February | 2023 | lake darbonne life

Get you some Crazy Crappie Cash Saturday!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 27, 2023 ⋅ Leave a comment

The story behind the upcoming Crazy Crappie Cash tournament on D’Arbonne is quite interesting. But first let’s hit the details. The tournament is a one-day, big crappie tournament March 4 on D’Arbonne with hourly payouts and a grand prize. It’s designed where everybody has an equal chance to win and you don’t need a sack … Continue reading →

Well, the answer is “yes”

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 26, 2023 ⋅ 1 Comment

Going into this weekend’s big crappie tournament on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville, the big question was “can anybody beat Hayden Jeffries?” Jeffries and his dad, Dan, have been on a tear lately, winning everything in sight. But they couldn’t overcome the field this weekend as former D’Arbonne Crappie Masters winners Matthew and Bruce Rogers of … Continue reading →

Fields, Riser take aim at CM title

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 24, 2023 ⋅ Leave a comment

Local D’Arbonne anglers Chris Fields and Jared Riser came within the weight of a crappie hair jig from catching a 16-pound, seven fish limit on D’Arbonne Friday in the Crappie Masters tournament. They took the lead in the race for the $10,000 first prize. Sixty-eight teams weighed in Friday. With one day left, it’s still … Continue reading →

Crappie Masters on D’Arbonne this weekend

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 22, 2023 ⋅ Leave a comment

There will be a big pro crappie tournament on Lake D’Arbonne this weekend so if you are fishing, be aware of the extra activity and boat traffic on the lake and at the ramps. A Crappie Masters national qualifier will be held here. We didn’t get phone calls returned from Crappie Masters owner and tournament … Continue reading →

Toledo Bend Showing off again

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 6, 2023 ⋅ Leave a comment

Sometimes, Toledo Bend bass can just be big show-offs. Really big showoffs. It’s that time again. Five bass over ten pounds were caught on the same day in one event this past Saturday on the Bend. They were led by Louisiana’s Jody Pitt’s catch, a 13 pound, six ounce whopper and a 39-15 five-fish limit … Continue reading →

Pro crappie: Yet another opportunity

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 5, 2023 ⋅ Leave a comment

In a time when existing pro crappie tournaments are having trouble filling up the field, there’s yet another opportunity for crappie anglers to put up their entry fee and go after big prizes for catching fish. And as you might expect, the planned circuit has a lot of activity planned for our region, including stops … Continue reading →