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darbone1 has written 2010 posts for lake darbonne life

Locals to test FLW bass

FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, has announced the 2020 FLW Pro Circuit roster in its first year since the acquisition by Major League Fishing. Per the FLW qualifying process outlined in the 2019 rules, the field will include 150 anglers plus five additional pros with medical and/or hardship exemptions. Louisiana is well represented in … Continue reading

Argument settled

Remember this and share it. It’ll help you win a lot of arguments very quickly. Even if the person whose wrong doesn’t ever figure it out.

Annual Monroe boat show set

The North Delta Boat & Outdoor Show will be January 24-26, 2020 in the Monroe Civic Center. Check out the largest selection of Fishing Boats, Pontoon Boats, Wake Boats, ATV’s, Side-By-Sides, RV’s and more! The is your annual local boat show happening this month, Jan 24-26, that will feature boats from Wood Marine, Ludwig Marine, … Continue reading

Christmas on the lake

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all across the lakeOnly two ducks were still stirring, a hen and a drake.The yo-yo’s were hung on the boat dock with care,In hopes some big crappie would soon swim up there; The coots were nestled all snug by the shore,They were there by the dozens; three, no… maybe … Continue reading

Christmas “crappietunity”!

Whether you crappie fish with a cane pole and a red and white bobber or use eight $120 graphite crappie rods off a spider rig in the front of your fancy boat, you’ll have an excellent opportunity — or crappietunity — to become better at it in Monroe this January 25 at Crappie University. The … Continue reading

Graveyard bass wakes up

Sorry, coffee drinkers. The best part of waking up is NOT having Folgers in your cup. It’s having a monster bass on your line. Just ask Corey Harris of Chatham. He got off the graveyard shift at the papermill and drove home Monday morning, thinking he had just enough time to hook up his boat … Continue reading

A good time for heroes

Hunters for Heroes always receives a warm welcome wherever they go, putting on a good time in the outdoors for veterans, many who are disabled, But nobody shows out more than Union Parish. And another Louisiana Hunter’s For Heroes Union Parish Deer hunt is in the books for 2019! It was only possible because of … Continue reading

But…

The meme below sounds correct, but… That relationship with God is the most important thing. But you can’t substitute sitting in a boat thinking about God for actually going and worshipping God, serving God and being in the presence of fellow believers. A true relationship with God is a guy sitting in church or on … Continue reading

Antlers and Hicks

Hey, you wanna see some cool video deer stories and photos and keep up with the Union Parish Big Buck Contest? Go to Facebook and check out Antlers and Hicks. Greg Hicks is in the deer scoring rut this time of year — wandering the woods and fields looking for hunters who have taken big … Continue reading

Wonders of God

There’s often a place where, when conditions are right, that the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico and the waters do not mix. There’s a definite visible line between the two. I think there are at least two lessons there. First of all, there is a definite line between right and wrong, faith and … Continue reading

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