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Hot-Weather Crappie
We let the crappie tell us what type of bait they prefer on that day. When we first start trolling, we’ll use minnows, jigs and a jig tipped with a minnow.[…]
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Sound Advice
All it took was a phone call to put the gears into motion. Capt. Glenn Sanchez called and suggested that we do a Breton Sound trip.[…]
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2007 Hunting Gear
Every year, hundreds of new products are introduced to the hunting public. Louisiana Sportsman reviewed some of the top new gear available for deer and waterfowl hunters.[…]
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Cover: August 2007-Hunting
You might think you’re ready for deer season, but there’s a lot more to do than you probably remember.[…]
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Cover: August 2007-Fishing
The regulations noose is tightening around red snapper anglers, but those who fish Ship Shoal are finding numbers to be better than ever.[…]
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Near-Sighted
Two terms come to mind when anglers think about South Louisiana saltwater fishing — inshore and offshore. That’s about the only two places you can fish isn’t it? If you’re inshore, you’re definitely not offshore.[…]
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Cover: July 2007
New Orleans Saints punter Steve Weatherford and pro angler Jason Catchings show what kind of redfish action awaits out of Venice’s Red Pass.[…]
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Team Terrebonne
“I hope you get one just like you one day,” my mother used to scream at me as I was doing such harmless things as knocking over our mailbox with the front bumper as she reached out the window for the mail or shattering the bulb under the ceiling fan in my room with nunchucks that were spinning in rhythm to “Eye of the Tiger.”[…]
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Best of the Blue
Across the Louisiana coast, captains often agree the No. 1 question those shopping for a tuna trip generally ask is, “When is the BEST time to catch yellowfin tuna?”[…]
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Lafitte Lowdown
There was the faintest hint of the day’s dawn when Rusty “China” Helmer stabbed the Cajun anchor into the soft mud of the shallow pond just south of Plum Point.[…]
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Peppered Perch
As an outdoor writer, I have had the privilege of getting to rub shoulders with some of the best in the business in a variety of sports.[…]
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Hard to be Humble
“Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re fishing in Cote Blanche Bay. I can’t wait to chunk in a lure, cause the fishing gets better each day.”[…]
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Off the Charts
I was scheduled to meet Capt. Mark “Hard Times” Scardino (985-787-3529) at the dock of the newly renovated Sand Dollar Marina in Grand Isle at 6 a.m.[…]
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Useful Idiots
Crankbaits have earned the nickname “idiot baits” because they are so easy to fish that any idiot can throw one out, reel it back and catch a bass. And, not to ruffle any feathers across the Bayou State, but these so called idiot baits work really well in Louisiana.[…]
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Cat Sticking
“Go jump in the lake.” Usually, if someone makes that remark to you, it isn’t meant in a good way. However, if you’re told that by a certain group of catfishermen, you should take their advice.[…]
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St. Drew
Julius Gibbs had never caught a fish. Ever. Not even a bream. Neither had Charles Nicholson. But thanks to Drew Brees, those days are over.[…]