Fishing
Don’t forget the basics of ownership
I don’t think I will ever forget one day when my dad and I were working behind the parts counter at our dealership, Big M Marine. […]
Statewide LA
Ask Captain Paul
Are Google coordinates accurate?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I like to find potential spots on Google Earth. I have heard that the coordinates from Google Earth can be off a good bit from what a GPS unit says if you are not using the right datum.Can you tell me what datum I should when finding spots on Google Earth?[…]
Columns
Don’t be dog-matic! Go with spoons
As we reach the climax of a bizarre election year, what could be more bizarre than a website dedicated to having dogs vote? Thedogvote.com believes that “our nation lies in their paws.”[…]
Bass Fishing
True or False? Definitely go with False
This month, my choice of lakes for catching numbers of nice-sized bass will be False River in Pointe Coupee Parish near New Roads.[…]
Columns
Menhaden are key link in food chain
Menhaden, usually called pogies in Louisiana, are certainly not a game fish. They never bite a hook, even by accident.[…]
Fishing
Sonar operation is really pretty basic
Fish finders change their appearance and add new features each year, but the principles of sonar haven’t changed since World War II. […]
Columns
This small dog barks and bites
There are many ways to determine you have arrived. […]
Bass Fishing
Tidal Tactics
A half dozen great egrets and as many blue herons were scattered along the edge of a small cove, and every five minutes or so, they would take a few steps back.[…]
Currents
For me, election hinges on two issues
When I’m looking at candidates, trying to decide who should get my vote in any election, there are two things I examine that are more important to me than any others.[…]
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Creeped Out
Lying with our backs against the side of an Arkansas ditch huffing and puffing trying to catch our breath is where I remember my buddy’s words that offered no relief to the pains that would later become that night’s leg and body cramps.[…]
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On the Edge
4:05 p.m. — I down the last sip of my coffee. In no hurry, I notice my brother is getting antsy. Who wouldn’t? […]
News Breaker
New restrictions on canvasbacks and scaup for upcoming waterfowl season
With the first waves of fall migrant ducks and geese starting to show up in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is reminding eager hunters about the changes for the 2008-09 migratory waterfowl season.[…]
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Gettin’ Jiggy With It
I’m not sure what woke me first, the alarm clock or the repetitive ligI’m not sure what woke me first, the alarm clock or the repetitive lightning and thunder. […]
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SCARs run deep
Shane Johnson had found a magical hunting spot, and couldn’t wait to set up on it.“There was this scrape that was about 6 feet around,” Johnson said.[…]
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Cover: October 2008
Mandeville resident A.B. York arrowed this 171-inch beast last November in East Carroll Parish.[…]
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Central Line
The hotspots for speckled trout fishing seem to be fairly well-known. The marshes of Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes have oodles of trout, mostly modest-sized but making up in number for what they lack in size.[…]