Bass Fishing
Beat the Classic pros by 10 months
I’m really excited because BASS announced that the next three Bassmaster Classics will be held on lakes close to my home that I know and love to fish.[…]
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Wait a minute, the Classic is coming here?
The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society is either much, much smarter than me, or a whole lot stupider.[…]
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Shrimp Smackers
There are some things that are hard to admit. There are also other things you may never live down.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where is new reef at Redfish Point?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’m looking for the cordinates to the new or referbished reef that is at or around Redfish Point in Vermilion Bay.I know you just released your Fishing Edge for the Vermilion Bay area, but I have an Eagle Cuda 240 fish finder and GPS in one, and it cannot be hooked to the computer.[…]
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Plague of the Tropics
Louisiana folks love to eat fish. In spite of the modern hype to make catch-and-release fishing politically correct, we relish bringing our catch home for a feast.[…]
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2008 Speck Forecast
If you knew the Saints were going to the Super Bowl before the season even started, would you be me more or less likely to sit around the television on Sunday afternoon?[…]
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Fundrasier
A benefit at the Lake End Park in Morgan City will be held on March 29, 2008 for Ali Aucoin. Ali, a four year old little girl of Morgan City, daughter of Jarrod and Spring Aucoin, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.[…]
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Historic Hunts
Bob was excited as he made the predawn drive to his hunting lease. The previous day, he discovered where a deer was bedding on a small hammock near a slough.[…]
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Is it live, or …?
Do you remember how that wine glass shattered when Ella Fitzgerald hit the high note in a Memorex commercial several years ago? Then, to make you really think hard about their new audiocassette, the producers recorded her same note to the tape.[…]
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Plug it in!
You’ll be making a big mistake if you write this month off. I know how frustrating it can be to fish in March.[…]
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Monsters & Maniacs
Over the roar of several airboat engines, the bay dogs could be heard barking at the top of their lungs. The catch dogs were released, and suddenly, the piercing squeal of a dog-caught wild boar was added to the mix.[…]
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Pursuing Privacy
Like a commercial I saw on an outdoor channel recently, Caney Lake bass used to put up their little white flags when they saw me coming.[…]
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New secretary has diverse outdoor interests
When Gov. Bobby Jindal began his search for the man to succeed Bryant Hammett as secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, he could have located someone whose head contained a mental encyclopedia on deer hunting.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Ackwards
Several years ago, during a Louisiana Bass Federation State Tournament on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville, I was paired up with an angler who had some crazy ideas.[…]
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Snapper Savior?
The Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery has become the poster child for fishery management failure in the United States. Fisheries management experts paint an ever more-gloomy picture for the recovery of the fishery.[…]
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What’s not to love about seabream?
Some fish just don’t get any respect. The sheepshead is one of those. It is attractively colored, grows to a decent size, is a dogged fighter and may be the best, or at least second best, tablefish in the marsh.[…]