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Here's a video I put together after last year's opener, gives a cool perspective (from my pups POV)...
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If you are new to Christmans, try the north shoreline for an early morning wade. And if you want ducks out of it, you will have to hunt the last part of the season and you will more than likely only get your redheads and that is not worth the hassle.
Go over to east and you will do fine.KEEP IT WET..Comment
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If they show up, just move or ask to hunt with them. Even though it is public, they still put the time and effort in building the blind. And, if they are jackwagons then kindly tell them to get bent and move the F-on.Originally posted by Gilbert View PostKEEP IT WET..Comment
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OK lets say you do duck hunt Xmas bay this season... Remember there is alot of grass on the south shoreline don't run your boat through it please... some jack wagons need a leason or just a walk in wade to understand the layout of the bay... Guys during the forth of julyweekend cut the grass all up ran over sand bars and reefs just because they could... So please ask someone to show you the lay.We are West End Anglers, a saltwater tribe!Comment
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Keith, let's go cast & blast. I guarantee nobody will be within 400 yards of us wading...
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Hell Coe if your with Keith I'm sure nobody would come that close... He can yell that far!! No need for shot blast!Don't follow my boat......I don't catch fish......Comment
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I disagree with all the posts saying its too early to scout. I do primarily most of my hunting in open water. Yes, its doubtful you will see ducks now but what you can do is guage the water level. Just remember in the winter its gonna be shallower. Get yourself a measuring stick and start finding the flats. You can look at historic tide charts to tell you what the water level will be like come winter. Then find you several spots that will be accomodating to ducks. I had 143 ducks and 11 geese last year, all public, all open water doing just that!Comment
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No reason to scout an area that doesn't hold birds until late winter. It's not deer hunting...
I also hunt public water and the advice given matches the area he was requesting info on.KEEP IT WET..Comment
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I get that, but with everyone who has their favorite spots, I dont listen to what anybody says about where the birds are. Coe can tell you that where I hunt, 80 of the hunters go home with few birds. If I listened to them, I wouldn't hunt where I hunt.Originally posted by Gulfcoast13 View PostComment
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Originally posted by Robn1020 View Post
Yup told y'all!!! Go East into East Bay and. trinity and you whack 'em!!!We are West End Anglers, a saltwater tribe!Comment
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Dont forget West bay. Plenty over there too! I promise in the bay systems, there are ducks. You just have to find em! You will hear countless stories of people saying there aren't any. Thats why you see 100 cars at the boat ramp opening day and just a handful during second split. People get frustrated, dont scout, don't put in the work, and wonder why they don't shoot anything.Originally posted by WestEndAngler View PostComment
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( the guys who say there aren't any birds around are the ones who want the idiots with shotguns away from there fishing spots FYI) I'm not calling anyone idiots by the way...it's like fishing...wanna find the birds..find them yourself..wanna find fish you gotta do the same..people will give helping advice but nobody gives out duck hunting or fishing food stamps... We work, hunt, and fish for a living...Don't follow my boat......I don't catch fish......Comment
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FWIW, I just wanted to know the condition of the ramp.Comment
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It is fine to use. I use it all the time (old Ernies).KEEP IT WET..Comment
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I made it out Sunday for just a couple hours as I had to be back home by noon for family obligations, but I did get to wade two different spots and learn some of the bay. At Rattlesnake I saw what looked like a little pond on the refuge so I waded out to it to take a look. As soon as I stepped on the bank I was assaulted by thousands of mosquitos and had to book it for the boat. I did manage to scratch out one red on a sand eel. The reds were tight to the bank and were way back in the submerged reeds, you could here them crashing bait. Hunting off the bank may be nearly impossible until after a good cold snap as those mosquitos are relentless.
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