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Nighttime Freaks
You wouldn’t think country music star Mark Chestnutt and 1980s rap group Whodini would have anything in common.[…]
August 2006
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Cover: August 2006-Hunting
A little planning now goes a long way during hunting season.[…]
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Cover: August 2006-Fishing
Robert Lindley, Greg Webb, Otis Taylor and Jay Forrest caught easy limits in Louisiana’s Wadefishing Wonderland.[…]
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Wadefishing Wonderland
It was 5:30 in the morning, but John Engelsman was climbing off his bicycle after riding to the Grand Isle beach to check out the conditions as the sun’s first light leaked over the horizon and buddy Larry Langlois cooked bacon and eggs for breakfast.[…]
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Venice Shocker
It was a shocking sight: Grass was matted on the point of the little trenasse north of Main Pass. That was unexpected in Venice, after reports that Hurricane Katrina had ripped up any vestiges of submerged vegetation.[…]
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The Waiting Game
“Get the net” is the phrase most often heard echoing across the waters that surround the beach community of Grand Isle this time of year.[…]
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The Thick of It
Most deer hunters live in the moment. They want to find and take big bucks this weekend.[…]
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Shooting tube is sure to be famous
When people pull up in the driveway of our rural home, they see a long, large, white tube supported about waist height out in the pasture. If they are visiting for the first time, invariably, they ask what it is.[…]
Fishing
Teflon lubricants may spell trouble
One of the things I enjoy most about writing columns is the feedback I get from the readers. Many times readers will share with me tips and hints that can be very helpful.[…]
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Spade Raid
The specks were finished spawning — scattered and scarce. Tides were low, so the reds were fickle and elusive on the inside.With the warm waters, offshore fishing had moved WAY offshore.[…]
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Skeeter Beaters
In August, when the temptation hits you to run for the air-conditioning, run for the sunscreen instead.[…]
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Scientific Sherlocks
For instance, scientists have wondered where cobia come from, where they go, whether or not all cobia migrate, and whether or not you can catch cobia in the wintertime?[…]
Fishing
Know the facts for battery health
Whoever said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure might well have been talking about marine batteries.[…]
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Knee-Deep in fish
Don’t you love those dog days of summer? The electricity meter is spinning like crazy trying to keep up with the humming air-conditioning unit, and the very thought of spending a day in the boat is about as appealing as a root canal.[…]
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Jinx of the Ugly Boat
I told my old buddy, Glenn Sanchez, over at the Breton Sound Marina, that he owed me a trip. A good trip. It’s a debt he has owed me for a long, long time, and it was debt he couldn’t escape, because I wouldn’t let him.[…]
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Focus Factor
If you don’t want to invest in good gear, don’t ever borrow it. Don’t even let your grubby little fingers ever touch it.[…]