Columns
Fingers beware of this aquatic bruiser
Trivia time. What looks like a shrimp, is as mean as a preying mantis and is eaten by red snappers like popcorn?[…]
Columns
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Model 673’s beauty in eyes of beholder
Beauty and versatility are in the eyes of the beholder, and most everyone I know in the shooting business is aware I have long been searching for the perfect hunting rifle.[…]
Fishing
Got a fuel problem? Troubleshoot it
Not all mechanical problems are the result of a failed engine. In a recent e-mail, a boat owner described a problem he was having with the brand-new engine he had just re-powered his boat with.[…]
Columns
Be smart when retrieving beached boat
One minute we were enjoying a Memorial Day picnic on the beach, and the next we were up to our knees in mire, racing the tide to get enough of our boat to float to get us off the barrier island. The[…]
Bass Fishing
Beat the Classic pros by 10 months
I’m really excited because BASS announced that the next three Bassmaster Classics will be held on lakes close to my home that I know and love to fish.[…]
Currents
Wait a minute, the Classic is coming here?
The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society is either much, much smarter than me, or a whole lot stupider.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where is new reef at Redfish Point?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’m looking for the cordinates to the new or referbished reef that is at or around Redfish Point in Vermilion Bay.I know you just released your Fishing Edge for the Vermilion Bay area, but I have an Eagle Cuda 240 fish finder and GPS in one, and it cannot be hooked to the computer.[…]
Columns
Fundrasier
A benefit at the Lake End Park in Morgan City will be held on March 29, 2008 for Ali Aucoin. Ali, a four year old little girl of Morgan City, daughter of Jarrod and Spring Aucoin, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.[…]
Currents
New secretary has diverse outdoor interests
When Gov. Bobby Jindal began his search for the man to succeed Bryant Hammett as secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, he could have located someone whose head contained a mental encyclopedia on deer hunting.[…]
Columns
What’s not to love about seabream?
Some fish just don’t get any respect. The sheepshead is one of those. It is attractively colored, grows to a decent size, is a dogged fighter and may be the best, or at least second best, tablefish in the marsh.[…]
Fishing
On-board chargers make life easy
Since first being introduced to the boating market several years ago, the on-board battery charger has become a must-have accessory for most boaters. This is especially true if your boat is equipped with a trolling motor. The[…]
Columns
Overboard situations can turn deadly
Just as most injuries at home are caused by slips and falls, tripping and slipping are common accidents aboard boats, with the added threat of falling down and out of the boat.[…]
Columns
Once-a-year cleaning all that’s necessary
Each year I wonder how many sportsmen drag a firearm out of the closet in anticipation of the upcoming season, and find a patina of rust on the barrel or receiver, or worse, patches of rust that have actually eaten into the finish and marred it.[…]
Columns
Bunch of bass at Bayou Segnette
During the early part of March, the bass will be preparing to spawn, and later in the month, the bass will either be in the spawn or the post-spawn.[…]
Columns
You can’t handle An Inconvenient Truth
Last February, when former Vice-President Al Gore took the stage at the Academy Awards show to accept an Oscar for his documentary about global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,” everyone gave him a standing ovation.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Reader looks for Chandeleur remnants
Dear Capt. Paul:
What’s the location of Curlew Island, north of Breton Island?[…]