Offshore Fishing
How to clean a wahoo
Wahoo and tuna, in spite of their large size, do not have large heavy bones.Here’s how wahoo of any size are cleaned by Ricky Richoux.[…]
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Company Move — Catching crappie as simple as moving to find fish
Moving is a hassle.
Whether it’s cushioning the china in newspaper, bearing the weight of heavy boxes or figuring out what to do with the furniture, nobody likes to move.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Control your boat’s drift with a logging chain
As avid white perch anglers, John Godwin and Jay Stone consider Lake Grenada in Mississippi as one of their top fishing destinations.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
White perch don’t mind heavy jigheads
White perch fishing is all about fishing light. Light tackle, light line and light jigheads. However, whereas many anglers choose to fish with 1/16- and 1/8-ounce jigheads, Jay Stone bucks conventional wisdom and tie on ¼-ounce heads.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Get quick results after company move with spider rigs
Jay Stone loves to feel the thump of a white perch hitting a bait at the end of a single jig pole, but he loves something else even more.[…]
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The Odd Couple — How a pair of polar opposites catch speckled trout all year long
The big, fair-skinned, bluff man looked at me level in the eyes as he spoke.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Bayou Bienvenue trout-fishing notes
Both suspending lures and soft plastics will produce fish.[…]
Fishing
NoCutz Dancing Rig
The Dancing Rig by NoCutz was originally designed for crappie fishing, but flounder and sheepshead fishermen have also fallen in love with it.[…]
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Mediocre No More — How to catch speckled trout and redfish during the transition month of March
If you’re a fisherman, “mediocre” is a good word to describe March. Webster’s says it means “average, ordinary, unexceptional, low in quality, second-rate and inferior.”
Pretty harsh.
To be sure, it’s not horrible, like the months of January and February can be with their frigid cold and exceptionally low water conditions. But it’s certainly not May and June, either, when our weather and fishing action turns on and becomes phenomenal down here in Southeast Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
Flip that Switch – How to coax bass to bite on tough fishing days
You know they’re there, but the bass just have a bad attitude and they’re refusing to cooperate. Persistence is certainly an admirable trait, but repetitive casts are only one tactic for getting the job done.[…]
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Hard Times — Turn to hard-plastic baits to catch lunker trout this month
At the mouth of the cove on the southwestern portion of Calcasieu Lake, Capt. Adam Jaynes slowed his Haynie Bay boat way, way down.[…]
Bass Fishing
Best fishing lines for finicky bass
An important complement to lure selection and alteration is line choice. Downsizing line for clear water and spooky fish is a standard consideration, as is the low-vis benefits of fluorocarbon.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Plugs not just for Big Lake, Pontchartrain guide says
Slidell’s John Falterman Jr. looks forward to March, April and May when he has his eyes on the prize of larger speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bullied Bass — How to adjust when largemouths aren’t spawning in the shallows
So much emphasis is placed on bullying in schools today that students can spot a bully much more quickly than they can spot an action verb.[…]
Fishing
Pelican ProGear Coolers
Pelican ProGear Coolers boast the best in class ice retention and come with Pelican’s unconditional lifetime guarantee.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Wade-fishing in Southwest Louisiana lakes
Capt. Adam Jaynes said wade-fishing for the big trout — even when waters remain a bit on the cold side — is what he likes to do most of all when using topwaters and suspending baits.[…]