Fishing
Jack plates not always good
Jack plates can be very beneficial to certain types of boats, but they are not necessarily the answer to all that may ail your boat.[…]
Columns
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Play the game to save money at shows
If you’re in the market for a new boat — and who’s not always at least looking — this may be the best time of the year to make your best deal. Why? Because it’s boat show season, that’s why![…]
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Light, strong spinner sweeping Missouri
For something so light, it sure is strong. That’s the 0.032-gauge super stainless steel wire being used for one of the hottest artificial lures of the fall season in 2006.[…]
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Value-priced rods: deal or no deal?
Cormier’s 12th Law of Fly Fishing: “The fastest way to acquaint oneself to the terminology and nuances of our sport is to browse through a retailer’s catalog.”[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where are Vermilion Bay’s hotspots?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am trying to learn the Vermilion Bay area. I keep reading about The Trash Pile and Dry Reef.Is it possible to get the GPS coordinates to these areas?[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where are Venice’s spillways?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Can you point me to the spillways south of Venice? I have heard of the First and Second spillways. How far south of Venice are they? Which pass are they in?[…]
Columns
Wheat’ll do when Ritz are gone
News of a disturbance in the Gulf can leave most folks around here tropically depressed, especially after last year’s Hurricane Season From Hell.[…]
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Challenge produces top CENLA shooters
Seven years ago, several generations of soldiers met in a room of the New Llano Police Department, and talk turned to hunting and shooting.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where is rig in Main Pass 68?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Would you happen to have the GPS coordinates for a rig that once stood in Main Pass 68? I’ve been looking around for it, and can’t seem to locate the coordinates.[…]
The Boat Doctor
It’s time to get your mud motor ready
Duck season opens this month, and I was wondering how many of you have thought of doing any maintenance on your duck hunting boats and motors.[…]
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Trout, reds love new Shrimp Cocktails
Give one of Louisiana’s veteran saltwater fishing guides a popping cork and a Shrimp Cocktail made by Bass Assassin, and chances are good he’ll limit out while fishing around Lafitte, Lake Salvador, Bay Round, Barataria Bay and Little Lake.[…]
Currents
Has it been a quarter century already?
The fleur de lis, French for the “flower of life,” has been a symbol that represents the rich French culture of Louisiana ever since La Salle claimed a large part of the central continent for King Louis XIV in 1682.[…]
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Come fall, Redzilla rules the marsh
As Halloween draws near, beware of monsters that lurk the marsh!Take late October of last year. There I was, enjoying a gorgeous day in my canoe just east of the Leeville bridge.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Can you point me to the tuna rigs?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Do you have the coordinates for Seven Mile Rigs, 109, Cognac, Lena and Elf?[…]
Columns
Revolvers best fit for rookie shooters
The lady was smiling, and her husband was positively beaming as she showed me her choice of handguns for concealed self-protection.[…]
Fishing
Cooling system not just a water pump
Last month, a reader emailed to say he has a 1985 model 40-horsepower motor, and is having trouble with the water system. He replaced the impeller and the gaskets with an impeller kit, but the engine tell tale is still not as strong as it is supposed to be.[…]