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Might be too late but planning a trip up to Hot springs in April and will be near Lake Ouachita.

Does anyone have a recommendation or any experience with guide services up there for striper's or bass/crappie/bluegill?
There was some drama after Bruce died with one of the long time managers/servers and Bruce's kid who took it over. It played it over Facebook for a few weeks.

Anyway, it's been mismanaged since Bruce died and never really recovered. It was a staple for me and the wife. We had our spot at a two top against the wall.

I'm sure Saul will buy it and turn it into a mediocre "high end" restaurant.

re: Stocking a newly dug pond??

Posted by burgeman on 2/11/26 at 8:19 am to
I've got an older, established 8-10 acre pond that was drained after Katrina due to salvinia infestation. It has mostly been un managed in reference to fish. I would like to see if our fish population is healthy. Would that LSU link be who I should contact?

re: Sorinex/PPSA Benchuary

Posted by burgeman on 2/8/26 at 12:48 pm to
Got 5, but it was 1030 last night and no one would have found me until the morning if I got stuck. Played it safe
I know this a big swimbait thread but tackle warehouse has BOGO on zman Shadtron line thru LINK

And

Graph shadz
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Victorious Boxers 2


I don't remember this game, it looks amazing

re: Bluegill and Crappie Lures?

Posted by burgeman on 2/5/26 at 12:28 pm to
I forgot to add, we had a very bad salvinia issue around 2005. We broke the levee, drained and killed it all with pesticide. Then re did the drainage for the levee, let it come back up and stocked it. So it's came back over the last 20 years.

re: Bluegill and Crappie Lures?

Posted by burgeman on 2/5/26 at 5:19 am to
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Your lake is overpopulated with bass. Cull every bass under 12 inches.


Consider them filet'd.

I've kinda figured they were getting out of control just by lack of people fishing it over the last 20 years. We do no pond management other than killing the water hyacinth when it pops up.

re: Bluegill and Crappie Lures?

Posted by burgeman on 2/4/26 at 9:17 pm to
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You'd have to share the address or gps coordinates in order for me or awgusta to see it on Google maps.


After posting I got to thinking, there would be no way for me to explain the depths and different places trees fell into it at. But here's a screenshot from Google maps. It's just outside of Ponchatoula.

But deepest part is about 10-12 feet which is about the middle of of the long side of the pond. It's a mud bottom with a levee on the southwest corner that drains it into the swamp. There's no creek or stream feeding it. We mostly bass fish out of it. It's been stocked in the past but the pond has been around since the 50's when it was dug by the previous landowner. Never fished hard, it's just my family around it. Me and my kids are the only ones who fish it the last 10 years.





This is about the high end of size of the bass we usually catch.

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Noz played with us every night.


He still plays every night

re: Bluegill and Crappie Lures?

Posted by burgeman on 2/4/26 at 5:24 pm to
Can you take a look at my home pond/lake and tell me where I should be looking for them at? I've got an ultra light set up and have only caught 2 or 3 over the years. But I've never been able to get on a good bite over the 30 years I've fished it.

re: Sorinex/PPSA Benchuary

Posted by burgeman on 2/4/26 at 11:45 am to
I'm on day 2, this one is a beast with all the compound lifts.
Zodias

Looks like most of the options are out of stock but I picked up 6'9" MH fast action spinning for $140 shipped.

Used code REEL10 to bring it down to $140.

I believe they also have casting model for same price.

re: Jeep Wagoneer L

Posted by burgeman on 1/22/26 at 5:24 pm to
How people keep getting suckered into buying these things boggles my mind. I've heard nothing but bad things.

re: Deep South Snow Tease 1/17-18

Posted by burgeman on 1/15/26 at 6:49 pm to
Did it kill satsuma season? I didn't see any in stores this year.

re: Car search for my son

Posted by burgeman on 1/6/26 at 4:11 pm to
Shoot me an email and maybe we can sort something out

lucas.burge86@gmail.com

re: Car search for my son

Posted by burgeman on 1/5/26 at 6:31 pm to
I've got a 2001 Landcruiser I might let go for cheap. Needs little things done (hoses and such) right now but I don't drive it much. It's got 315k miles, major annual maintenance (timing belt, water pump, new power steering and rear brakes, calipers/rotors) done in the last 5k miles.

Much better and safer than a 70's vehicle.

re: Costco whole choice ribeye ad

Posted by burgeman on 12/29/25 at 10:53 pm to
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boneless whole Prime N.Y. Strips for $12.88


Just checked the last time I bought some from Rouses was in June. They were $10.97/lb.

Parents had one before ida knocked down the whole house. House was built in 1982 so I guess it was period appropriate.