Some contenders for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic title have said the first three days of practice were pretty awful, but Louisiana’s sole competitor in the Big Show said bass should be readily available.[…]
All activities surrounding the 2012 Bassmaster Classic being held Friday (Feb. 24) through Sunday (Feb. 26) are free and open to the public. That includes daily launches, the annual Outdoor Expo and weigh-ins.[…]
Contenders for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic title hit the water on Friday for the first three days of practice for the championship event, but changing temperatures and heavy rainfalls left the anglers scratching their heads.
At least that’s how South Carolina’s Davy Hite and North Carolina’s Dustin Wilks felt.[…]
Former Bassmaster Classic champion Paul Elias is one of four being inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame during a banquet to be held next Friday (Feb. 24) in conjunction with the 2012 Bassmaster Classic in Shreveport.
Joining Elias will be longtime B.A.S.S. photographer Gerald Crawford, award-winning videographer Glenn Lau and bass-boat innovator Holmes Thurmond. […]
None of the contenders for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic title know what to expect from the Red River, since it’s been off limits for more than two months. But that changes tomorrow (Feb. 17) when the first of four practice days begin.[…]
The 2012 Bassmaster Classic will pit the world’s top bass anglers against the Red River, on Feb. 24-26 with the angler coming out on top at the end of the three-day championship earning a cool $500,000 in cash.
And Louisiana Sportsman and B.A.S.S. has teamed up to give two lucky people backstage passes, along with lots of other swag, to the big show.[…]
Springlike weather has already settled in to much of the state, and that means it’s just a matter of time before sow bass begin initiating spawning activity. Caney Lake, Toledo Bend, the Atchafalaya Basin, Lake Cataouatche.[…]
The Louisiana State Fish Records are being expanded by two species, record-book keeper Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association announced today.[…]
The floor of the Superdome will be filled with boats and all the necessary accessories beginning Feb. 2 at 3 p.m., when The Boat Show in New Orleans kicks off. The show will continue through Saturday.
“We’re looking forward to bringing the public the best boat show ever held in New Orleans,” the show’s organizer Lionel Dowling said.[…]
If it’s not a bird and it’s not a plane and it’s over the ocean, its bound to be a flying fish, one of the most interesting fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Actually, there are more than one species of flying fish in the Gulf: 12 of them, in fact.[…]
Fishing is a lifetime pursuit; one never stops learning. Sometimes the education comes from books, videos or seminars. Sometimes it comes from the kids down the street.[…]
With strange new fishing techniques like the Alabama rig gaining momentum with professional anglers, local anglers who fish the Red River more than most believe this Bassmaster Classic will be won on some very simple baits fished in some very predictable ways.[…]
A myriad of possible locations exists for 2012 Bassmaster Classic competitors to analyze in the practice days leading up to the actual tournament. After deciding to fish Pool 4 or Pool 5, anglers must then decide if they’re going to try to fish a proven community hole or find an unknown, isolated area that they can have all to themselves.[…]
The rugged man flipped a business card to the fishermen at the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo. It displayed a bowie knife in its center and read Slimeslingers Professional Fish Cleaning: Willing to Travel.[…]
Louisiana will shine this month as the pros descend on the Red River for the Bassmaster Classic.[…]
Anchoring and trolling are undoubtedly productive methods of fishing in Southeast Louisiana. However, wintertime ‘yak fishermen who learn to drift will find that this method can put fish in the box when nothing else will.[…]