Great video!! True sportsman by pulling a stuck 30ft twin engine offshore tuna boat with a poling skiff!!! Take note yall. Take your time out there fishing and be kind to your fellow sportsman.

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Ha, thanks! I'll need some help myself someday.

Outstanding analogy two gentlemen rowing to Isle Sicily in 55 days. They would have loved the ride to Chandeluer's in the Ankona-Cayenne!

Enjoyed watching your video, lots of good information. A few friends and I are heading there in two weeks, end of October. Can't wait!

Great video always enjoy watching👍

Always informative. Thanks‼️

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice fish Jon! Going out Friday.

Great video. Thanks for posting and addressing the concerns and considerations for making the trip. I’ve been wanting to make the trip and appreciate your thoughts on preparedness. Hope post more on the Islands.

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Wow....your videos just keep getting better! Very educational. I am surprised you don't have many more followers.

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

awesome video,Jon

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Thanks for this video. I'm currently looking at technical poling skiffs and really wondered if it was possible to get one out there. Great advice on the type of prep work needed.

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Really enjoyed your video, Jon. Fished that area (by the Islander) last year and caught my first topwater trout there. In fact, fishing was so good and a big red took so long to land, that we got stuck on that exact flat at low tide. (no good Samaritans nearby :-) ) We were fortunate to have beautiful weather and had plenty of extra supplies to enjoy the extended stay. It was fascinating to see what fish came in as the tide came back in and how the (free swimming) shrimp hid so effectively from the catfish, etc. A 6' shark slammed his head into the side of our boat and pandemonium ensued @ 2a!! I'm sure he was very used to patrolling that flat without that 22' fiberglass behemoth in his way. All in all; because of the preparations we made similar to the ones you mentioned, and having extra food, fresh water, tools, mechanical spares, medical kit and rain gear (not needed) it was an enjoyable trip! We stayed one night on the Islander and could have waded back to it the night we were stuck, but Ron had departed. :-)

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Good story! I still have not spent the night out there. Someday.

Used to drift fish lush grass beds on the inside. Often, gin clear water. There were these "sand pots" (areas where there was no grass) a the trout would lay wait in the edge of the grass for some unsuspecting bait fish to swim by. Drifting the grass beds in a boat like yours is the ticket.

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

sumrica, I didn’t see any lush grass beds this year. I was surprised how low the grass was.

Suggestion. You might already do this but I recommend a high quality pair of wire snips. If you catch a cable, crab trap or commercial twine or net in your prop, it will not come out without a lot of cutting. Harbor freight snips will stop working half way through a few cuts. Great video. I’m not willing to risk it in a 22’ inshore hull.

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

You are taking a Big Chance! I was hit by a storm in a 258 Mako out there and it was Brutal! A storm can move on you faster then you can get away! Great Video Though!

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, not a good idea to go very far from the marsh if there is a chance of thunderstorms.

@manny4491

4 жыл бұрын

@@JonMillerFishing How it plays out is the first big wave that washes over the bow make your boat lean to one side. The next one swamps you. The third big wave turns you over! I have a well documented history of doing stupid things! LOL Self bailing boats are a must for that area! My buddy goes out there with his surf board to act as a life raft! LOL

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

That's it, and down they go. I had a Boston Whaler at one point, which is self bailing and unsinkable, but can still capsize. But I am uncertain if self bailing can save the boat from capsizing in really rough seas. The cockpit floor is only a few inches above the waterline, so water drains slowly. I don't know if it would relieve the unbalanced problem quickly enough, unless there was a lot of time between waves coming over the bow. Two 1500 gph bilge pumps would discharge 50 gpm. 50 gal is a good estimate of the amount of water that could come in over the bow from a single wave. So if you could stay clear for one minute you may be able to keep up. Better yet, don't get into that kind of situation. Thanks for the comments! I enjoy discussing boat related topics.

@manny4491

4 жыл бұрын

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@dixie3087

4 жыл бұрын

Hey jon, i recently launched from that place but have a question. If you get stopped in Mississippi with 12” trout you caught in louisiana.... how does that work ?

Great stuff Jon I made my first trip about 4 weeks ago past you and David as soon as we made it to the MRGO. It was my first outing and I'm hooked got into some Bulls with Birds diving Everywhere. Keep em comimg I'll be making A Lot more ventures out there

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

We saw those bull reds on the flat that we pulled the boat off of. The amount of life out there is so amazing!

@bigjspec

4 жыл бұрын

Made 100s of trips to that area Louisiana is not a flats boats area to fish. Lake Ponchatrain produces more big fish then islands

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigjspec Lake Pontchartrain used to produce more big fish, but with the increased Mississippi River water in the upper estuary and closure of the MRGO at Hopedale, the big trout era is gone. Sad but true.

@bigjspec

4 жыл бұрын

Jon Miller fished lake for many years with lead core line trolling. If I told u the size would not believe. U right on the fresh water and lake production. But best think about Louisiana fishing when one door closes another opens up. When the closed off the MRGO killed the number one trout spot any where Seabrook bridge cut. Had 3 friends made a good living fishing that area. Now with the closing that is over but it also gave us the best winter trout area. We now have miles and miles of deep clear water and trout love it. I fished that area with a mentor Cop Cop Smith who died. I left that area to Lafitte. One thing when u fish top water needle nose with cutting edge is a must along with hat and glasses.

Love your videos. You have great energy. I gave up on speckled trout here in SWFL. You can catch them easy enough in early Spring in 3-5 grass bottom. But two out of three fish are chock full of parasites. They are just not worth going after and certainly not worth harvesting.

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that. What size is a big trout for your area?

@KungPowEnterFist

4 жыл бұрын

@@JonMillerFishing I've never caught one over 22 inches, but 18-22 inches is very common. Slot is 15-19, with only one over 19 allowed. Zero bag on trout right now in SWFL, though. It will probably be another year before trout, redfish and snook open up again, or perhaps even longer. Everything was fine up until 2015. But due to economic recovery ( far greater effect) and a series of green/red tides (far lessor effect), the fishery has been decimated. The successive and extended green/red tides in 2017/2018 were the final 3 nails in the coffin, but the other 17 nails were put there by the charter captains prior to those events. There is just no regulation or not enough regulation to limit the quantity of them and their activities. They are relentless, coordinated, and have zero respect for the fishery, and that is what got us to where we are now. But they don't want people figuring that out, so Captains for Clean Water was founded to make sure no one ever figures that out.

Jon, great video. I am planning a trip to the islands soon. In your opinion and experience going out there, what wind direction usually equates to the lower seas for traveling? Thanks

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

There isn't really any direction that will have lower seas if the wind is 15 knots or greater. West and North wind is bad for fishing, East and South winds are good for fishing. If you launch from the MS coast east of Pass Christian, strong East and South winds will produce a big chop along a good portion of your route because that part of the coast is unprotected. I launch from LaFrance because the ocean swells don't effect that route. Now days coming back to LaFrance from the islands in the afternoon you will often encounter a 3 ft. chop on the north shore of Lake Borgne. Summertime travel out there is too volatile for me, so I've quit the Chandeleurs until sometime in the Fall.

@blakeashford2376

4 жыл бұрын

Jon Miller thank you very much for the information, very much appreciated

Is that the 13 fishing concept c reel and if so what rod and spec do you have it paired with?

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was using a Concept C. I had been using it on a G Loomis Medium Heavy, but on this trip I had it on a medium weight, Bass Pro rod.

Off topic a little, I have seen a video from a few years ago, you had said you used inavx.. how accurate is the navionics on it and overall accuracy?

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

I was using it on an iPAD and the accuracy was fine. I still have the App on my phone as a backup GPS. The iPAD was not as easy to see in bright sun and even with the weather cover, the touchscreen was hard to use in the rain. I think it would be a great system in a cabin or a well protected console. iNAVX will also import engine function, weather, and a bunch of other parameters.

Nice video! What kind of skiff?

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Ankona Cayenne

8:40 the planning

What do think using a 19ft dlv Carolina skiff boat with a 90 hp?

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony, I'm going to refrain from making recommendations on KZread (you know...), but put some thought into your situation and see how you feel then.

@anthonymurphy1624

4 жыл бұрын

Jon Miller ok, just looking at buying my dream boat, I just started my teacher career and looking forward to spend my summers fishing.

I live in LA. where in the hell do you launch when you fish out there that a good run from anywhere if it gets rough?

@JonMillerFishing

Жыл бұрын

I launch from La France, MS. I don't go if there is any chance of the water getting rough, so as you can imagine I don't go out there often.

Why dont yall use the landing net?

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

We have one ready to go if we need it, but I don't pick it up very often. I've had a couple bad experiences with treble hooks getting badly embedded in nets. One time we wanted to release a big fish but the hooks were caught in the fish and in the net. What a mess! We did save the fish's life but it took a while to get it free.

Do you remember the Fishermen Flying in airplanes out to the Island.Their pols old bike warning pols put on back of bike.They could put the light line and fight trout for 20 minutes and get world records on line strength .

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

For sure I don't remember them, but I've heard about the good old days. Still some good days left.

Please don’t take this wrong but U need to get more into bass fishing. Specs are not hard to pattern but Bass are the fish That research is a big big advantage. They also have many weekly tournaments with good money. PS small boat for that trip but sure U were on tap your weather research

Where you leaving out of?

@JonMillerFishing

4 жыл бұрын

La France, MS

@leewebb8931

Жыл бұрын

@@JonMillerFishing Just curious, why wouldn't you launch in Hopedale and run Bayou Loutre?

Lol this guy is crazy in tha small boat