Alligator
Gator drawing is 9 a.m. Tuesday
Tuesday is the big day for prospective alligator hunters in Mississippi — the day that the 920 available permits for the public waters season go on sale through an online process. […]
Month: July 2016
Columns
The summer doldrums
If you are a deer hunting that wants to maximize your chances for success this fall and winter, this is the time of year to get busy. […]
Featured
Taking trout to school
Scanning the horizon for flocks of diving birds feasting on shrimp is a tried-and-true method for locating schools of speckled trout. […]
Featured
Wet line to respool reel
Being a fishing guide, Capt. Curtis LeNormand probably re-spools more reels over the course of a year than even the most conscientious weekend angler. […]
Bass Fishing
How to crank grass
Chucky Hamrick also cranks grass, something few anglers ever do now days. […]
Bass Fishing
Cool Carolina tubing tips
Chucky Hamrick is a fan of the magnum tubes in the summer, but not in the traditional sense.
“I like to Carolina-rig tubes,” Hamrick said. “I’ll use the magnum tubes on a Carolina rig and put rattles in them, and they’ll float higher and they mimic small shad. Sometimes a slow-falling tube will be just what a bass needs to entice it into biting. […]
Bass Fishing
Out of tune — A different crankbait tactic
While many anglers constantly tune their crankbaits to run straight, Stonewall’s Chucky Hamrick takes a slightly different approach when the occasion calls for it. […]
Bass Fishing
Breaking point
Terry Bates looks for breaks, ledges and points 8 to 12 feet deep where he finds a drop with deep water running close to a point. […]
Catfish
Bumping for cats
Catfish tactics have come a long and varied path from the days of just casting out lines and waiting for ol’ whisker-face to come strolling along. From trolling to casting, even getting in the water and noodling for them, catfish are becoming a more popular target. […]
Catfish
How to fish the Santee catfish rig
Larger catfish, particularly trophy-sized blue cats that are popular with a lot of anglers, are a lot more nomadic than most anglers give them credit. These fish have been compared to cattle, just wandering along travel corridors, grazing as they move from place to place. […]
Bass Fishing
Other heavy finesse bass-fishing tactics
Drop-shots aren’t the only finesse rigs that can be beefed up to provide bass a bite-enducing curve ball. […]
Bass Fishing
How to get bottom rigs unhooked when bass fishing
If the heavy finesse strategy has a hang-up, then we’ve punned our way into the explanation — hang-ups, snags, entanglements. […]