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Statewide crappie recap: Atchafalaya Basin
Sac-a-lait fishing in February in the Atchafalaya Basin is all about water levels and trying to find clear, still water.[…]
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Crappie crooks
February can be a little slow, as far as hunting and fishing goes. Hunting seasons are ending. The fish aren’t spawning yet, and besides it’s still pretty cold for getting in a boat.[…]
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Homemade crappie rig box
Bobby Murray loves a hot crappie bite, and he likes to be ready to maximize every opportunity he gets. Suffice it to say, he has plenty of tackle bags to carry all the hardware and baits he needs, but Murray has developed a simple but effective system for keeping key items at close reach.[…]
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Tackle tips for crappie fishing
Notwithstanding his penchant for simplicity, Toledo Bend guide Jerry Thompson has given much thought to certain aspects of his terminal tackle and rigging.[…]
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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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SuperCat Rods
Available in six lengths and actions, for small stream channel cats to big water blues and flatheads, Rippin Lips’ new SuperCat Series features the perfect balance of extreme strength and toughness with a light, sensitive side.[…]
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Time to Troll
A veteran long-liner, crappie tournament pro Mark Williams likes to mix things up and dial in what the fish want.[…]
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Casting call
Unlike those shoulder-straining full-size umbrella rigs designed for largemouth bass, the crappie versions won’t send you to the chiropractor after a weekend on the lake.[…]
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Ups and downs
Working single jigs over brush piles boasts a long history of crappie success, but consider this: For a hungry predatory, if one bait is good, then two is great and more is — well, you get the picture.[…]
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Options and benefits
Complementing the umbrella rig’s benefit of quantity, you also have an amplified element of experimentation.[…]
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Rig roundup
Similar to its bass-market counterparts, the multi-bait crappie rig has seen rapidly expanding creativity. Local models and homemade jobs are many, but here are a handful of commercial models:[…]
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Tippets
For fly anglers, January can be the worst of times, the best of times. It all depends on the weather and if you prefer quality over quantity.[…]
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LDWF adopts NOI to alter catfish regulations on Texas boundary waters
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a notice of intent that would alter daily creel limit regulations for channel and blue catfish taken in Toledo Bend Reservoir, Caddo Lake and the Sabine River.[…]
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The rainbow phenomena
Winter is the time of year to witness one of nature’s more unusual spectacles here in Louisiana — the Sundog.[…]
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The case of the slippery eel
Nothing could be worse for a freshwater natural-bait fisherman. Something obviously huge had grabbed the worm or crawfish on his hook and was fighting furiously. He could almost imagine the broad head of a big catfish emerging from the water.[…]
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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.[…]