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Spread out — Using multiple baits for crappie fishing
Any chef worth his salt understands the phrase mice en place, which means “everything in its place.”[…]
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Small-boat DuLarge — How to catch reds, specks with a mud boat
Marty LaCoste likes things a little quiet.
According to my son, it’s so he can whisper to the fish exactly what he wants them to do.[…]
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Hannah’s the Hog Hunter — How one woman is controlling wild pigs
The sun was just beginning to peek over the horizon on a clear morning. The early morning light revealed our group of hog hunters as we sat in silence on four-wheelers strung along a woods road.[…]
Bass Fishing
The One-Two Punch
It’s great when that first cast meets with aggressive reception, but often, it takes some dialing in to determine the fish’s preference. Notwithstanding the oft-proven merits of junk fishing, a handful of examples show us that certain lure pairings hold particularly strategic benefit.[…]
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Cover: February 2014
February is the best time to target crappie, and this issue contains tips for putting them in the boat — and the seven water bodies that should be on your itinerary.[…]
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Basin Romp — Rabbit hunting can be productive in the Atchafalaya Basin
Hunting swamp rabbits with beagles in February is a thrilling social adventure for many Louisiana hunters. In fact, the latest hunting surveys conducted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries show there are 22,100 rabbit hunters taking an estimated 180,100 rabbits.[…]
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2014 Turkey Forecast
Spying on mothers walking their children is considered inappropriate in most cultures — unless, of course, you’re eyeballing turkeys for the annual poult survey that gives interested parties a reasonable forecast for upcoming turkey seasons.[…]
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Hot Rods — Handcrafted rods make a difference
Dawg! What a job!
Here I was in the heart of Terrebonne Parish, field testing handcrafted rods on speckled trout with a “rod master” and a “master of rods.”
I actually get paid to do this.[…]
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Black Bay Jailbreak — Fishing tips for sheepshead
Doc’s spanking-new bay boat, a 24-footer, was primed for its maiden voyage. Doc himself seemed uncharacteristically pumped for the occasion; lately his fishing had seemed more perfunctory than the traditional obsession we all recalled while growing up together.[…]
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February Fishing Fix — Wintertime trout fishing hot at this Pointe aux Chenes hotspot
February can be a tough month for coastal anglers. Frequent fronts, blustery winds and low water conditions can definitely be a challenge, even to the most experienced among us — and the wet, bone-chilling cold doesn’t exactly invite us to go outside and play on the water.[…]
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Slip-float slabs — Top fishing tips for wintertime crappie
In most activities, a slip-up is a bad thing. Botched snap that leads to a recovered fumble, dropping an easy fly ball, missing that breakaway slam dunk — all bad.[…]
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Food Focus — Best ways to hunt deer after the rut
We were shocked to hear that Eddie had reserved Da Deer Camp’s master bedroom for his nephew Kyle.[…]
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Stump jumping — Fishing hotspots for Stump Lagoon
If you leave out of my launching pad in Shell Beach you can enter the Biloxi Marsh by one of two general routes. Either you cross Lake Borgne and enter through one of the numerous bayous that wind snakelike into the heart of the marsh, or you head up Bayou LaLoutre and enter through Stump Lagoon.[…]
Bass Fishing
Rumble on the edge — Pro tips for prespawn bass fishing
Childbirth is one of life’s most-amazing moments.
But if you’ve ever been around a lady who’s closing in on D-day, you know you can count on a couple of behavioral points: moodiness and accelerated appetite.[…]
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Slab spread — How to use umbrella rigs for crappie
Umbrella rigs aren’t just for bass fishing anymore. Learn how you can use the multi-bait outfits to force crappie into feeding frenzies.[…]
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Fourth-quarter adjustments — Late-season deer hunting strategies
It is often necessary to adjust the game plan at halftime when the Saints — or any football team, for that matter — are engaged in an important game.[…]