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Location:baton rouge
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Interests:hunting/fishing
Occupation:welder
Number of Posts:1974
Registered on:9/22/2013
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[quote]Florida strain bass[/quote] The Louisiana state record is under 16lbs, so if you caught it in Louisiana, then you threw back the state record lol...

re: Stung by a wasp today.

Posted by A_bear on 5/25/24 at 2:16 am
Went out to work on my little enclosed trailer camper conversion the other day, which has a mini split with the condenser mounted above the tongue. It has a soft cover over it to protect it from the weather/debris when traveling. I run the unit while working in it because obviously it’s hot as hell....

re: On X digital scouting

Posted by A_bear on 5/23/24 at 6:25 pm
I don’t look at anything other than property lines in Louisiana on ONX. I look for terrain features on google earth because I prefer the satellite view on google over ONX. However, in Missouri, I use ONX probably 95% for topography and the other 5% for property lines. I just find the terrain in sout...
[quote] But she was a 16 pound hog[/quote] What kind of fish? ...
If I stepped on that in the dark setting up I’d have to throw my waders away :lol: Reminds me of a time I took my little cousin. Big front blowing in, a little rainy, very windy and the temp dropping by the minute. I shined my light across the pond and a bunch of eyes were glowing. We got out in th...
[quote]Going north or south from the landing?[/quote] I was heading toward plaquemine. So east/north east. According to the tornado tracker, there were 2 just north of there. At least one had to have crossed the road just in front of me....
Decided to go fishing this evening in plaquemine. Checked the radar and saw the rain was going to hit around 7. Picked up and headed for the launch at 6:30. Got the boat picked up and was leaving jack millers at around 7. About 99% sure a tornado crossed the road just in front of my truck. Ended u...

re: Best fish to catch on Topwater

Posted by A_bear on 5/13/24 at 8:40 pm
[quote]Choupique[/quote] I was fishing a tournament a few years back in a small canal and had another boat fishing the opposite bank. A giant choupique smoked my frog when the other boat was about even with mine. The look on those guys faces was priceless, like they were about to just give up :lo...

re: Lake Verret bass fishing?

Posted by A_bear on 5/12/24 at 9:41 am
I went last week just south of verret, closer to grassy. The water looked really good, but I didn’t catch shite. Nothing. Got a bite on a frog that looked like a bass, but I’m not 100% sure it wasn’t a choupique. Fished from about 2pm till just before dark. Pretty disappointing trip. ...

re: How should I fish with a jig?

Posted by A_bear on 5/7/24 at 1:23 am
Instead of a jig, I like to throw a texas rigged plastic with a punch skirt. Gives the same presentation, but it’s weedless and can be fished through thicker cover. Something like this… [img]https://i.postimg.cc/J4NcT9G3/100-B5567-2-DE3-47-E6-BFC3-97-DED990-BF3-D.jpg[/img]...

re: Help with a decision!

Posted by A_bear on 5/7/24 at 1:18 am
[quote]is it too big of a boat for a place like Bussey?[/quote] I fished bussey a few times this year and it’s not a place I would want to fish in a big boat. I have an 18’ flat bottom with a tiller handle and I wouldn’t want anything bigger there. There’s so many logs, stumps and trees in the wa...
I’ve had my minn kota for about 7.5 years. I’ve put that thing through hell and it’s still running strong. Came into the dock a little hot one day to get out of the spillway current and slammed it against a piling and broke the blade, but just changed it out and was good to go. Other than that, whic...

re: Pistol for Car

Posted by A_bear on 5/3/24 at 2:01 pm
With LA passing the constitutional carry law, I recently bought a Glock 43x to do what you’re talking about doing. I paid $525 plus tax at my local store. You could save a little money on gunbroker though. I’m just impatient. I love the gun so far. It’s perfect for slipping in and out of my waistb...

re: Snake ID

Posted by A_bear on 5/1/24 at 10:22 am
Rat snake on the hunt. They’ll do some climbing, had one slithering across the top fence board at my house a while back. Hopefully he’s making sure the shed stays free of rodents for me. ...
Delta lures delta shad color. I prefer a chatterbait over a spinnerbait, but the same color. With a reaction innovations Little Dipper in sexy shad as a trailer. It’s absolutely deadly this time of year. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/nVTfmY3r/75-F13-F59-EFF3-4-E13-BF0-D-5-D0-F11-E5-E1-AA.webp[/img] ...
[quote]That's upwards of 8 billion crawfish IF every pound was 40 crawfish[/quote] I’d guess at least 2-3 times that number aren’t harvested. So probably somewhere around 25 billion would be my guess. But who really knows? That’s like trying to guess the number of gar fish in the state lol ...

re: ID This Baby Snake

Posted by A_bear on 4/13/24 at 12:55 pm
[quote]Rough Earth Snake[/quote] Interesting, I didn’t know about these until your post. However, if you look at the snake in his picture you can see the lighter colored line running down its back. Dekays have that line, and looking at pictures of the rough earth snake, it doesn’t look like they ...

re: Light on EDC pistol

Posted by A_bear on 4/12/24 at 3:54 pm
[quote]If you practice with red dot, it will be faster on target acquisition[/quote] I picked up my 43x a couple days ago and had a trijicon rmrcc installed. I’ve never owned a handgun with a red dot so it’s taking some getting used to. I plan on hitting the range as much as possible between now ...

re: ID This Baby Snake

Posted by A_bear on 4/10/24 at 6:36 pm
Dekay's brown snake. Doesn’t look to be a baby, they just don’t get big. ...

re: Light on EDC pistol

Posted by A_bear on 4/6/24 at 11:32 pm
[quote]Ask your Marine veteran friend how he feels about lasers.I have Crimson Trace lasers on 3 pistols[/quote] I did, given the fact that I’m a terrible shot with a pistol. I’d say I’m above average with both shotguns and rifles, but I’m dog sh*t with a handgun. So I figured I’d strap a crimson...