Don Shoopman, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

NetBait’s B Bugs have a leg, or tail, up on other beaver-style soft plastics. They are more buoyant than similar products. […]

Ian Carter, a Sterlington High School junior, has emerged as one of the most consistent bass anglers in the Sportsman’s Paradise. […]

Bill McCarty, a bona fide specialist at catching panfish and catfish in the Bayou Black area, knows June is the right time to fish there. […]

In a world filled with bait manufacturers, Funkbuster Baits has found its niche with spinnerbaits, buzz baits and bladed jigs. […]

Eddie Toups of New Iberia learned how to fish waters in and around Vermilion Bay as a boy with some of Acadiana’s top saltwater fishermen. […]

Heath Pinell has fished since he was a diapered toddler in a boat. Now he is a veteran member of the LSU Bass Fishing Team. […]

According to Logan Latuso, the key to catching Lake Verret’s bass is getting your lure wet at or just before sunrise. […]

It took four to five months to design and tweak the lure, but today the Ike’s Mini Flip Jig is a favorite among bass fishermen. […]

When the bass bite has slacked off, Cliff Crochet turns to his one-two punch to knock out bunches of bass bites. […]

Denham Springs High School’s Blake Verberne and Caleb Roblin have established themselves as heavyweights in high school fishing in Louisiana. […]

Now that spring is here, Charter Boat Captain Vince Theriot is ready for the red-hot redfish fishing at Calcasieu Lake. […]

Arbogast hit a bass fishing home run when it marketed the Hula Popper 2.0, a spittin’ image of the G760 model of the original Hula Popper. […]

Alexis Virgilitto and Tayor Bacot of the Parkway High School won the Bass Federation High School State Championship at Caddo Lake. […]

After being named a high school bass fishing All-American, Cade Fortenberry continues to add to his accomplishments at Nicholls State. […]

Fishermen like Brooks Amy make the most of weather conditions during March to catch redfish in the Vermilion Bay area out of Cypremort Point. […]

When Prototype Lures LLC’s Smasher Frogs get eaten, they often wind up far back in the mouth of self-respecting, hungry bass. […]