Louisiana Sportsman

Don’t be a fat cat; try puddling

July 30, 2003 Catch Cormier

Television executives aren’t satisfied that they’ve turned us all into couch potatoes; now they’re trying to turn our felines into “fat cats.”[…]

Classic Concentration

July 30, 2003 Andy Crawford

Louisiana bass anglers haven’t had a native son to cheer for during the Bassmasters Classic since 1999, when Baton Rouge’s Rodney Wagley earned a berth in the first New Orleans Classic.[…]

Yesterday’s Trophies

July 30, 2003 Don Shoopman

“Lunker bass fever” excitement has faded since the glory years of the 1990s in Louisiana.[…]

Shocking Truth about Bass

April 30, 2003 Andy Crawford

It didn’t take five minutes to get the first bite.

The jig was pitched to a cypress tree in the dead-end canal, and the angler’s line moved about 6 inches to the side.[…]

Sashay of the Senko

April 30, 2003 Chris Ginn

I picked up the phone and politely said hello. The caller didn’t have time for such pleasantries. Instead, he began panting something into the phone.[…]

High-, low-frequency results differ

April 30, 2003 Allan Tarvid

If you’ve ever watched a parade, you probably noticed that as a marching band approaches, you hear the bass drums first and the highest-pitched instruments last.[…]

Mann’s has married feathers, plastics

April 30, 2003 Don Shoopman

There’s a good chance a new artificial lure will tickle your fancy this month — if it hasn’t already.[…]

Look out! Legislature back in session

April 27, 2003 Todd Masson

There are many things I love about spring — manicured azaleas bursting with red, purple and white blossoms, the smell of freshly cut grass carried on thick breezes, and the rhythmic “tick-tick-tick” of a topwater bait that’s interrupted by an explosion from a yet unidentified fish.[…]

Creek Bound

April 27, 2003 Andy Crawford

A shiver coursed through my body as I stowed my gear in the cabin at Wildwood Resort, and the words of my editor sounded softly in the corners of my mind as I tightened my jacket.[…]

Is your unit performing at its best?

April 27, 2003 Captain Paul Titus

Did you know that there may be a free upgrade to your present GPS receiver? No you don’t have to return the unit to the manufacturer for upgrading. If your GPS receiver has a capability to attach a PC interface cable to a computer, you or anyone who is computer literate may install the upgrade.[…]

Louisiana’s First Hunters

April 27, 2003 Terry L. Jones

The old logging road was a promising place to look for sign. It ran through a year-old clearcut before dropping off a slight ridge into Winn Parish’s Dugdemona swamp.

Before timber harvesting, the ridge had been covered with a variety of oak and hickory trees, providing a rich food source. It also was the nearest high ground that would serve as a refuge when Dugdemona River inevitably experienced its annual flood. A hard rain a few days earlier made scouting conditions perfect.[…]