Columns
Pencil Poppers
This fisherman has been smiling ever since Cotton Cordell Lures downsized one of his favorite artificial lures for speckled trout: the Pencil Popper. […]
Articles by Don Shoopman
Columns
Matrix Rip Shad targets the ‘tweener’ depths
The Matrix Rip Shad is a hard-body artificial lure, a jerkbait, that’s already a favorite of his and charter boat captains in Louisiana. […]
Bass Fishing
These flukes remain super
Tony Taylor, publisher of Louisiana Sportsman magazine, is the king, or one of many kings, of fishing with a Zoom Super Fluke. […]
Bass Fishing
Terminator’s Shuddering Bait
A new artificial lure on the shelves and in tackleboxes is doing more, much more, than giving lip service to the process of catching bass. […]
Bass Fishing
LiveTarget Skip Shad
The Skip Shad is the latest in ultra-natural, lifelike products from LiveTarget Lures. […]
Bass Fishing
Tie on a Black Label balsa crankbait
Mississippi pro’s hand-crafted balsa crankbaits are square-billed, bass-catching creations. […]
Bass Fishing
Rat-L-Trap’s new MR-6 crankbait
Rat-L-Trap’s new MR-6 crankbait has everything in it tour anglers want, including a low-pitched knocking sound unlike the rattle of a Rat-L-Trap. […]
Lure Review
Vudu’s New Weedless Shrimp
Vudu’s new Weedless Shrimp is perfect for shallow water applications. […]
Lure Review
Code-Red VibraWedge spinnerbait
The new “Code-Red” VibraWedge spinnerbait will help you put more bass in the boat. […]
Fishing
Crackin’ Craw
If you want to catch bass or redfish, you better get crackin’.
Artificial lure manufacturer Zach Dubois, who specializes in soft plastics, has watched the fairly new Crackin’ Craw — a crawfish imitation — take the bass fishing world by storm. And to his pleasant surprise, it’s also become a go-to bait for redfish along the coast. […]
Lure Review
The new Matrix Monster
Chas Champagne and charter boat captain Ty Hibbs, both Louisianians, were having a ball this summer catching jack crevalle and the occasional large speckled trout off the coast of Florida. […]
Bass Fishing
Delta Lures’ Spinnerbait
Two longtime fishing buddies couldn’t keep a good thing to themselves 7 ½ years ago, which was a blessing for bass fishermen who love to catch on quality spinnerbaits.