Fishing
LakeVü HD & LakeVü HD Ultra
Garmin is releasing some of the highest definition inland waterway maps they’ve ever created.[…]
June 2013
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Refuge-relax — Head to Bayou Teche NWR for a quiet day of fishing
The balsawood float sailed through the air like a bullet with purpose to the predetermined target making a sploosh as it hit the water.[…]
Fishing
Prop Alert
Help keep your boat safe with the prop alert, a new product which cinches down over your prop and allows trailing vehicles to adequately judge how far away they are from your boat’s motor.[…]
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Redfish Central — Redfishing is crazy in this stretch of marsh near Empire
Eddie popped his cork, pointed toward the shoreline with his rod, and blurted, “Looks like that otter’s interested in my cork! Food must be scarce for him around here!”[…]
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Bear & Son Cutlery
Bear & Son Cutlery has added three new 7-inch Skinners to their line of quality knives for hunters.[…]
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Greener on the Other Side — How to fish Raccoon Island without fighting the crowds
Fishing the islands means different things to Louisiana speckled trout connoisseurs. Masses of pulverized shell, thick spartina grass rimmed by hidden oyster reefs and even near-perfect circles of roseau cane all have their place in different areas along the coast for anglers to hoist healthy yellowmouths over the gunnels.[…]
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All in the Family — Grand Isle guiding couple share secrets for loading the boat with trout
It wasn’t even 6:45 a.m. and the Bellanger fishing team had boated 20 speckled trout. They were anchored on a submerged, eroded island on the west side of Barataria Waterway within easy sight of Grand Isle.[…]
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Grate Chef Grill Wipes
You can now achieve distinct, professional-looking grill marks with ease.[…]
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Trash-Ease
The Trash-Ease is a conveniently portable trash bag holder that creates a stable, large trash receptacle anywhere you go.[…]
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Snapper from the bottom up — Best tactics to fill your limits
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin of Custom Charters explains how to make quick work of a limit of delectable red snapper off the Louisiana coast.[…]
Fishing
Nu-Ice
Nu-Ice offers a superior alternative to ice and dry ice with their line of reusable freezer paks that are perfect for any sportsman’s cooler.[…]
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Phony Fishermen — Live bait isn’t needed to load up on Dularge trout
Live bait was designed by Satan himself.
It’s surely not a coincidence, then, that it’s all Louisiana speckled trout will hit in the heart of summer when the air is thick and heavy, and temperatures are hotter than hell.[…]
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STARs in the Making – How to win the CCA STAR
The 2013 Coastal Conservation Association STAR tournament kicks off this month, and if you plan on fishing at all this summer, you’re taking a big risk by not entering.[…]
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Where’d the ‘sportsmen’s friend’ go?
When Bobby Jindal was running for the governorship in 2007, he said all the right things during an interview with this magazine.[…]