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. […]
Month: July 2016
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. […]
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July’s hottest Mississippi fishing spots
Yeah, it’s going to be hot out there, but isn’t it true that it’s only too hot to fish when the fish aren’t biting?
You bet, so grab the sunscreen and let’s hit some July hotspots. […]
Bass Fishing
Okatibbee fun – This lake offers a lot of options
I’m picking Okatibbee just north of Meridian to fish in July because it offers an early morning topwater bite, a good mid-morning technique and a tactic we can use to finish off the day. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Wonderful night tops great day on The Rez
Descending gloriously, with an orange brilliance over the Natchez Trace, the sun may have been setting but not on our day of fishing on Barnett Reservoir. […]
Crappie/Bream
Rogers shares Barnett summer crappie tips
Rabbit Rogers may change the color of his jig heads and skirts, and he might even consider adding a minnow to the back end. But, that’s secondary to another factor in catching crappie. […]
Inshore Fishing
Magnolia surfing
Capt. Glenn Ellis and I arrived at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor well before daylight, launched his boat and headed south. […]
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Record tiger shark worth $20K
Offer a $20,000 prize for a new state record tiger shark, and you can expect fishermen to target the toothy critters. […]
Alligator
Gator drawing is July 19
The countdown has begun for the online drawing process for the 920 permits available for the statewide public waters alligator hunting season. […]
As Big As they Grow
Testing the waters
I went to the lake this morning with my 10-year-old granddaughter, Harlee Johnson.
“H.B. (I call her by her first two initials a lot of the time), we’re going to pull some new-to-us crankbaits this morning,” I said. “They’re called Flicker Shads. They look like the shad that these Barnett crappie like to eat.” […]
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Newly redesigned forum is better than ever
Social media offers a lot of advantages, but outdoorsmen looking to talk hunting and fishing can find Facebook and Twitter distracting. […]
Crappie/Bream
The sunfish clan – Part II: Redear sunfish
The redear sunfish has many names. Topping the list is bream and redear bream, but other frequently spoken names are shellcracker and chinquapin. […]