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Reel Fishin
At a time not long ago, today’s technology was unimaginable
This screen capture from a Lowrance HDS8 running StructureScan shows three views of a demolished bridge piling with its base intact and parts of two columns still standing. Left and right side views are on the left side of the screen. The Downscan view is on the top right and a conventional vertical sonar view is on the bottom right. Back in the 1970s, there was so much standing timber in legendary southern fishing lakes like Toledo Bend on the Texas/Louisiana border that about the only way to get around on them was following boat lanes cut through the trees.
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Cold crappie won’t hit crankbaits?
Brian Battle and Shelton Culpepper quietly caught the two-man limit (100 crappie) before 1 p.m. on the winter pattern at Chotard. Let me tell you from first-hand experience the winter crappie pattern is on over at Chotard. Seems that every winter season on this beautiful, hidden-away crappie paradise located north of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River, there is a day or two where the fishing is so outstanding that it is hard to describe.
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Roll the dice for speckled trout in February
In February, South Mississippi anglers still can find pods of big speckled trout holding in coastal rivers and bayous like these caught by Eric Dalsin, Jacob Washbourne and Curtis Parsons while fishing with Capt. Robert Brodie last February. Capt. Robert Brodie with Team Brodie Charters, who has his boat based at Biloxi’s D’Iberville Marina, says you can find the big speckled trout in the coastal rivers and other species around the rivers during February.
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Archusa has few folks, plenty bass
You should catch plenty of 2- to 4-pounders at Lake Archusa, and don't be surprised when you catch a bass weighing 5 to 8 pounds. February is a productive month to catch big pre-spawn bass in almost any Mississippi lake. To catch big bass, go where you can find those big bass and have the least amount of fishing pressure.
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Anglers tax selves for fisheries’ benefit
Anglers pay for beneficial fisheries enhancements like stocking through taxes on fishing gear. Providing fishing opportunities costs money. Think about it. A launching ramp with a 3-acre parking lot and a road to it might cost $1 million. Modern hatcheries cost $10-20 million, maybe more. The new North Mississippi Hatchery cost $12 million.
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Legal battle begins over side-scan technology
Lowrance's LSS-1 StuctureScan technology provides unbelieveable details of underwater objects, but it is being sued by Humminbird's parent company for alleged patent infringement. Anglers were blown away when Humminbird introduced their Side Imaging sonar, and Lowrance customers joined the clammor last year when that company released its StructureScan Imaging module. Now the company's are locked in a legal battle over the right to sell the innovative technology. The parent company of Humminbird electronic has filed suit claiming competitor Lowrance infringed on the company’s patent for side-scan technology, according to a news release.
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Women's Bassmaster Tour canceled
Louisiana's Judy Wong won three Women's Bassmaster tour over the past two years, including the circuit's 2009 championship, but she'll have to look elsewhere for tournament success after BASS canceled the women-only circuit. The Women's Bassmaster Tour was eliminated Monday (Jan. 4)by BASS, which said the circuit just never gained traction.
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Odds of catching a trophy bass are long
Ben Davis’ 12-plus-pounder was the fish of four lifetimes. If you want to catch a really big bass, my first advice is to travel to some place where double-digit bass are common — places like the California Delta, the lakes around San Diego or maybe Lakes Amistad, Falcon or Fork in Texas.
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