Bass Fishing
DeRidder angler catches 10-pounder near South Toledo Bend State Park
On Saturday afternoon, March 8, three hometown buddies from DeRidder decided to fish Toledo Bend’s southern waters.[…]
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Walker angler catches biggest bass of the season at Toledo Bend
Dennis Lott caught the largest fish of the Toledo Bend Lunker Program’s season Saturday when he reeled in a 12.89-pound monster sitting on a shallow bed in the Housen area.[…]
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Chikara crankbaits
Bass fishermen are tying on a hot product from Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits. Surprisingly, it isn’t a soft plastic like the ever-popular Senko. In fact, it’s a hard bait with an attitude.[…]
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Braided lines for punching the grass
Pulling big bass through grass mats requires tough line, and “tough” means braided line for most bass anglers.[…]
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Ivy St. Romain’s grass-punching equipment
Ivy St. Romain, owner of Ivy’s Tackle Box in Morgan City, said he prefers a tungsten weight because the end of the weight has a deeper concave than lead.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to fish New Orleans City Park
Mike Laviolette fishes the New Orleans City Park Lagoons year round. But, although he caught some pot-bellied lunkers last Christmas Eve, he admitted that “in the heavy of winter they go dormant.”[…]
Bass Fishing
The New Orleans City Park story
Louisiana has other urban fishing holes besides those in New Orleans City Park, including Cross Lake in Shreveport, Sibley Lake in Natchitoches, Bayou De Saird and Ouachita River in Monroe and City Park and University Lakes in Baton Rouge.[…]
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Where to on Toledo Bend
Frogs can certainly get bites anywhere on the lake, but vegetation is the key to consistent results.[…]
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Toledo Bend gives up yet another 10-pounder
After reading so many Internet stories about 10-pound-plus bass at Toledo Bend, Tyler Casteel made the long drive to Pirate’s Cove Marina last Friday to get in on the action himself. […]
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Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Back to the Basin
Sportsman TV ventures into the Atchafalaya Basin as Greg Hackney pursues largemouth bass in advance of the Louisiana Bass Championship Open this weekend in Stephensville. […]
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Caney Lake gives up 11-pounder
It began six or seven years ago when guys attending a Sunday School class at Cook Baptist Church in Ruston mapped out plans for a fishing trip to Caney Lake, a trip that has become an annual event and has expanded to include friends.[…]
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Apparent bass tournament cheating attempt discovered at Lake Fausse Pointe
A cage, or basket, of big, live bass was discovered in Lake Fausse Pointe’s Sandy Cove the week before the Children’s Hospital Bass Classic held March 1 out of Doiron’s Landing, Stephensville.[…]
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Livonia angler snares monster bass in Quiet Cove at Toledo Bend
What started out as a weekend of quality fishing time braving cold mornings together turned into the bass-of-a-lifetime for a Livonia couple fishing the spawn at Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Many angler lands third 10-pounder, joins Toledo Bend Lake Association’s Elite Lunker Club
Longtime Many resident Bob Laroux hooked his third 10-pound-plus bass at Toledo Bend in Housen Bayou last week, becoming the newest member of the Lake Association’s Elite Lunker Club.[…]
Bass Fishing
Washington angler takes a Toledo Bend 10.2-pounder north of Pendleton Bridge
Joseph Savant and Gavin Latour teamed up for an impressive day on Toledo Bend last Friday, Feb. 28, weighing in more than 28 pounds of bass on a five-fish stringer that featured a 10.2-pound lunker caught north of Pendleton Bridge. […]
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Dry Prong angler reels in 10.1-pound lunker near the Indian Mounds
Brian Edwards knew the possibility existed for a great Toledo Bend bass when he ventured out with his father on a trip last Sunday, March 2.[…]