Williams said his standard spider-rigging outfit comprises a 14-foot medium-action Wally Marshall rod with a Wally Marshall spinning reel strung with 8-pound monofilament terminating in a snap swivel for quickly attaching and switching out rigs.[…]
Capt. Jason Shilling with New Orleans Style Fishing Charters cautioned that anglers should not dismiss the heat with a hot-headed attitude that they’ll do anything to catch the fish.[…]
Bob Marshall grew up in what is now called “Old Metairie,” a suburb of New Orleans.[…]
Joey Hedrick knows of at least three “sulphur mines” that people fish along the Louisiana Gulf coast. However, the one he most-frequently fishes is the collection of cast iron, wooden pilings and steel cables just north of Lake Pelto.[…]
Bob Marshall almost became an optometrist. At a career day at his high school, a young optometrist spoke to the seniors. […]
Although drop-shot rigs are nothing new, they have slowly started pushing aside the venerable Carolina rig from its place as the most relied-upon rig for fishing live bait in saltwater.[…]
Bob Marshall has never been professionally bashful. Some loved him for it; some, well, didn’t love him so much for it.[…]
The Fly Division of the CCA STAR tournament is off to a great start, with a number of big fish weighed in. And while late summer is perhaps the toughest time to catch big trout on the fly, that doesn’t mean you can’t still be a winner.[…]
Although most anglers will focus their time on Calcasieu Lake toward speckled trout, there are many species that find live bait irresistible.[…]
Probably nothing that Bob Marshall did could make people pull the hair out their heads more than his coverage of political issues. I decided to take the bull by the horns and just asked him, “Bob, what about you and left wing politics?”[…]
Since the Robertson Clan has cornered the market on the phrase “Happy, happy, happy” (Papa Phil has even written a book by that name), I decided the title for my column this month would be “Good, good, good” in reference to the good things that have recently happened in our wildlife management program in Clinton.[…]
How fast can an ostrich run?
You may ask, “Who cares?” But believe me, not knowing really used to keep me awake some nights.[…]
Minn Kota is offering new accessories for the Talon Shallow Water Anchor, including a wireless foot switch and more bracket options. The wireless foot switch provides independent or simultaneous control of single or dual Talons.[…]
Louisiana sportsmen do some odd things.
In few states will full grown men spend all night running around in boats trying to catch frogs. In most states, crawfish, almost always called crawdads, are something kids play with.[…]
Momma didn’t raise no fool: I’ve always been a quick study. And Hopedale/Delacroix fishing guide Capt. Ted DeAgano has always been a teacher.[…]
So I’m sitting in the middle of the lake with Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry Scroggins as he chats boat-to-boat with a fellow tournament pro, when the telltale flipping, splashing and ravenous commotion signalled schooling bass even before we turned our heads for visual confirmation.[…]