“What to do on West Winds”
If you are trying to figure out a game plan when the weather gives you heat, low water and west winds read this great story by Todd Masson on fishing under these conditions Make sure to watch video also.
Dufrene and White With Another Victory Using MATRIX SHAD
Capt. Chad Dufrene and Capt. Barnie White just recently added another “W” to their already impressively strong redfish career this past week. Amongst a very competitive 80 boat field during this year’s IFA redfish event held in the Houma area Dufrene and White were able to do more than hold off the other competitors, they actually…
10.5lb Trout on Golden Eye Jig Head by: Alex Smith
By Alex Smith On March 28th I had no idea what I was going to catch that night. I went out in some sloppy conditions with three to four footers and a stout SE 20 mph wind. I had no idea I was going to catch the trout of a lifetime, a ten and a…
TEAM DUFRENE & CEDETAL WIN LASS RED FISH TOURNEY ON THE VORTEX SHAD
In a treacherous field of 63 teams one team had to prevail through murderer’s row and come out with a victory. That team was a well known team of red fish experts, Paul Dufrene and Jay Cedetal. This tournament had a typical blast off at day light but an unorthodox way of doing it. Instead…
Capt. Kris Robert Wins CCA Stripes, Spots and Dots Tournament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1k08D4SCFA Capt. Kris has spent countless hours over the last few years chasing slot reds in the marshes of south Louisiana in search of the fattest red fish around. He searches for these fat and hefty reds to compete in all the Red fish tournaments around that have become so popular in recent years. Capt.…
Matrix Mini COMING SOON
A pan-fisherman’s dream is to hit the stores very soon. The DockSide crew and captains are spending countless hours field testing the brand new Matrix Mini. Numerous fresh water lakes are producing beautiful freshwater fish such as crappie bass and blue gill. They are even field testing the Mini in salt water conditions. It has…
Jigging the Tracks
Jigging the Tracks By: Tyler Hall When fishing for speckled trout in Lake Ponchartrain, two things in particular stand out in my mind. One being the train trestles and the other being jigging. There is no question that the combination of the two are deadly when it comes to trout fishing in the lake, and…
“Matrix Shad Goes Across the Panhandle”
By: Ty Hibbs “Coast to coast like French bread and toast”. Words a wise man once told me. Maybe meant as more of a joke, but little did I know those words would pertain to this trip as much as it did. I woke up to a call on a Wednesday morning from Chas telling…
Matrix Shad’s Mascot Looses Eye But Eager to Get back to Work
Drake Champagne, after Emergency Surgery already back at work!!! He had to get his eye removed but its not going to stop him from fishing and work. It will be a while before he can get back out on the water but he’s tuff and eager to get back out there. Keep up with his…
Team MATRIX Batting 3 for 4 in LASS Redfish Series
This year has started off hot as ever for the members of TEAM MATRIX SHAD. With four tournaments in the books so far for this 2014′ LASS Redfish Season, team MATRIX has 3 first place finishes. We want to give a shout out to Capt. Bubby Lamy and Sidney with their 1st place finish out…