There is a sod farm in maben that sells certified Mississippi express. It's about 20% higher than 419. I don't think money was the reason for going 419. The field is sand based so they were looking for sod grown on a sand base. Which is next to impossible to find.
We used cool breeze. Captains name is rob gams. He took us about 15 miles out and a storm blew up before we were able to fish. I bet he burned 300 dollars worth of diesel. The guy gave us all of our money back. I was shocked. We gave him a heafty tip though. Had a buddy use him the next week and...