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Time to move north?
Last July I wrote about my hope for the Louisiana coast, which seems to be melting away like so much candle wax, because of projects funded by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act.[…]
April 2013
NEW PRODUCTS
Mojo Shake-N-Jake
The Shake-N-Jake is the first ever full body, full motion turkey decoy. MOJO has teamed up with world champion turkey caller Preston Pittman to develop this realistic looking decoy that not only attracts game, but diverts attention away from the hunter.[…]
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Un-train-ed — Fishing guides share their Lake Pontartrain Trestle tactics
Many of the Trestles trout that ended their day in an icy coffin had a bat ray to thank.[…]
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4 keys to 4-strokes — Maintenance tips for four-stroke outboard engines
The advent of the four-stroke outboard has changed a lot about boating. No more oil-and-gas mixtures, less pollution, better economy overall and generally lower maintenance.[…]
General
Skeeter Beater
R & B’s Outer Banks Skeeter Beater, a 100% all natural insect repellent, keeps away mosquitoes, all biting flies, ticks, no-see-ums, chiggers and those aggravating gnats.[…]
General
L5 Portable Tankless Water Heater
Perfect for campsites, cabins and hunting lodges, the L5 Portable Tankless Water Heater will deliver up to 1.4 gallons per minute of hot water.[…]
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Flat Out — How to fill the boat with Flat Lake chinquapin
It’s easy. It’s fun. It can be “flat-tastic!” Ask anyone in the tri-city area of Morgan City, Berwick and Patterson where is the best place to fish redear sunfish, fondly referred around these parts as chinquapins, and the first place they’ll tell you is Flat Lake.[…]
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Snapper secrets
It’s been years since we’ve been able to head out to the rigs in the spring and bring home red snapper, but that all changes this year.[…]
Fishing
Wake Fishing’s Soft Spoon
Wake Fishing’s Soft Spoon lure produces strikes both on the sink and during the retrieve.[…]
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Late-season lingo — Learn how to fool wary turkeys
Veteran turkey hunter Randy Stafford remembers well one late-season hunt for a very wizened longbeard. “This old gobbler would not roost in the same place two days in a row,” the 65-year-old president of the Louisiana Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation said.[…]