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Bicycling.com recommends taking a bicycle out for a test ride before purchasing it as well as making sure you have a comfortable seat and are acclimated to the brakes. It’s also important to wear a well-fitting helmet and to bike with a partner whenever possible. Nolan Hyland, a personal trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), also suggests scoping out good locations for cycling that are away from busy streets. “There’s all kinds of good forums available online for cyclers,” Hyland says.
A spate of recent deaths on Louisiana waters has drawn attention to the importance of boating safety.
Louisiana has recorded seven boating deaths so far this year. At this point in 2020, there were only two.
“We haven’t even gotten into the prime boating season in Louisiana yet and we are seeing fatalities climb at an alarming pace,” said Col. Chad Hebert, head of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department s Enforcement Division. “We are urging boaters to please adhere to all safe boating laws and practices.”
On Feb. 28, a person fell off of a personal watercraft without wearing a life jacket and drowned in Vermilion Parish, the agency said. Then on March 6, a boat with five people aboard struck a railroad bridge in Lake Pontchartrain, near New Orleans, that resulted in one death and four serious injuries.
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Safety Paramount On Wintertime Bass Trips
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Photo: MLF/Phoenix Moore
Veteran pro Kelly Jordon emphasizes that wearing a life jacket at all times should be a no-brainer for mid-winter outings.
By Lynn Burkhead
OSG Senior Digital Editor A wintertime trip for largemouth bass isnt for the faint of heart or the unprepared.
Thats because there may not be any second chances for bass anglers who get into trouble at this time of the year when water temperatures are typically in the 50s, 40s and even the upper 30s on some water bodies. But since some of the years best big-fish potential lies during the cold-weather and chilly-water months of December, January and February, how can an angler remain safe and still have a chance at a big bucketmouth?