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Refuge-relax — Head to Bayou Teche NWR for a quiet day of fishing
The balsawood float sailed through the air like a bullet with purpose to the predetermined target making a sploosh as it hit the water.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
LakeVü HD & LakeVü HD Ultra
Garmin is releasing some of the highest definition inland waterway maps they’ve ever created.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: June 2013
Find the nearest grass bed to snatch chunky bass into your boat this month, while specks are waiting along the coast. […]
Fishing
Prop Alert
Help keep your boat safe with the prop alert, a new product which cinches down over your prop and allows trailing vehicles to adequately judge how far away they are from your boat’s motor.[…]
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Cover: June 2013-Inshore
Find the nearest grass bed to snatch chunky bass into your boat this month, while specks are waiting along the coast.[…]
Fishing
Nu-Ice
Nu-Ice offers a superior alternative to ice and dry ice with their line of reusable freezer paks that are perfect for any sportsman’s cooler.[…]
News Breaker
Legislation filed to encourage energy companies’ participation in rigs to reef programs
Sen. David Vitter has filed legislation that, if passed by Congress, would ease the way for oil and gas exploration companies to leave their structures in the Gulf of Mexico to serve as fish habitat, the Coastal Conservation Association reported May 29.[…]
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Agreement allows the Pickets to remain
It appears that Ship Shoal 26 — better known as “the Pickets” and serving as a trout-fishing Mecca — will continue to be a fishing hotspot for the time being. But for how long remains the question.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Voodoo in the Gulf
In this episode of Sportsman TV we go big game hunting for Yellow Fin Tuna with Capt. Trey Pique of Voodoo Charters. Come along and see if Greg and crew survive their encounter with the big, angry yellowfin in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Fishing
Lowrance HDS10 Tips from Ken Sherman
Join Ken Sherman as he points out some of the details on the Lowrance HDS10[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Corps expands restricted area at Old River Control Complex
The restricted boating zone below the Old River Control Complex have been increased to 500 feet, the U.S. Corps of Engineers announced today.[…]
Fishing
Cell-phone holster will cut down on losing, dumping, dropping
The S.M.A.R.T. System Holster from Real Gear is just what the doctor ordered for outdoorsmen who have issues with losing, dropping and dunking cell phones and other small equipment. […]
News Breaker
State snapper season to mimic federal regs, LDWF says
The snapper fishing season in Louisiana state waters will change from the weekends-only structure to mirror the federal season set last week, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today.[…]
Fishing
You dropped WHAT overboard?
Shortly after handheld GPS units became small enough to fit in a pocket, I remember a fellow outdoor writer lamenting about losing his. He somehow dropped it as he stepped from a boat to a dock over water 30 feet deep.[…]
News Breaker
Feds extend red snapper season
Louisiana’s challenge of federal red snapper regulations has scored a significant victory: a 15-day addition — from nine to 24 days — to its offshore season, which starts June 1.[…]
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Boating blunders
A boat trailer winch is what holds the front of the boat securely to the trailer, and this should be checked regularly.[…]