Field Notes
Rigging tip: Battery series
A 36-volt trolling motor is the only way to go. They have lots of power but sip at the batteries, so you rarely have to worry about losing steam during a hard day on the water. […]
Month: March 2016
Deer Hunting
The rest of the story – Improving deer hunting for all
Toward the end of last month’s installment of Happy Trails I began to opine and brag a little about the evolution of deer hunting in Mississippi during my 45-year tenure as a deer hunter, and about how much positive progress has been made over the past 10 or 15 years. […]
Featured
Custom battery trays worth the money
I have always been the guy who bought mid-priced marine batteries to save some money. And, to be honest, I’ve not had a lot of problems with them, even though my cranking was part of my 36-volt system powering my trolling motor. […]
Bass Fishing
Water temperatures key to spring bass bite
Bass pros know surface temperatures play a key role in bass activity during the pre-spawn period, especially in March when instinct tells the big fish to move shallow. […]
Sidebars
Vary your turkey call selection
Collinsville’s Mark McPhail has been hunting turkey in Mississippi since he was 20, and has learned a few things in the process. […]
Crappie/Bream
Flood-control lakes present crappie fishing challenge
Dereck Redwine is an engineering technician who works at the dam on Grenada Lake. It’s his job to maintain proper water levels at the big U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project. […]
Crappie/Bream
Getting ready to wade for crappie
A good pair of waders, an 8- or 9-foot rod and a box of jigs is all that’s required to get on some big crappie at Grenada this month. […]
Sidebars
Pro turkey tip: Start easy, call less
When it comes to talking turkey, there’s no better resource than Mississippi turkey legend Preston Pittman, a native of Hattiesburg who now resides in Canton. […]
Bass Fishing
A spinnerbait primer: Which blades bring glory?
Spinnerbaits are among the most-effective and most-popular lures that bass fishermen carry in their tackle boxes, especially in the spring. […]
Featured
A better wacky rig – WackOjig makes wacky fishing more effective
I have tried to fish the wacky rig. Honestly.
But it’s like watching paint dry. In the winter. At night. […]
Bass Fishing
Bay Springs is a sure fishing bet in March
Bay Springs, located below Pickwick Lake between Tupelo and Corinth, was the first lake impounded to create the Tenn-Tom Waterway.
And in March it’s an awesome lake for bass fishing, with vegetation on its points, ledges and drop-offs. It’s been producing good numbers of big bass of all kinds. […]
Speckled Trout
Ides of March promise trout slaughter
The middle of March can actually be an awesome time to target speckled trout on topwater lures and jerkbaits. […]