brought & bought some more from da Marina. now let me told y'all if i wouldn't know any better i might have taught dey was tryin to over serve me to. like i told y'all its like shoppin at Wal-Mart one stop shoppin, we do it all for you. Thanks again y'all for a fun trip. Da Rippulator

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

*** 4-23-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Dats What I'am Talkin About right dare. get out early get back early. if da weather stays like dis here y'all better use up some of dat dare sick leave y'all been savein up, now is da time to use it, kinda like someting i know about, use it or lose it. i want to Thank Rich P. & guest for fishin with us again today. what a great 3 day fishin trip dem Boys had down here on da Bayou with us. we caught all our reds on Gold Spoons Deep Deep in da marsh today & we was done with our limit for 10:15. dat dam grass has popped up in a lot of our ponds & makes for some tough fishin, we got sea-weed grass but dat ain't to bad but when you get in a nest of dat Slime Grass its knot worth da aggravation. when we went to pick dem boys up dis mornin dey was waitin on us again. me & Lil Craig started out in da same place & when we left dare we was headed back to da dock. dem reds we caught today was just as Gold as da spoons we caught dem on. i had a different crew again today, all 3 days dey changed up & fished with each of us. i tink out of da 9 of dem only one is still workin & da rest is Retired & livein da good life. what a picture we made today, i must say it was pretty impressive to look at with all dem reds hangin up dare on da board & all da ones we couldn't put on da board. now when we started to share up & bag dare fish me & Lil Craig had to go thur 4 or 5 ice chest of cleaned fish, we made lots & lots of bags. now dey sleepin one more night but knot fishin tomorrow, dare plans for tomorrow is get up & eat a light breakfast den off to West-We-Go dey go for some big shrimp to take home. talkin about tomorrow i better get off dis here machine & go get me some rest for my trip tomorrow. Thanks again Guys. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

*** 4-22-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Mr. Rich P. & guest for Fishin with me again today, we only had 2 boats today cuz some of dem bailed out on us & went play Golf. i tink dem Golf people gonna wished dey went fishin today after gettin back & talkin to da gang. after we picked dem up dis mornin we had a lil chit chat sesson and we decided to go for da Big Ones. now you talk about a pretty Sunrise we saw dis mornin while runnin out. da water was like a big Glass Mirrow. man i new when we dropped dat big anchor dis mornin it was gonna be on, WRONG, we caught 3 fish, 2 big ones & one knot so big. 1 redfish 23 pounds, 1 Black Drum 24 pounds & 1 Sheep Head about 6 pounds, now everyting we could see on da surface was just right, picture perfect we taught. we fished with dead crabs under 3 slidein sinkers cuz da tide was runnin in pretty hard. Mr Rich caught both Big Fish. we made a couple of moves in den back out, up front den dropped back, now on one of dem moves Big Grant said hey y'all i tink i got one, OK get all your slack out den give it 1 more hook set, well come on reel dat sucker up, now it had da rod been over pretty good but i could see da line was stayin in one place & no drag was come out, well to all our surprise when it broke da surface it was a pair of Man draws bout size 46, now y'all know we had a good Laugh with dat. den we crossed over to da other side & never had a bite on dat side, never even caught any Draws either. we stayed out dare till 9:50 den we decided to run into da marsh to see if we could catch some reds & man did we find some pretty ones. our other boat finished off dare redfish limit at 10:30. we was throwin Gold Spoons at dem reds. it was reel calm & we could get up in some lil bitty holes & see dem reds just inches under da water & you could toss dat spoon right in front of dem & some of dem would try to smash it & others would charge it & bump it with dare nose den turn off, den some would hit it 2 or 3 times and each time as fast as dey hit it dey would spit it right back out. you just never know what dem dam tings will do on any givein day. Mr. Rich hooked one about 2 feet from da side of da boat, he just dropped dat spoon right in front of it and he only had about 18 inches between da spoon & da rod tip, what a sight dat was for all of us to see but dat red was on for about 5 seconds den spit da hook right back at us after pullin out about 10 feet of line. what a good day of fishin dis was today. if a day on da water fishin redfish in da marsh like today don't put a big smile across your face you need to find another recreational sport. what a board of nice redfish we had today for dem to stand by for dare picture. OK its gettin late & i got to go & clean up cuz guess what, yep you got it, i get to do dis again tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Monday, April 21, 2008

*** 4-21-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Man what a crew we had today, we done some laughin with dis crew & more Bull-shit was talked by da cleanin table dem normal. i want to Thank Mr. Rich P. & guest from all over & some of dem from parts unknown for fishin with us today, tomorrow plus one more day. dey was waitin for us outside when we pulled up dis mornin, dey was ready for dare fishin trip. we had 3 in each boat. we picked dem up dis mornin & da wind was pretty flat so we all headed South it was a nice flat ride out dis mornin. OK, we all goin deep runnin for da big lake lookin for slim-mee fish & we found some, some nice ones to, some was caught with live Cocahoes on da bottom, some caught with stink baits under a cork, some caught with plastic cocahoes with no cork. when we hit da big lake we all went in different directions & dat was pretty much da last time we saw each other till we hit da dock. now everybody in each boat could fish & was pretty good, oh yea, dey threw a couple of dead shrimp off dare hooks but knot bad at all. we left da lake when we was done with dem specks & headed for da marsh & our 1st. couple of stops was pretty ugly but dat current was runnin so hard even up in da marsh, i had to find us some lil tucked away pockets to get out of da current. we caught all our reds on dead shrimp under a cork right next to da grass & i mean right next to da grass, it looked like if you was 1 foot away you was to far. we had a Great day of fishin today & calm like it was we was Dam luckie we didn't have but just a few Nats, on a day like today dey could flat dee put da hurt on you. we got some good group pictures of dem with a bunch of different camera's back at da dock with all dare fish. now tomorrow some of dem is goin to play Golf but on da 3rd. day dey will all be back to fish. hey Randy your cork is under again, Jimmy what you lookin at cuz your cork is under to. Randy said his success of fishin today came from & old sayin dat went like dis, da secret of Redfishin is do knot look at your own cork & for sure it will go under. hey Jimmy get dat slack out of your line before you set da hook, my Bride tells me i say dat in my sleep at night. gotta go for now. Da Rippulator

Sunday, April 20, 2008

*** 4-20-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Ken S. & guest from Louisiana for fishin with me today. now you talk about a pretty day on da water it was today, it stayed mostly calm all day, y'all know what we have here in April when da wind don't blow, yep you got it NATS, now da NATS was out in full force & stuck on us pretty dam good, you would hit lil clouds of dem & dey would get in your hair, dey in your eyes, dey in your ears, dey every where. we left da dock about 7 o'clock dis mornin & headed deep in da direction of South & never stopped till we hit clear water. boy did we see lots & lots of nice reds runnin all over us & we could knot get dem to bite nothin we had for a while den we got some cornered in a lil pond or 2 & den we got dem to hit Gold Spoons, a spinner bait & dead shrimp under a cork & man did we lose some nice fish & it wasn't our fault either dem suckers was actin strange today. when we had dem reds cornered up dey would swim right next to da boat, like 5 feet away & i would put dat gold spoon right in front of dem & dey would attack it with force 5 feet from da boat den dey would spit it out you den reeled it up & tossed it right back at him & he would hit dat sucker again & try to pull da rod out of your hand den spit it right back out, now dats a bunch of Bull-Shit. now every now & den we would hook one dat didn't come off. when Chris & Ken started with da dead shrimp under a cork it was much more hookin cuz dem reds look like dey would try to deep throat dem dead shrimp. we was fishin in about 10 inches of clear clear water & every now & den you could just see a nice red cruisein on by. now dat gets you fired up & excited when you can see dem reds like dat. Ken told me & Chris OK y'all got 5 more minutes den we have to start back for da dock, well we caught 1 nice red but missed 2 in dem 5 minutes & had a couple more lil ponds we should have hit before we left but Ken had some Business dat needed tendin to. i know where we gonna start our fishin day off tomorrow so y'all come back & see what we did. WAIT WAIT, don't jerk yet wait till you feel da hit, don't let your eyes fool your hands, i know its hard to wait sometimes. Da Rippulator

Sunday, April 20, 2008

*** 4-19-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Yee Ha, what a Blessin. i tink my Coon problem is over, even da smell is gone, well i tink da smell is gone cuzi got da hole neighborhood smellin like moth balls, what a clean neighborhood i live in, oh yea Germ free to. you get a couple of flash backs when you get a smell of dem moth balls, makes you remember when you opened your Gram-Ma's old Cedar Robe, you allways got a good stiff smell of moth balls or when dey wanted you to go & sit on dare lap. i want to Thank Mike S. & Family for fishin with me today, well yesterday cuz i'am makein dis here report one day later CUZ dey well over served me with Cold Beer yesterday at da School Rodeo which was held at Joe's Landin, man dat cold beer was goin down some smooth, what a fun evenin dat was, let me tell y'all we done some laughin, we had customers comein & goin, i guess you could say mostly comein but knot goin. while sittin here i'am tryin to remember what happened on my fishin trip. we had a slow start but we stayed up close in da cloudy water to long den i told Mike we gonna make a lil move for about 20 minutes Due South, now dats when we started to catch some nice redfish. i do remember dat Me-Shell was da Sting-Ray Queen of da day, she caught 2 do-zees, we let dem 2 go back into da water unharmed. da 2 boys Josh & Jacob dey caught dem-selves some nice redfish on dead shrimp under a cork, dey pretty much reeled in most redfish till da end, dare Dad Mike hooked another good redfish & he hollared for one of dem to come reel it in but neither one of dem got up from dare seat dey both told him it was OK if he reeled it in. dey said dare lil arms was tried. no knot one of dem asked Mom if she wanted to reel in some of dem reds but dat was OK cuz Mom was catchin here own. dem 2 lil boys could fish to, dey only threw a couple of shrimp off dare hooks every now & den. we started reel slow but end our day in front of da Ripp's fish board taken a nice Family picture of dem & all dare fish. Thanks again Mike for fishin with me & good seein y'all again. Da Rippulator

Friday, April 18, 2008

*** 4-18-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Dr. Bill J. & guest from LaPlace La. for fishin with me today. dat wind just won't quit blowin but at least its from da South. water is up in da marsh like we want it, now all we need is for it to clean up a lil bite. i had Dr. Bill, his Dad & Lil Chad with me & Done-Dee had 4 with him. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a cork, Done-Dee & dem fished with plastic & Live Cocahoes under a cork. we startin to see lots of grass & slime in our ponds & we don't like to see to much of dat, hope-full-lee when our saltwater comes in & stayes it will start to kill some of dat grass. we started our day in da ponds & Done-Dee & his crew went for some specks. our 1st. cast on our 1st. stop Lil Chad caught a nice redfish, well he reeled it in, as soon as i threw his line out his cork move to da right den to da left den went straight down but he wasn't quite ready but da fish didn't know dat so it swimmed over to Doc's bait & ate it to but Doc got da hook in it & he let Lil Chad reel it in since he taught it could have been da same fish since dare cork's was about 18 inches apart. now i gave Lil Chad a couple of castin lessons & he caught on to dat pretty quick, oh yea he could cast pretty far but when da cork hit da water his bait was gone, mostly left behind da boat from where his cast started, he caught da anchor rope a few times but his biggest problem was da rail on side of da boat, dat dam rail ate some shrimp today. Lil Chad he got bored pretty quick after a few stops with no bites, can't hard-Lee blame him cuz we went about 3 hours without a bite. we covered some water today & some of it was really rough. when we did start to catch a few bites & fish he still wasn't watchin his cork, i don't tink he saw his cork go under one time today. now his Uncle Bill wasn't much better watchin his cork either, i had to tell him a bunch of times to dat his cork was under. Paw-Paw Bill he just kinda watched over dem 2 other boys while dey was fishin. we nevered saw da other boat till we got back to da dock where we did get a nice group picture of dem & dare fish. we had some good laughs & cold beer while we cleaned dare fish. OK gotta go cuz my other crew called & dey close buy don't know where dey stayin so i got to go & show dem. don't forget reel up all dat slack before you set da hook. Da Rippulator

Thursday, April 17, 2008

4-17-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Man, do y'all remember dat show use to come on TV with da Lil Midget Man, his Famous words was Da Plane Da Plane, dats how it is around here with dem dam coons, Da Coons Da Coons, but i tink i got dem all takein care of, i blocked da Moma Coon out so she couldn't get back in & den dem Lil Baby Coons of course died under my floor. i put dem Moth Balls up under da floor to kill da smell from da outside & now i don't know what smell is worse da Moth Balls or da Dead Coons, only on da Bayou can shit like dis happen. i want to Thank Paul D. & guest from right here in da city for fishin with me today. it was a slow day for us, 5 redfish, 5 catfish, 2,drum-fish & dis was a 1st. for me, 2 keeper Sting-Rays, yea y'all heard me right da 1st. time, 2 keeper sting rays. Mr. Andre has a friend dats a Chef & he wanted 2 sting rays to cook so we saved da 2 we caught & dey was 2 pretty good size ones to. it stilled looked funny to me when you opened dat lid to put a reel fish in dare & you saw dat sting-ray lookin back at you. now dat would be someting if next time dey come fishin dey want to come & catch sting-rays. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a cork. Mr. Paul tried a Gold spoon a few times in different places but had no luck on it. dat wind was really blowin hard from da E.S.E. water was just a lil low early dis mornin but came up hard & fast, some places we went it was fair but most of da places we stopped it was cloudy or muddie. its time for our weather to get right, man we should be wearin short pants right now knot over-alls & heavy jackets. gotta run for now, my Bride has a Honey Do for me to do & YES it has someting to do with dem Dead Baby Coons. Da Rippulator

Monday, April 14, 2008

*** 4-14-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Can y'all beleive dis shit dat on April 15th. Winter is still here or should i say its comein back. i want to Thank Joe V. & guest for fishin with me today. i just left from down dare & dem Boys was drinkin Cold Beer with dare Burled Shrimp dat i Burled for dem for dare supper plus all da trimmins dat go with Burled Shrimp. let me told y'all when i went by da camp to pick dem up dat wind was puttin down & comein from da North. i new we wasn't gonna be able to move around to much cuz dat water has really dropped out of sight. we caught all our fish on dead shrimp under a cork. when we got to our 1st. stop before i had everybody baited up & fishin dey was makein bets & makein rules, all i could understand was $5.00 dollars across da board, i tink. knot gonna say anybody's name but now da one makein all da rules as each fish was hooked & landed on somebody else is line he was tryin to revise da rules. i don't tink dat worked out for him like he wanted it to do. all i know is what i saw & i saw him puttin out. Joe did catch da 1st. fish of da day & i'am pretty sure Joe V. caught da most fish of da day. Eric 1st. redfish ever was big enough for him to be able to collect some money to. Tommy, hold on let me tink back a bit, OK i got it Tommy caught da less fish of da day & collected no money. we caught 13 nice Blue Cats in one spot along with our 6 redfish, 2, black-drums & 1 big Rodeo winnin sheep-head, dat sucker was huge.Thanks again Joe V. & guest for fishin with me. now Eric is a Bass Fisherman & y'all know its hard to break dem of dat violent hook set dey got. Eric caught his 1st. fish of da day & i felt da boat rock when he set da hook & he had dat dam rod tip movein around like he was Zoro. gotta go for now. Da Rippulator