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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.[…]
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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.[…]
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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.[…]
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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.[…]
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Reader looks for Chandeleur remnants
Dear Capt. Paul:
What’s the location of Curlew Island, north of Breton Island?[…]
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.[…]
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You don’t lose gun rights in traffic stop
“Do I look like a thug?” The gentleman who asked this question was dressed casually and stylishly. He looked like a middle-class male, about 40 years of age. No obvious tattoos, he had short-cropped hair.[…]
Fishing
What is this oily sludge beneath my prop?
There are many questions I have been asked over the years, but there are some questions that seem to be asked over and over again. One of these has to do with the possibility of oil leaking from the lower unit of the engine.[…]
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Chicot action slow, but fish are big
My pick this month for catching monster February bass in Louisiana is Lake Chicot, a lake home to Chicot State Park, one of the prettiest state parks in Louisiana.[…]
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Have a big day on the Little Mo
As Cokie brought another rainbow trout to her net, it was evident this one had been in the river for some time. […]
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Two laws destroy rights of hunters, anglers
Two laws that were added to the books in this decade designed to protect the rights of hunters and anglers have done more to damage our rights than at any time since Iberville set foot on our silty soil.[…]
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Aggregations make fish easy prey
The term “spawning aggregation” is one that recreational fishermen are likely to learn in the future. The term simply refers to a synchronized spawning event by a number of fish that are not normally schooling species.[…]
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What are Grand Isle’s offshore hotspots?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I will be spending a week in the Grand Isle area the first of February with my 26-foot Robalo, and would like to know if you could point me in the right direction for amberjack, grouper and possibly tuna.[…]
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Merkel KR-1 approaches the ultimate
The hottest news in rifles as we approached and entered the 21st century was the proliferation of “short-fat” cartridges, and rifles to shoot them.[…]
Fishing
Clanging noise is seldom a good thing
When I opened my e-mail recently, I found this note from a boater in Kentucky: “Hank, I found you on the web and hoping you can help. I was on Lake Cumberland in Kentucky yesterday, and had to be towed in.[…]
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Bet on Bayou Black in January
In January, I’ll be fishing the marshes around the Bayou Black area, located between Houma and Morgan City, below Highway 90, where Kenyon Hill won the first BASS Top 100 tournament a few years ago.[…]