Month: February 2013

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Pace is 2013 Bassmaster Classic co-leader after first day of fishing

February 23, 2013 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Cliff Pace of Petal and 2003 Bassmaster Classic champ Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J., tied for the first-day lead at the 2013 edition of the world championship of bass fishing on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees.

They both brought 21 pounds, 8 ounces to the scales at Tulsa’s BOK Center on Friday, the first of three days of competition for the $500,000 top prize of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic presented by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa […]

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Pack your patience

February 20, 2013 Sam Davis

Casters to the left of me, trollers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you. Stealers Wheel may have never fished the Gulf Coast for speckled trout in the winter, but if they had, they would have sung those lyrics. […]

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Is there an electric outboard in your future?

February 20, 2013 Allan Tarvid

We fishermen have seen all-electric boats come and go, but most of these vessels have been small, slow and had limited carrying capacity that make them best suited to ponds or protected lakes.

Electric outboard motors with from five to 10 horsepower are available from several makers, and electric primary propulsion outboard motor systems for open utility and pontoon boats have long been available from manufacturers like Minn Kota and Torqeedo. […]

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Approaching front won’t help poor fishing conditions

February 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Last weekend’s rains and this week’s cooler temperatures have slowed what was rapidly becoming an early spring for Mississippi fishermen, and another big delay is rapidly approaching.

A cold front forecast to drop lows below freezing Friday and Saturday nights in most of Mississippi will make finding bass and crappie more difficult.

And that’s not the worst news. […]

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Bill’s language yields subtle compromise

February 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

On the surface, Senate Bill 2048 appears to be a loss for the Mississippi Bowhunters Association, the strong lobby group that represents a few thousand members and all archers in general.

But language in the bill that would legalize crossbows for all hunters during any deer season also provides a compromise that gives the MBA something it has been seeking for several years — reaffirming in state statute the right to use bows and arrows during any open deer season.

“You just have to read it closely,” said archer James Turner of Jackson. “When I first read it, I just thought it was a crossbow bill, and then when I read it again, I saw where it meant so much more.” […]