Double-rigging for Redfish | OutdoorHub

Fishermen are all the time looking to fortify upon their tactics. Right here in South Louisiana, it’s steadily about amount over high quality. Corey LaBostrie of Lacombe, LA, fishes Bayou Lacombe which is positioned at the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. LaBostrie admits that the bayou is a supply of meals for him and his circle of relatives. “I’m all the time looking to make groceries after I move fishing, particularly after I’m catching redfish,” he stated. 

On his newest travel to the marsh Labostrie used to be fishing from his canoe and made up our minds to make use of a double rig.  “I used to be the usage of a Coconut Chrome coloured Speck-Drum Tripletail,” LaBostrie stated. At the backside of the road, he tied on a three/16 Giant Eye jig head made via Z-Guy. About two ft about that he tied on a #2 drop shot hook. “This rig has stuck such a lot of fish over the years. I adore it,” he stated.

LaBostrie started fishing in a duck pond. He used to be casting right into a canal that attached the duck pond to the principle bayou.

After a protracted solid close to the coastline, he started jigging the double rig at the backside. That’s when he felt an abrupt prevent to his line. LaBostrie set the hook laborious and started reeling the fish in. The fish had different plans because it made a difficult run that stripped drag from his reel for roughly a minute. “For a minute I assumed it used to be going to spool me,” LaBostrie stated. He battled the fish and controlled to internet the monstrous fish the usage of his proper hand whilst he pulled the large redfish close to with the opposite hand.

The redfish measured 29 inches. “Guy, that felt just right to internet that fish and haul it into the boat,” LaBostrie stated. “What a battle.” After tossing the fish within the field, LaBostrie set the hook on every other redfish. As he used to be reeling it in he felt it tug in reality laborious. “I had one redfish at the best trap and every other jumped at the backside trap,” he stated. LaBostrie completed off his 5-fish restrict very quickly and headed again to the home to wash the fish and fry them up.

LaBostrie recommends the double rig for individuals who need to put fish within the boat quicker because the double rig opens up the chance to catch two fish at one time. For the ones taking a look to catch redfish,  LaBostrie stated those fish must be ample all month and into June. he recommends searching for deep channels that lead again into the marsh. “To find the transferring water and the reds will probably be they’re feeding,” he stated.

Keith Lusher

Keith Lusher is an award profitable out of doors journalist that is living in Covington, Louisiana. He owns and operates NorthshoreFishingReport.com and writes a weekly out of doors column for the Slidell Impartial Newspaper. He additionally writes for the St.Tammany Parish Tourism Fee’s VisitTheNorthshore.com. He’s the previous host of The Northshore Fishing Document Radio Display and is at the board of the Louisiana Outside Writers Affiliation. Keith contributes to a large number of publications each on-line and in print and prides himself on selling South Louisiana’s distinctive fishery. To touch Keith electronic mail: [email protected]