WookieeJedi

The Cane River stripers are doing next to nothing. They will hit very small blades and rat-l-traps trolled slowly on the bottom. Not worth the drive. I'm hoping this rain lately will pick things up everywhere. It has been tough.

When you see cruisers like you described, they can be a really tough bite. I have used senkos and tiny craw lures with some success, but the best way I found to catch them is on live worms. I hook one or two on a light hook and put a rubber core sinker about two feet up from the bait. Sometimes I need to inject a little air into the worms to get them up off the bottom a little. I just cast into the area and wait. It isn't exciting and sunfish can be a problem, but I haven't tried anything that works better.

The first time I took my oldest girl out (she was 5), we had one cut loose right behind the blind. It was dark, and I thought that was going to be it for her. But she was just like, "What was that?" "Screech Owl." "Oh." She went to sleep 10 minutes later.

I have had deer swim by. I followed 3 of them once, they were crossing a big part of the lake and swam about a 1/2 mile. That's a swim I would expect from a coastal or marsh deer, but not piney woods deer.

I love frog fishing. It is easily my favorite way to catch bass. It isn't a great way to catch them here right now, but when it is on, there isn't a better way to spend a day.

There is no wrong way to fish a wacky rig, just different ways.

"Golf is a good walk spoiled." - Mark Twain I tend to agree.

Anybody down in CENLA know if the stripers are schooling down on the lower Cane River down by the dam? My brother usually tips me off, but he hasn't been out there in a while.

A bullfrog has a very dark color when they are in the water. The black may be working better where there are more bullfrogs. I got plenty of both, with the majority being leopard frogs, but since both are so plentiful, it could explain why the color has made little difference where I fish. Maybe "match the hatch" is the way to go.

The SOT kayak's low profile helps reduce the impact of the wind. It's still an issue, but not as bad as the canoe. I keep the anchor in a ready position so I can drop it when I need. It's a minor hassle, but when the wind is up, it takes less effort than using the paddle. I have fished out of the larger bass tenders, and they were OK if you are a smaller person, but put 250 in there, and it just doesn't feel right. Folks under 200 probably wouldn't notice. Just something to consider.

I pronounced this one delicious as well. He was right at 2# and had thick, flaky filets that were perfect breaded with rice flour, bread crumbs, and special seasoning. A little Big O's tartar, mmmmmm! Got him on a Speed Craw while bass fishing.

I use a bright yellow leopard frog color with a white belly. I have used a darker bullfrog color, but the leopard frogs are more numerous here, so I use it almost exclusively now. Both of them catch fish. I think the action matters more than color. For that I like the Pad Crasher. The Live Target frog looks very similar, and works just as well for $5 more. I'll stick with the Crasher.

I fish out of a SOT kayak most of the time, and switch to a canoe sometimes. I will fish like this as long as I am able, it is good exercise, very quiet, and it has made me a better angler. It is less tempting to run a mile up the lake to try a different spot when you are the motor. I switch tactics first. It has worked more often than I would like to admit. I burned a lot of unnecessary fuel in my youth.

Sorry, Glenn. None of those was intended to be aimed at LEOs in general, a leather-squeaker is a specific term for a particular type of police. I guess from the outside that might look different. Been in it too long, I guess.

I made the mistake of putting one of my matrix shad minnows in a bag with my magic shad. Three of my magics turned to mush and the matrix shrunk and became stiff, like a shrinky-dink. Some plastics just don't get along.

I used them a few years back, then you couldn't find them anymore. After that, I just used regular Mann's and Creme worms and wacky rigged them. If they didn't sink well, I put a bb in each end of the worm. You can still fish like that if you run out of senkos. I like senkos better. They are heavier and fatter.

It is pretty slow on Lake Claiborne right now too. There are some wipers that can be caught right off the main lake, but bass are not doing much. I did catch a 2lb. crappie on a Speed Craw this week. That is always nice. I'm going to resort to the float 'n fly this week, and maybe some night fishing, it was 99 today. The birds were walking around.

Your odds of having an uncomfortable encounter with a noob officer full off **** and vinegar will increase dramatically if your weapon prints. I strongly advise against it. One idiot with a badge and a taser can ruin your whole day. I have trained a lot of cops, don't trust your well-being to some leather-squeaker who thinks he's doing the right thing.

LA is open-carry, and your vehicle is considered to be an extension of your home, so you can carry in your vehicle as you see fit. CCW here is also really cheap and easy to obtain. I hope it stays that way.

I usually stay out of these things, but I happen to have some insight. Bear with me. I have been around the block a few times and it is no longer a trip I'm willing to take. I have been married for 13 years now, and have been with my present wife over 15 years. I have had many experiences with women, and was even married once before I met my present wife. A lot of my time and efforts for a long time were spent on hot women. As I got older, I learned the hotties expry date comes up much faster than the ones for women lower on the scale. Many of them are accustomed to certain considerations I am not willing to make. Once I stopped hunting 10's and switched to 5's or better, my options got much better. I found out that it is more important to have a girl with a compatible personality than to have one that looks hot all the time. It got to where I wouldn't hardly even give a really hot girl a chance. I also found that by widening my horizon, the quality really picked up, and I was having more fun. Eventually I found a girl I could spend time with without checking my watch every 5 minutes, one who shares many interests, is a gourmet cook, and doesn't mind my killing animals and skinning them in the backyard. She's usually out there wanting steaks cut. She;s 6'3" to my 6'5", and still looks pretty good after 4 kids. Most of all, we each know we can depend on each other, and that counts more than you can know until it is tested.

I have a Lowrance Max-4 on a kayak, and I use a small deer-feeder type battery to run it. It can run for nearly three full days on a charge. A lot of those batteries even come with a charger, it is just a 12v inverter plug with alligator clips.

I have a few lures I use for schooling fish, especially if I'm not sure what kind of fish are in the school. Kastmaster white bucktail spoon, a Near-Nuthin popper with a bucktail, and a little George. At least one of those is going to get bit while the fish are breaking, and you will know if you are into whites, wipers, stripers, or bass. Sometimes you get a mixed bag. If the fish I get on top are dinks, I will switch to a sinking bait like a grub or cocahoe minnow. The bigger fish often hang out under the action and let the little fish do the work. If it is still dinks after that, you will need to decide if you would rather move off, or keep catching dinks. I usually stay and catch them, especially if I have a kid with me, they don't care about dinks.

Back when I lived on a lake, I kept a buzzbait tied on next to the back door. I knew there were 3 spots right off my dock that held fish, and that in the late evening after work, I could catch a few of them. What I learned most from that time was to saturate an area with a buzzbait. I might make 20 or 30 casts to a spot I knew held fish before I got one. I think some them attacked it just to stop the squeaking sound, like they were just sick of a noisy neighbor.

I use Robo Worms, but have had some good fortune of late using a regular 6" BPS curl tail. I snip the tail, and hook it thru the skinny end of the worm, then inject a little air in the fat end.

Senko, craw, or grub. One of those is bound to get bit. If I had to pick just one of those, it would be the senko.