moe1967

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Chicot is nothing special in my opinion

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^^^ This ^^^

But according to the Marine Biologist/ Wildlife Biologist or whatever he was that I talked to this pass summer the lake is loaded with fish. So much so that they skipped dumping 40K bass fingerlings this year. They usually make that dump annually. Said there was "more than enough forage to support the bass population". And that, " there are many 7 to 8 lb bass in there"

The problem, he said, was the amount of pressure that the lake receives.

I believe it .

Every weekend in February, March, April, and May there is a tournament there. With some getting 70+ boats. So .......

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Let me know. I’m always down to try.

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Here ya go.

Went to 5 Brothers. Bought the trifecta which included Beef Jerky, Boudin, and smoked sausage.

Beef Jerky is very good.

Boudin is very good. But T-Boys is better. The Best stop is better. Billy's is "sometimes" better. ( I find Billy's to be inconsistant. Sometimes its exceptional, and sometimes "meh" )

Sausage is average. About the same level as Teet's. Paul's is better than both. Not in the same league as Mel's, Big Poppa's, or LeJeunes. And definitely not in the same league as Ardoin's.

The store is neat, clean, and well organized.

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I live in Youngsville now. Never heard of 5 brothers. Is that the old circle k where lasalle and main meet up? By gators?

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Yes. Directly across from the old Morein Motors building

Heard it was legit. I’ll probably pass by Saturday morning and find out.

Ardoins is fairly new to the game. He opened in the summer of 2025 - I believe. I discovered them in December of 2025 through word of mouth. A black guy is the owner. No gold teeth and no saggy pants. Super nice guy. His boudin is “meh”(word of mouth) But his sausage is exceptional. And very highly recommended !


Big Poppa’s is a one man show. So if you go at lunch time he will be closed.


Mel’s is open 7 days a week.

I tried Paul’s for first time about a month ago. I was impressed. To me, it’s better than Teet’s. There is just something about buying sausage and you get it wrapped in white butcher paper.

LeJeune’s is LeJeune’s. Been there forever and is very good. To me they make the best Tasso.

I’ll be trying out 5 Brother’s in Ville Platte soon. Heard it was good. We’ll see.

I am super spoiled rotten when it comes to high quality smoked sausage. So many options.
When I see someone around here buying Savoie’s or Richard’s it blows my mind.

Damn, I am spoiled rotten !

I see Rabideaux's and Teet's mentioned. I've had both. And both are ok - pretty good. But believe me when I tell you that there are far, far better options out there.

I'm in the unenviable position where I live in the middle of it all. And I take absolute full advantage!

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dumb they don't switch to the other team's on-deck circle when a lefty is up.

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Thats not really safe either.

When my son was playing HS ball. My son batted right handed. Opposing team is in the 3rd base dugout. Pitcher throws a change-up. My son swings early. Like Very early. Hits a line drive straight into the dugout of the opposing team. Ball hits an assistant coach square in the side of the head. Ol' baw drops to the ground. Stays there for a couple of minutes. Gets up but drops to the ground again. They eventually get him to the ER. Come to find out he previously had some type of brain surgery. I felt bad.

Fast forward about 3 years later and my son is in legion ball. Same scenario as above. Different batter. Hits a one hopper into the opposing teams dugout. Ball catches a player in the nose. My son told me his nose was broke so bad that the bone was about to poke through the skin.

I've watched a lot of baseball in my time. But I had never seen a foul ball go into the dugout on the backside of the batter before.

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This guy has squirrels that invade his backyard and wreck shite. So he sits on his patio with a badass airgun with serious optics and goes to town.

Gonna give the glide bait another try. I've had some followers but have never hooked one with the glide. I know I'd be fishing for 1 bite. But that bite may be the fish of a lifetime. I have the appropriate rod & reel and the bait. Just have to commit to it and not give up so easily.

Couple of years ago Ol' boy caught a 12+ lber on a glide in the lake I fish. In December.

I ain't gonna laugh. But I should.

About 3 years ago I go fishing. I was fishing by myself that day. When I'm by myself I tie the 15' dock line to the trailer. Back boat up into water, let boat slide off. then pull up a little and untie line from trailer and go about my business. Except this day I forgot to tie the line to the trailer. lol. While backing up and the boat sliding off I realized that I had forgot to tie on. frick. Watched my boat drift about 200 yards with nobody in it. lol. That was a weird feeling. Waited about 10 minutes and a ol' boy drives up to launch his boat. I walk up to him and he is laughing. He says to me. "I'm glad I'm not the only one that shite happens to. I've done that at least 3 times". lol

I've been launching boats for 40 years and thats the first time I had done that.

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Someone will be here shortly saying never hit a woman even though they're freakin nuts.

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I would never hit a woman who isn't physically attacking me first.

Otherwise, ........

"If you gonna be dumb, then you'd better be tuff"