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Inshore Fishing in Lake Borgne / Chef Menteur
My first Tripletail!!!

My first Tripletail!!!

My 1st and 2nd tripletail!!

My 1st and 2nd tripletail!!

My first tripletail!

Well it's official. Made my first attempt at fishing for tripletail this morning and came away with two nice beauties. Tried fishing the east side of Lake Borgne for trout but it was to no avail as there were gafftop everywhere. Figured what the heck I'll give the tripletail thing a shot. WHAT A RUSH!!! After boating that first fish my hands were shaking uncontrollably from the adrenaline. I'll definitely be chasing tripletail again soon.
August 18, 2012 at 10:26pm
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Posted August 19, 2012 at 7:23am
Awesome!!

Trips are a hoot to target and catch. They are also great eating!! Nice job man, looks like you're hooked on trip fishing.

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jls
Posted August 19, 2012 at 8:50am
Triple Tail

Hey what the Secret to catching theses&what bait etc&wheres good place to try for ummm like in Rigolets,Lake P, Lake Borgne?

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Posted August 19, 2012 at 10:06am
The Secret

Well I caught them by freelining shrimp to them and spot fishing them. You just have to do a decent amount of riding to find them. I worked the crab trap floats on the northeast side of Lake Borgne. You just ride by the crab traps, don't be afraid to get close as they aren't bothered by passing boats. Once you see a fish kill the motor and troll back to the float and just keep tossing your shrimp to and bringing over the nose of the fish. You have to be persistent as they don't usually take it on the first try. I liken it to aggravating them with the shrimp until they take it. Some are smarter and just won't take it. I had one I finally gave up on as he would just go deeper when I trolled up. Give them a good three or four second count when they take it before you set the hook. I had another one I lip hooked that was able to spit the hook. That was a bummer. I caught them on the same rig I use to bottom fish for trout minus the lead weight.

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Posted August 19, 2012 at 10:11am
How should I cook them?

Guys I was hoping I could get some suggestions on how to cook these fish. Anyone have a good recipe?

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jls
Posted August 19, 2012 at 10:18am
Triple Tail

So you can actually see ummm when you pass by??? How fast are you goin when you ride by?

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Posted August 19, 2012 at 10:53am
Just keeping on plane

just fast enough to stay on plane

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Posted August 19, 2012 at 11:42am
Pan fry!!

Wet the fish, lightly season and coat with panko bread crumbs. For healthy use olive oil but a little better with butter. Make sure it's hot and cook on both sides about 2-3 minutes each. Wash down with a cold brew!!

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Posted August 20, 2012 at 12:39pm
cool post

good job, thanks for the info. I'm looking forward to catching my first one soon too!

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