U can join me most any evening to Lake Ponchatrain, I went again thursday evening. Not setting the world on fire but on other hand I leave house at 6:45 in evening, run to Bonnabel and run 1 1/4 miles out and drag for an hour. Had around 15 lbs nice shrimp, 26 crabs, one soft crab, 2 flounders, several pictures of a beautiful sunset, 100 small sailboats, beautiful views of city lit up, some good conversation with my dad, 4 gallons of gas and we were home for 9 pm. What a beautiful evening. We had the boiled crabs and shrimp today and still managed to put away 5 quarts of shrimp. Will be going first evening wind is under 10 MPH.

BigJim are you pulling a bottom trawl and if so what size ?

Yes I just pull a 16 ft trawl behind my 15 ft flat. I just make 1 drag when they're coming out the mud, sometimes in the morning when they're going back down. If they start running better I may make 2 drags if conditions are good for catching.

what were the water conditions i mean how windy and what direction also is anyone having a problem turning the boat pulling a trawl i have a 25 yami on 14 ft flat and it does not reall turn

Hey Mike if your pulling off rear it makes it difficult to turn plus. If u recall seeing small flats and fiberglass boats with pipes sticking up about 18' high 1/3 length of boat from transom, these are to pull from. They move your pivot point forward so the boat turns easily. If you put them much further than 1/3 rd forward boat will constantly turn sharp on you. Another simple method is take about 15ft of rope at least 7/16 or 1/2' and make u a bridal with two hooks like the ones they sell at Academy, Wal Mart and Home depot for winch straps the cheap 2 or 3$ ones made of roundbar with the closure. These attach to both ends of bridal and to your back handles. Braid two thimbals on end of trawl ropes and put bridal rope through these two. This method turns awesome, no pipes sticking up yet u don't have to fight boat constantly turning. Bridal is just like that on ski ropes and tubes except don't use the pulley as it moves too freely. The thimbels stay put due to friction and only move if u turn motor quite a bit then stay put at new location and wet rope doesn't wear out, I've been pulling on same bridal for eight years now and she still has a few years left. This allows you to relax and pick while not staying on motor the entire time. Hope this helps, it works great as once you turn boat it stays same direction until you force thimbels to reposition by making significant turn adjustment.

Bigjim, I might try and make a trip out that way sometime next week depending on the wind and my job ! Where do you launch at ?

I launch at Bonnabel as it's only 8 mins from my home.