Lake Pontchartrain Sheephead Rodeo 9/21/03

[thescubaco]

Hello to all Spearboard members,

It was brought to our attention that not enough people knew about our Rodeo, so we thought we would provide this information for you.

The Great Lake Pontchartrain Sheephead Rodeo takes place from 12:01 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, 2003. The Rodeo is limited to Lake Pontchartrain ONLY and is open to snorkelers and scuba divers alike. The eligible fish are Sheephead & Miscellaneous. Prizes will be awarded for 1-3 in each category. The weigh in is at the parking lot behind Lakefront area at the corner nearest Franklin Avenue and Lakeshore Drive from 2-4 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and can be purchased from The Scuba Company 6600 Morrison Road (in Kenilworth Mall) New Orleans, LA 70126. Each ticket allows an entry to win in each category of the rodeo, free food, and free drinks (soft drinks, water and beer). If you would just like to eat, play, and hang out tickets are $10.00 in advance. Please call us at (504) 244-6292 or email us at the_shop@thescubaco.net or visit our website at www.thescubaco.net for more information and for the rules of the rodeo. Tickets can be purchased by phone with a valid credit card #. No tickets will be sold the day of the event.

[ROCK BOTTOM]

Is it legal to spear along the seawall? They have some fatties hanging out there.

[thescubaco]

As long as you have a valid Louisiana fishing license and stay within the fish and game limits, you can walk off the seawall and shoot whatever you like. I would however, beware of the fisherman and debris around the Senator Ted Hickey Bridge. The spots to check for the larger fish are around the railroad tressels, the northshore by the Causeway, and around the new fish pods they placed in the Lake a short time ago.

[ROCKHOUND]

THIS IS WHAT ME AND MY SPERO BUDS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN THE MIDDLE OF FOR SOME TIME NOW. BUT OUR PROBLEM HAS BEEN THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IN THE LAKE TO GO WHERE THE WATER HAS BEEN CLEAR. BUT I THINK WE CAN FID OUT BEFOR THE RODEO. I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SLINGING SOME SHAFT WITH THE REST OF YOU!

[thescubaco]

Never count yourself out of a rodeo. Last year a guy won the miscellaneous category with a 1lb. gaspardgoo. I probably mutulated the spelling of the fish, but nonetheless, you get the point. You never know until game day. Best of luck to all who enter.

[LSUBigL]

What were the results of this rodeo? Biggest Sheepshead? Biggest Fish?

[Wet Spot]

A buddy of mine won it with a nine# something ounce sheepshead from what I have heard, not too sure about the rest of the fish.