I always enjoy a good, spirited discussion about an interesting topic, and how much more interesting and controversial could a discussion be than one centered around the existence of large cats — panthers, mountain lions or maybe you prefer to call them cougars — in Mississippi and its neighboring states? […]
When bass are deep, there’s no better way to coax them into biting than dragging a big chunk of plastic on a Carolina rig past their noses. […]
Want to ensure the pull rope on his trolling motor lasts as long as possible? Here’s a way to do that using a piece of flexible rubber tubing. […]
With archery season a couple of calendar pages away, there’s no better time to get your bow out and begin to get ready and practice. […]
The weather is just too hot in July and August. That’s why we asked Bass pro Davy Hite his tips for night-time bass fishing. […]
I like Pickwick in July because the bass will be schooled-up, holding on the river channel. As long as the current’s running, you can catch bass all day. […]
Even when bream are not bedding, they congregate in schools near brush or other structure that offers cover from predators. At Lake Chotard, the many trees and tops are great places to begin the search. […]
Bream are renowned for bedding on a full moon. A male will make the nest, a shallow depression in the sand or silt on the bottom of the lake. A new moon causes a similar but lesser bedding period. […]
Fish long enough and you will notice a pungent smell near bedding locations. Some anglers compare it to the smell of ripe watermelon. It will appear in conjunction with a thin, oily film on the surface of the water. […]
Micro or mini wildlife food plots work well on hunting properties that are not really large enough to justify full-scale farming practices. […]
Spider-rigging requires a super-slow pace to slowly and methodically hang those baits in front of persnickety crappie. […]
There is no shame in using a cane pole with live bait, a combination that has fed many a hungry stomach.
But a Mississippi-based company, B&M Poles of West Point, offers a vast array of poles made of fiberglass and space-age materials. Crappie poles also work well for bream and collapse for easy storage and travel. […]
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