Crappie/Bream
How to hook a minnow
Veteran angler Whitey Outlaw impales his live bait upside down, inserting the hook through the minnow’s nostril and coming out behind the lower jaw.[…]
Fishing
Fishing Tournaments
‘I’m living the American dream,’ Hackney says during Angler of the Year speech
When Greg Hackney stepped to the microphone last night to accept the 2014 B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year Award, he used the limelight to honor the crowd of anglers against whom he fishes.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackberry angler snares 10.91-pounder at Toledo Bend
When the bite is on at Toledo Bend, it doesn’t matter if conditions are cold and windy – or apparently, even if the console radio is blaring while you’re fishing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top 5 winter bass-fishing lures
Many bass fishermen lead double lives, torn between their bass boats and tree stands. But as the door slams shut on deer season, the choice for cold-water bass fishing becomes clear.[…]
Bass Fishing
Rapala introduces the Shadow Rap
Combining a horizontal struggle with a vertical fade that mimics a minnow’s final quivering moments, the Rapala Shadow Rap suspending jerkbait triggers bites as predator fish move in for an easy meal.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Wade-fishing for big specks on Big Lake
Hefty speckled trout are no strangers to Capt. Adam Jaynes. On Feb. 8, the Orange, Texas, resident took several on Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Columns
February is for fishing and rigging
One of the many blessings of Louisiana fishing is that there are no closed seasons. Great fishing is available any month of the year, but February is ranked by many anglers as 12 out of 12.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie hotspots: Des Allemands and Cataouatche offer one-two punch!
It’s safe to say Ty Hibbs suffers from wanderlust.
His mantra is “whatever bites,” and he wears out his truck tires driving to catch fish whenever and wherever they’re biting.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pro tips for lunker trout at Calcasieu, Sabine lakes
Hefty speckled trout are no strangers to Capt. Adam Jaynes. On Feb. 8, the Orange, Texas, resident took several on Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Columns
Bomber Saltwater Grade Mullet
Give Theophile Bourgeois a new artificial lure with so much upside to it and he’s as happy as speckled trout and redfish chasing tasty mullet.[…]
Fishing
BULLS BAY 2200
If you enjoy fishing coastal waters and are looking for a boat that can do it well without depleting your bank account, the Bulls Bay 2200 is the perfect solution.[…]
Bass Fishing
The right tackle for nail-weighted worms
Kevin Hawk fishes his nail-weighted worms on light line and a spinning rod to better handle and feel the finesse presentation.[…]
Fishing
RANGER 2510 Bay
The Ranger 2510 Bay is the latest addition to the company’s bay boat line, and it is the biggest and the baddest thus far.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to use a nail weight with a swimbait
Sticking small, thin weights into slender worms influences fall rates and bottom orientation, but that’s not the only use for this tackle tactic.[…]
Fishing
CAPE HORN 27xs
The Cape Horn 27xs is the center-console fishing boat for everyone who has wanted one of the company’s legendary 31-footers but for whatever reason it wasn’t to be.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to clean, freeze sheepshead
The key to filleting them is using a sturdy-bladed boning knife and cutting over and around the thick rib bones by going into the fish from the top rather than from behind the gills. With an electric knife, it’s easiest to start from the tail and fillet forward.[…]