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darbone1 has written 2010 posts for lake darbonne life

Saterfiel, Hemphill cash in on crappie

You know what the difference between 27.94 pounds of crappie and 28.17 pounds of crappie?  West Monroe’s Matt Saterfiel and Peyton Hemphill do. It’s $16,700. They know because that’s the difference between first and second place in this past weekend’s American Crappie Trail tournament on Grenada Lake in Mississippi. The local duo finished second to … Continue reading

Start the day

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. — James 5:13

#largestqualifyingpayoutever

The hashtag ending on the American Crappie Trail Facebook page Thursday morning pretty much said it all for ACT founder Matt Morgan: #largestqualifyingpayoutever When Morgan started up the American Crappie Trail, his vision was the create a crappie trail that would showcase the professionalism of crappie fishermen and the products of the crappie fishing industry … Continue reading

We will never forget

It has nothing to do with hunting and fishing, but it has everything to do with hunting and fishing. So it has a place on this website. That’s the way I see it. No other place in the world offers citizens the privilege and the responsibility of protecting freedom and the right of pursuing happiness. … Continue reading

Deer dreams

Labor Day weekend usually starts it. Deer hunters start sensing that opening day they have marked on their calendar — either for archery, primitive weapons or regular gun season —  suddenly seems closer than it did before. Hunters are preparing to go to the woods with all kinds of expectations. To see and get the … Continue reading

There’s a life lesson here

Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Give yourself a sporting chance

It’s too late for you dove hunters who burned through two boxes of No. 8’s trying to get a mess of dove breasts last weekend. But if you are a teal hunter, you still have some time. But not much. Odds are that you probably have your blind ready, your shotgun cleaned and your retriever … Continue reading

How catch bigger fish

ANY QUESTIONS? editor’s note:  WE WILL BE AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD FOR A FEW DAYS. WE’LL REJOIN YOU WITH SOME NEW OUTDOOR UPDATES ON September 6, 2018. IN THE MEANTIME, STAY COOL AND BE SAFE.  

The Alphabet Lures

Sounds like a thriller for LMN Television, doesn’t it? The slow days that the end of summer bring are a good time to reflect on some things that “used to be”, but are still with us. Today, let’s talk about the man who started the “Alphabet” lures rush decades ago. Cotton Cordell, a pioneer in … Continue reading

More good advice

Today it seems we have more to be angry about than ever before. We are even angry about things that didn’t happen and things that happened 150 years ago. Oh, things aren’t that bad. In fact they are great. But we are pounded by a constant barrage of negativity, mostly from the organized media, self-serving … Continue reading

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