Currents
Sky is falling on red snapper fishery
Are you one of the thousands of Louisiana anglers gnashing their teeth over changes in red snapper regulations for the 2007 season?[…]
April 2007
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Turkey Tips, Techniques and Tactics
Troy Ruiz eased into position and prepared for battle with a local celebrity gobbler well before dawn early one spring morning. He was prepared to hunt the battle-tested gobbler that had eluded all suitors, including him, for at least four years.[…]
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Up High vs. Down Low
Show me another state with as much diversity north to south as Louisiana has, and I’ll eat my hat.In North Louisiana, from Alexandria to the Arkansas line, folks are called a variety of names, with “redneck” no doubt being the predominant moniker to which we answer.[…]
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“Black” rifles legitimate for hunting
I wasn’t going to participate in the time-hallowed American tradition of “piling on.”[…]
Fishing
Let the used-boat buyer beware
In some parts of the country, the boating season doesn’t begin until the ice melts off and the lakes become liquid again.[…]
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All Shook Up
Whether you like fishing tournaments or not, you can’t argue that they are the proving grounds for all the latest and greatest tackle in your box.[…]
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Only in Louisiana
While talking to one of my avid fishing friends about a very successful fishing trip I made, I began to tease him when he asked where we caught the fish.I told him that we caught a big mess of fish in White Linen Bay.[…]
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Perch Pa-TROLL
Have you ever stubbornly refused to change lures or techniques while suffering through a drubbing by one of your fishing buddies? Richard Lindsey has.[…]
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Post-Spawn Pros
The spring is one of the best times of the year to catch bass, with fish up shallow and aggressively protecting their spawning beds. Anglers simply love picking big sows off the nests.[…]
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A post-salt flush is vital for engine health
Whether your boat is primarily a freshwater fishing craft out for a rare day in the salt or is bobbing in brine full-time, there is a post-trip task that can’t be overlooked — the freshwater flush.[…]
Fishing
Be sure to use right battery for job
Marine batteries come in three types, and they are not interchangeable. Each is designed to do a particular job, and while some can be used in cross-over applications, doing so can result in a reduction of battery performance and life.[…]
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Hard Bait Heroes
Fishing for saltwater fish isn’t a highly technical endeavor. Throw a few plastic cocahoes, a handful of jigheads and a couple popping corks in your box, and you’ll be ready to catch just about anything that swims.[…]
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Ghost Hunters
The story begins way back in my early turkey hunting years. I was turkey hunting before turkey hunting, like country music, was cool. Come to think of it, is listening to country music, if real country music exists anymore, now uncool?[…]
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Man-Made and Majestic
Stretching from Jefferson Parish on the south shore to St. Tammany on the north, the 24-mile-long double spans constitute the longest bridge in the world.[…]