Brian Cope, Author at Mississippi Sportsman

Making a crankbait swim straight can be maddening if you don’t know how.

How to tune a crankbait

April 13, 2016 Brian Cope

The best way to tune a crankbait is to lay the body of the pliers flat on the bill of the crankbait, then just move the eye left or right. […]

Turkey hunter kills white gobbler

April 13, 2016 Brian Cope

Along with several friends and family members, Jacob Johnston of Traphill, N.C., had spotted a white turkey on numerous occasions before the start of this year’s North Carolina turkey season. […]

Treat squirrels with more respect, you’ll kill more

February 16, 2016 Brian Cope

“I don’t understand it. I see plenty of squirrels when I’m deer hunting, but once deer season is over and I go after squirrels, they just don’t seem to be around.” […]

Capt. Robert Olsen fed a black cable over the side of his boat by hand, announcing, “We’re anchored over livebottom now, and sheepshead are typically here this time of year. You can see the structure and some fish on the depth finder, but let’s get a closer look with the camera.” […]

The best tactic for more catfish

January 22, 2016 Brian Cope

Back trolling is a good technique for putting catfish in the boat, and with the right tools it is a pretty easy procedure. […]

‘Spooning’ covers more water

January 21, 2016 Brian Cope

Spoons are one of the oldest fishing lures in the book, and it’s still around because it’s so effective.

But, while many anglers use them for jigging around brush piles with a process known as “perch jerking,” Capt. David Hilton uses a different technique that allows anglers to cover more water than is traditionally possible […]