The Tournament Influence Then, as now, the Bassmaster tournament results had a large influence on regional anglers acceptance of particular styles and brands of lures
Pair this casting style with heavier jigs, chatterbaits, and swimbaits that excel when fished out of heavy structure
For a long time the bulk of that estuary fishing was based around the last few hours of the ebb tide towards the mouth of an estuary, bumping something like a MegaBass XLayer or something similar rigged on jig heads in the current
A close up on that washer
Some time ago, there were a couple guides out of Slidell (a popular launching point to fish Lake Pontchartrain and her bridges, in case you were not aware) who became acquainted with another guide out of Dulac (which is a highly productive and renowned coastal area south of Houma, there is great fishing there) through a common sponsor