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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Squirrel Talk
Listen, you can hear two gray squirrels and one fox squirrel barking,” I said, whispering to my son after making a young-squirrel-in-distress call.[…]
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Marsh Mashing
What could put Tae Bo, Pilates and Jazzercise to shame when it comes to air-sucking cardiovascular activity? What would make someone want to suffer charlie horses to the point of screaming for those around them to put them out of their misery?[…]
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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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Move it or Lose it
Doc Fontaine’s got a dandy camp and duck lease near Cocodrie. It’s got “beautiful” blinds in “beautiful” ponds with “beautiful” spreads of decoys (that stay out most of the season).[…]
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Mystifying Mottleds
There aren’t many Louisiana duck hunters who haven’t been snubbed by these guys. No matter how well you hide in your blind, no matter how sweet your calling may sound or how realistic your decoy spread might be, somehow they just know.[…]
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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.”[…]
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Delacroix Delight
Another in a series of cold fronts had blasted through several days before, and the frigid north winds left the marsh almost dry and the temperatures way too cold for comfort.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where are Vermilion Bay’s hotspots?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am trying to learn the Vermilion Bay area. I keep reading about The Trash Pile and Dry Reef.Is it possible to get the GPS coordinates to these areas?[…]