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Grander Tuna
Kevin Carter resembled a marathon runner trying to sprint up the last hill to the finish line at the end of a race. Drenched in sweat from head to toe, his muscles rippled.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
What knot to wear on your leader
There’s an epidemic going around: folks hooking into nice redfish only to lose the fish, and their flies, during the struggle.[…]
Currents
Is duck stamp hike worth the price?
“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” — Mark 10:25[…]
Bass Fishing
Are marsh bass really different?
It’s the end of spring, and the peak of marsh bass fishing is past. Marshes near the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers are still brown with river water, and everywhere else in the marshes, aquatic plants are going into their summer growth period.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Program like a dream for anglers
“What are the best types of maps?” That is a question I am asked over and over again. It is similar to trying to answer, “What is the best truck?”[…]
Fishing
NOAA’s Fisheries Service Outlines Measures to Prevent Overfishing of Sandbar and Other Sharks
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has outlined new measures to prevent overfishing and rebuild the number of sandbar and other shark species. The public may comment on the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) until May 19.[…]
Bass Fishing
Finger on the Pulse
Kelli Batten lives in West Monroe, and she wants to learn how to catch bass well enough to be able to fish tournaments in the future.[…]
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Cover: April 2008
The state’s experts look into a giant crystal ball and give their forecast for the coming trout year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cover: April 2008-Bass
Louisiana bass come to jerkbaits like kids to pizza.[…]
Bass Fishing
Jazzed Up Jerkbaits
Had it not been for missing roe estimated to be 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 pounds, Wisconsin resident Ed Stellner would have landed a new state-record largemouth bass back in February of 2000.[…]
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
She pricked my finger, smeared some blood on a slide and took it into the lab for analysis. After reading the findings, the technician glanced nervously at me while whispering behind her hand to a colleague.[…]
Columns
Fingers beware of this aquatic bruiser
Trivia time. What looks like a shrimp, is as mean as a preying mantis and is eaten by red snappers like popcorn?[…]
Columns
Model 673’s beauty in eyes of beholder
Beauty and versatility are in the eyes of the beholder, and most everyone I know in the shooting business is aware I have long been searching for the perfect hunting rifle.[…]
Fishing
Got a fuel problem? Troubleshoot it
Not all mechanical problems are the result of a failed engine. In a recent e-mail, a boat owner described a problem he was having with the brand-new engine he had just re-powered his boat with.[…]
Columns
Be smart when retrieving beached boat
One minute we were enjoying a Memorial Day picnic on the beach, and the next we were up to our knees in mire, racing the tide to get enough of our boat to float to get us off the barrier island. The[…]
Fishing
Tune screen yourself for best view
Today’s fish finders have automatic modes that can tune in a better sonar picture than probably 90 percent of fishermen could come up with adjusting it manually.[…]