Bass Fishing
Lay off spawners this month, Cajun Baby says
When April rolls around, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Crochet focuses on finding newly-hatched largemouth fry — so he can target the male fish guarding the brood swarm.[…]
Bass Fishing
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West Monroe angler lands 13-pound, 10-ounce Caney Lake monster
Setting the hook is pretty much the moment of truth when you get a bite: Either you miss the opportunity and wind up empty-handed, or feel that exhilarating tug in response and know you have a fish on the line.[…]
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Toledo Bend lunkers show no signs of slowing down
With about 40 days still left in the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program’s 2014-15 season, we know last year’s record total of 61 fish will be smashed – we just don’t know by how much.[…]
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Ruston angler nabs Lake Claiborne lunker
Winning the Powerball has nothing to do with skill or experience: You choose numbers randomly or use pre-selected numbers like the birthdays of your kids, buy a lottery ticket and then just sit back and watch the drawing on television.[…]
Bass Fishing
Video: Watch Elite Series pro Palaniuk catch 12-pounder
Think you’ve been under pressure to lip your buddies bass? The poor guy in this video is tasked with grabbing a massive fish that weigned more than 12 pounds — and the angler shouting at him was Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Palaniuk.[…]
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Slidell redfish angler takes 11.82-pound Toledo Bend monster
Jacob Leininger, a competitive redfish angler, made the transition to freshwater look easy late last month when he landed an 11-pound-plus largemouth bass during the Louisiana Oilman’s Bass Invitational on Toledo Bend.[…]
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Toledo Bend lunker total surpasses 2013-14 numbers
No one can deny it’s been an incredible lunker bass spring at Toledo Bend.
Here are three more stories by anglers who had what it took to catch and land a double-digit bass — and there’s still 1 ½ months to go before the 2014-15 Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program season ends.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lunkers Only
Some days you want to just catch big bass. This one of those days and that’s why we called our buddy David St. Pierre who lives on New Arbor Lake in Mississippi.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keep that A-rig under control in storage
While working a stretch of hay grass at the mouth of Toledo Bend’s Carrice Creek, Jerry Thompson saw some silver flicks and quickly opened his rod box.[…]
Bass Fishing
Barbe wins Louisiana High School Fishing Championship on Sibley Lake
Anglers from Barbe High School in Lake Charles used a five-fish limit last weekend to win the Louisiana State High School Fishing Championship on Sibley Lake.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass by the spoonful — How and when to fish with a spoon
There lurks in every bass angler’s subconscious this question: If you could have only one lure, what would it be?[…]
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Three Toledo Bend 10-pounders added to list
Three more Toledo Bend giants have been weighed in at Toledo Town and Tackle Superstore, continuing an unprecedented run of huge bass from the lake.[…]
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Scott angler scores with Toledo Bend 11.19-pounder
Kyle Stutes has enjoyed an amazing month at Toledo Bend: the Scott angler took first place in the Texas Oilman’s Bass Invitational Tournament last weekend, then followed that up with an 11-plus-pounder Wednesday on a mid-lake scouting trip.[…]
Bass Fishing
A-rig bite on at the Bend
Double-digit Toledo Bend bass are turning up seemingly every day — and on some days, several fish weighing more than 10 pounds are registered at Toledo Town and Tackle in Many.[…]
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Lone Star angler scores on huge 12.34-pounder at Toledo Bend
Larry Mallet was fishing along with a group of six other Lone Star State anglers Tuesday during their annual spring get-together on Toledo Bend- perfect timing while it’s seemingly raining down lunkers all over the reservoir. […]
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DeQuincy angler hauls in 11.19-pound Toledo Bend lunker near Pirate’s Cove
Kenneth Cook hadn’t caught a fish bigger than 8 pounds, 13 ounces in 10 years, but his dry spell came to an end this week at Toledo Bend.[…]