Hatchertiger Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 23 hours ago, Fishhead said: Good eater right there I live on a lake. Catch and release everything. Darn nutria have come in and eaten much of the cover around the lake which was primarily elephant ears. The fishing has suffered as a result. We've had trappers come in and get them but like squirrels, there is an endless supply of nutria. We live near the Vermillion River so they find their way to our lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 3/4/2022 at 10:34 AM, Hatchertiger said: I live on a lake. Catch and release everything. Darn nutria have come in and eaten much of the cover around the lake which was primarily elephant ears. The fishing has suffered as a result. We've had trappers come in and get them but like squirrels, there is an endless supply of nutria. We live near the Vermillion River so they find their way to our lake. They bait Nutria with a chemical inside a sweet potato. The fastest way to get rid of them. We had a dog, that would grab them behind the neck, and drown them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 2:48 PM, Eq4bits said: Love the play on words in the name! all very good looking make any rattletraps? You rang? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 Been a while since I've posted in this topic, although a lot has happened. I recently started a YouTube channel which, for now, consists of 4 short clips of fish being caught. Whenever this next video uploads, there will be a 36 minute video of me painting a large popper. Bait turned out great, video....not so sure yet lol. It was my first time meshing together several short clips, as I stopped the camera every time I changed paints or had to clean the airbrush. We'll see how it turns out, and I'm sure they'll get better as I learn. The lures sure have. I started painting in early January, and the sad...funny part is, many caught fish on my lures before I did. Oh, I've fished...pretty much weekly. But until April 22nd, had not caught a single fish on my own lures. That all changed April 22nd, and in a BIG way! Mrs. Fish and I traveled to Mississippi for my mom's 84th bday which we celebrated 4/23/22 at their house. But Friday, I was able to go back to my old stomping grounds in Hopedale, LA with my brother, CNSpots (his name here). I was determined to catch redfish on MY lures. I pretty much refused to throw anything else, even after CNSpots put a nice red in the boat on our old standby, the "black" silver minnow weedless spoon from Johnson. Instead, I continued to throw my 1 minus crankbait in transparent tequila yellow and caribe blue. Eventually I caught a nice red, over sized at 28.5". Lots of questions were answered with that fish. He ate it good, inhaled it. So yeah, it'll catch fish. And although a small lure, it proved my hooks and split rings were solid, more than up to the task. Exactly one cast later, another. We had to leave that spot due to the fact the wind was destroying us, and we headed a couple hundred yards away in an effort to hit a series of smaller marsh ponds, and on the very next cast, a wayward largemouth bass hit the ice chest. 3 casts, 3 fish! The lure continued putting redfish in the boat, and CNSpots added a few more of his own. He also added a nice speckled trout. All his fish on the old faithful black spoon, all mine on the Lainyap Lures 1 minus crankbait. I'll add some pics here shortly, and if you'd like to laugh at/comment on my videos, here's the link to one of the short videos. I'd appreciate any subscribers and likes and so forth. Make sure you notice the name of the lure I caught this red on last week........Geaux Tigers! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 First pic is a red caught on the Berry bomb spook which is shown in the 2nd picture. Third pic is the Berry Bomb in action. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 The lure that kicked Hopedale's ass! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 I've made a couple for good causes. A friend's wife is going through cervical cancer. This lure represents cervical cancer awareness and was given to him (2, one for the wife) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 This next lure is to raise money for a young girl with diabetes that needs a trained service dog. One was made specially for her dad with the daughter's name on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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COTiger Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I haven't fished much since I left SW La many years ago. Those are beautiful lures. Are they designed to catch a specific species of fish? Are you going to sell them? Looks like a money maker to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 16 hours ago, COTiger said: I haven't fished much since I left SW La many years ago. Those are beautiful lures. Are they designed to catch a specific species of fish? Are you going to sell them? Looks like a money maker to me. I've sold a few. Sold 20 Saturday which is triple my largest previous order. They work... from today...a Texas limit. I released several more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COTiger Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Fishhead said: I've sold a few. Sold 20 Saturday which is triple my largest previous order. They work... from today...a Texas limit. I released several more. What kind of fish are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 23 minutes ago, COTiger said: What kind of fish are they? Redfish I've caught bass on these and they'll catch speckled trout 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fishhead Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Geaux Tigers! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 I've made strides getting the redfish figured out in Seadrift since spring put some water on the flats. Haven't caught a single speckled trout though, mainly due to the winds. Seems every time I go out, it's 20 mph outta the south or southeast. Hopefully it subsides some so I can get the kayak in the bigger bay close to where I'm fishing. But I don't hate catching reds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 Completely inhaled! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fishhead Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 I love this video because of the timing. Sound quality is horrible due to wind and there a little water on the lens, but definitely turn the volume up. VID_37721225_150007_077.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 0:35 is when it gets good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 A few minutes earlier... thought I had my net ready lol VID_39330105_131719_786.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 Sold 10 today, had to paint some tonight because the dude fishes fresh water. As I used to tell Terry (Sabanfan), he fishes for green things (bass). This is what I came up with 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Nootch hooked me up with a new stencil material. I have no idea what it's called or what it's original purpose is, but......... it's friggin AWESOME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishhead Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Trying to get into more freshwater lures like these deep diving crank baits (the red ones). The black with neon lure was just for fun, but I bet I catch some reds on it this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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