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Many anglers use slip corks to target speckled trout at deeper rigs in Breton Sound, Sandy Point and Main Pass. The rigs are incredibly effective because they hold bait in the strike zone just above ...

Pop and pause: The classic pattern for working a popping cork. This strange-looking rig, with a foam float sliding on a steel wire, isn't glamorous but it is effective. Jerking the rod tip causes the ...

A reader from West Alabama this week sent me an email saying he couldn’t quite grasp the slip cork knot I mentioned in last week’s column. It occurred to me he might not be the only one, so I figured ...

Capt. Dennis Bardwell has an ace up his sleeve for catching redfish that are holding close to the shorelines. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Todd Masson) Many anglers use slip ...