Although he spends most of his energy fishing heavy jigs and Texas rigs, Pineville Bassmaster pro Chad Wiley knows reaching for a ¾-ounce spinnerbait at the right time and place also can pay big dividends.[…]
Pro-Drive is a small company attuned to the wants and desires of its customers, building boats and motors to be used as a unit. Pro-Drive designers and builders all use shallow-water boats and drives when hunting and fishing, are open to suggestions and have the experience to make ideas work. […]
Marker buoys: You’re going to need a couple of those to take full advantage of Caney Lake’s deepwater crappie.[…]
Benson Bagwell doesn’t have much time for crappie fishing. But he is right in the middle of the action.[…]
Controlling a boat with using only a trolling motor can be challenging, particularly with stop-and-go crappie fishing.[…]
Caney Lake is located midway between Jonesboro and Chatham. The north end of the lake is accessible on Highway 4 between the two towns, and the spillway end of the lake is accessible on Highway 34 south of Chatham.[…]
Lake Boeuf is one of Clyde Folse’s favorite fishing spots.
“It’s beautiful,” Folse said. “It’s close to where I live, (and) it produces a lot of fish and quality fish.”[…]
Unlike many North Louisiana reservoirs, black crappie seem to thrive in Caney Lake’s deep, clear water.[…]
Clyde Folse didn’t grow up to be a fishing tackle manufacturer.
Rather, like thousands of other young Cajun men, the Des Allemands native was happy to land a secure job in the petrochemical or oil and gas production industries.[…]
Clyde Folse is a very particular guy when it comes to tackle, which is probably natural for a tackle maker.[…]
Those of us old enough to remember the Lone Ranger TV series will recall that Indian side-kick Tonto invariably called the Lone Ranger “Kemo-sabe.”[…]
Besides catching fish, soft-plastics offer other powerful advantages in the pursuit of speckled trout and redfish.[…]
Dusty Anders loves his Trigger Happy Comfort Grips.
“Everybody loves them,” Ander said about the soft rubber sheaths on the triggers of his rods. “When I used to spend all day casting, the rubbing of the trigger would make a tender spot on my finger. Flipping hay grass with a 1-ounce sinker or cranking all day would also make my hand sore. […]
Trout master Dudely Vandenboore recommended experimenting with and without corks. Corks keep the bait in the strike zone longer if the fish are suspended.[…]
Boats in the Prowler Series from Alumacraft are easy to handle, easy to navigate, mid-sized boats ideal for bass fishing adventures. They are packed with storage space, large bow and stern fishing platforms, a large livewell and a modified Vee hull to make runs across choppy waters comfortable.[…]
Dusty Anders has a bad case of bass fever.
In his case, it might be terminal.[…]