November 21, 2009 Lake Amedee out of Reggio to be First Feature in 2010 Louisiana Sportsman Saltwater Series
Captain Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters unhooks a speckled trout he caught on a MirrOlure Catch 5
I worked on a January story for Louisiana Sportsman with Captain Charlie Thomason and Bayou Charters today. This story will be the first in a 12-month series of exciting features that will provide all the information anglers need to know to be successful on the water.
Each story highlights one major lake or bay that is broken down into 10 specific fishing areas complete with GPS coordinates, photos of outstanding geographical features of each area, and expert information about how to fish each spot.
The Lake Amedee area to be featured in the January 2010 issue of Louisiana Sportsman
Thomason and I fished Lake Amedee and the surrounding area including Bayou Batola, Cochon Bay and Tanasia Lagoon. Each of Thomason’s selected spots will be prominently marked on a map, and specific details on where to launch and how to get there will be included.
We found the bite strong in several of our spots, but we couldn’t stay on any one spot too long because we had so many to hit. We caught most of our trout on a new bait Thomason has been throwing called a Marsh Works 4-inch Bayou Thumper.
This is a brand new bait that was exciting to fish. Rather than the cocahoe tails that most saltwater soft plastics feature, the Marsh Works Bayou Thumper has more of a square paddle tail that vibrates and flutters with the subtlest pulls.
Thomason also landed a couple nice trout on his favorite lure, a MirrOlure Catch 5. Rather than twitch the fire out of this hard plastic suspending lure, he steadily and slowly reels it strait back with just a few pauses for a twitch or two.
Look for the Lake Amedee installment of my 2010 Saltwater Series in the January issue of Louisiana Sportsman Magazine.
Looking up Bayou Batola to Lake Amedee
We caught most of our speckled trout on a 4-inch Marsh Works Bayou Thumper
Tags: Bayou Batola, Bayou Charters, Bayou Thumper, Captain Charlie Thomason, Lake Amadee, Marsh Works
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Burton Haynes
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I found a good article on the other day on deer hunting and using a handheld GPS. Pretty good article if you have a hunter in the family
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Capt Dave Sipler
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Well that bait…..the Marsh Works Bayou Thumper Looks nothing like the one on their web site.
The one on their web site looks to be “just another swimbait style body”.
What’s in hand there. Looks better!
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Chris Ginn
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Captain Dave,
Wow! You are right. The one in my hand was from a bag of early prototypes that Captain Charlie had with him. I don’t know if they have changed the mold or what. The one I’m holding was awesome. I think I caught about 12 on that one bait before it tore up.
Chris
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Tripp Dargie
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We still have the square tail model in all the basic colors but unfortunately we cannot layer colors like our new 4 inch. If somebody wants the older square tail model, they can email us at sales@marsh-works.com or chris@marsh-works.com. We will be more than happy to accomodate them with one of our basic colors or a custom color.
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Chris Ginn
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Thanks for pointing that out, Tripp. We really smoked them on the bigger square tail last December while out with Captain Charlie Thomason. Have since caught fish in other areas by pumping it off the bottom and letting it flutter back down.