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TP&W Film Crew - Gig Trip
Well about two weeks ago MuddSkipper approached me about trying to get a film crew on some flounder. Specifically a father & son. I let him set the whole thing up & told him my Dad & I were available. The plan was to meet at Lutes around 11PM last night. Bryan introduced us to the film crew, Abe & Allen. Two very nice guys who had never been gigging before so we turned them onto a whole new type of fishing.
Conditions were less than perfect with the 15-20mph winds since Tuesday. We launched out of Bastrop which I had never been to. Very nice & protected area over there however very tricky to navigate oyster beds all over the place.
We ran down towards SLP & Titlum Tatlum Bayou in the dark guided by the full moon. The tide was 1.5' low and it was still going out. We realized that we were in for a challenge to find any clear water & good bottom.
Capt. Anthony Pieper (www.pieperguideservice.com) was our guide for the night and took us from the marina to our drop off point. The plan was to have the film crew follow us on the boat if the conditions were right. Well less than pefect conditions had the camera crew following us as we tried our 1st stop.
About 20' from the bank visibility improved to okay gigging conditions. The tide had stopped moving by now & the silt was becoming an issue. We were getting setup for a shot & I happened to swing my light around. Seeing a nice size flounder I alerted the crew & they hurried over. However the silt wouldn't settle out. 5 minutes of waiting a cloud of clay / mud particles were still floating. I walked around the fish trying to relocate him with the camera crew standing by but ended up stepping on her & off she went.
Disapointed to say the least that I had let it get away we decided that we would just have the crew following closely incase we happened upon one. Well it didn't take long my Dad yelled out here's one, I took a few steps his direction & cameras running he wanted me to take it. Flounder gigged, brought up & we strung it on the stringer.
Hearing the film crew ask my Dad how things changed since he was a kid was pretty cool. "The old karosene lanterns that would always blow out or run out of fuel etc. Now I'm walking around with a stick & small battery."
My Dad was excited to spot that flounder & I am glad he did too because it was just a tough night. With the challenging conditions we saw probably 2 flounder the whole night and ended up getting a good one for the cameras.
A lot of time was placed on how to gig, what tools you will need, how to identify the flounder, what we are looking for. We managed to get some good footage of us gigging the flounder, granted not 100% clear water but we nailed it for the cameras which is what they were looking for
They asked us questions on our gear: I personally prefer the underwater lights which reduce glare on the water however the lanterns do work too. It is entirely dependent upon what your comfortable with.
This segement will hopefully air on PBS TP&W Show that they do. More details on that as I receive them.
Thanks again to Capt. Pieper for getting us to the spot & back safely. Very nice guy for anyone looking to do some fishing for some reds, trout etc Anthony runs guided trips out of Bastrop, Chocolate, Matagorda, Galveston etc. Thanks again for the lift!
Conditions were less than perfect with the 15-20mph winds since Tuesday. We launched out of Bastrop which I had never been to. Very nice & protected area over there however very tricky to navigate oyster beds all over the place.
We ran down towards SLP & Titlum Tatlum Bayou in the dark guided by the full moon. The tide was 1.5' low and it was still going out. We realized that we were in for a challenge to find any clear water & good bottom.
Capt. Anthony Pieper (www.pieperguideservice.com) was our guide for the night and took us from the marina to our drop off point. The plan was to have the film crew follow us on the boat if the conditions were right. Well less than pefect conditions had the camera crew following us as we tried our 1st stop.
About 20' from the bank visibility improved to okay gigging conditions. The tide had stopped moving by now & the silt was becoming an issue. We were getting setup for a shot & I happened to swing my light around. Seeing a nice size flounder I alerted the crew & they hurried over. However the silt wouldn't settle out. 5 minutes of waiting a cloud of clay / mud particles were still floating. I walked around the fish trying to relocate him with the camera crew standing by but ended up stepping on her & off she went.
Disapointed to say the least that I had let it get away we decided that we would just have the crew following closely incase we happened upon one. Well it didn't take long my Dad yelled out here's one, I took a few steps his direction & cameras running he wanted me to take it. Flounder gigged, brought up & we strung it on the stringer.
Hearing the film crew ask my Dad how things changed since he was a kid was pretty cool. "The old karosene lanterns that would always blow out or run out of fuel etc. Now I'm walking around with a stick & small battery."
My Dad was excited to spot that flounder & I am glad he did too because it was just a tough night. With the challenging conditions we saw probably 2 flounder the whole night and ended up getting a good one for the cameras.
A lot of time was placed on how to gig, what tools you will need, how to identify the flounder, what we are looking for. We managed to get some good footage of us gigging the flounder, granted not 100% clear water but we nailed it for the cameras which is what they were looking for
They asked us questions on our gear: I personally prefer the underwater lights which reduce glare on the water however the lanterns do work too. It is entirely dependent upon what your comfortable with.
This segement will hopefully air on PBS TP&W Show that they do. More details on that as I receive them.
Thanks again to Capt. Pieper for getting us to the spot & back safely. Very nice guy for anyone looking to do some fishing for some reds, trout etc Anthony runs guided trips out of Bastrop, Chocolate, Matagorda, Galveston etc. Thanks again for the lift!
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