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Shifting Slabs
Use these techniques on Lake Bistineau, and watch your winter crappie haul skyrocket.[…]
Fishing
Ask Captain Paul
Offseason is time for map loading
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently purchased a Lowrance IFinder H20. The software I am operating with it is MapCreate 6 of which I have not updated to MapCreate 6.2 as yet.Before doing so, I thought I would write to see what software you recommend for heavy marine use with a pleasure vessel.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Midnight Lump looking good for late January
Capt. Scott Avanzino with Paradise Outfitters (985-845-8006) said this is the perfect time to make a trip to the Midnight Lump because the tuna are already starting to bite, and there is very light fishing pressure right now.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Oil spewing from wellhead in Bayou Perot
The Coast Guard is working with local, state and federal agencies today to respond to an oil spill in Bayou Perot near Lafitte.[…]
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Jerk in a Jam
The stretch of shoreline looked like it was tailor-made for a pack of redfish to be roaming for a mid-morning meal. But, it wasn’t really all that different looking than the others we’d come across in the Myrtle Grove marsh that morning, and I was more than a little frustrated.[…]
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Dancin’ A Jig
While most bass anglers are busy sorting their tackle boxes and cleaning their reels during January, there are a few who are actually using their fishing tackle.[…]
Fishing
Jack plates not always good
Jack plates can be very beneficial to certain types of boats, but they are not necessarily the answer to all that may ail your boat.[…]
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Play the game to save money at shows
If you’re in the market for a new boat — and who’s not always at least looking — this may be the best time of the year to make your best deal. Why? Because it’s boat show season, that’s why![…]
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Monster Crappie
I’d had a miserable day of crappie fishing, and only had caught three crappie all day. […]
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Million-Dollar Man
Many outdoorsmen believe Greg Hackney of Gonzalez, one of the hottest young bass fisherman on the professional bass-fishing circuit, jumped full blown onto the professional bass-fishing circuit and consider him the next great bass phenom.[…]
Fishing
Be smart when installing transducer
It is no coincidence that transducers designed to be mounted on a boat’s transom are the type most often packed in the box with new sonar units. They are the easiest type for the average person to install, and they work well on just about any transom design with a place to mount them.[…]
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Light, strong spinner sweeping Missouri
For something so light, it sure is strong. That’s the 0.032-gauge super stainless steel wire being used for one of the hottest artificial lures of the fall season in 2006.[…]
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No Luck On The Lump
The famed Midnight Lump which sits roughly 20 miles off of the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River near Venice is considered the “go to” spot during the cold, blustery winter months.[…]
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High-Cotton Crappie
The Saline Larto complex is inarguably the best sac-a-lait lake in Louisiana, and there’s no better time to fish it than right now.[…]
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Fishin’ Fools
Crazy things often happen when anglers spend time on the water, and fishing guides become spectators at the comedy club of recreational fishing.[…]
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Value-priced rods: deal or no deal?
Cormier’s 12th Law of Fly Fishing: “The fastest way to acquaint oneself to the terminology and nuances of our sport is to browse through a retailer’s catalog.”[…]