Dan Kibler, Author at Mississippi Sportsman

Lipless crankbaits key to more March bass

March 19, 2015 Dan Kibler

Lipless baits and crankbaits like the Shad Rap have been favorite early spring baits among bass fishermen for years because they consistently produce fish. […]

SC pro Casey Ashley wins Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell, his home lake

February 23, 2015 Dan Kibler

This time, Mighty Casey didn’t strike out. Casey Ashley, a 31-year-old bass pro from Donalds, S.C., hit a homerun on Sunday, fishing on his home water, to the cheers of an adoring, hometown crowd, winning the Bassmaster Classic with a great final-day catch of better than 20 pounds. […]

Tough second day ends Bassmaster Classic for Mississippi anglers

February 22, 2015 Dan Kibler

For two of the three Bassmaster Classic qualifiers from Mississippi, the second day of the event on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell was a big improvement. For the third, well, it was an experience. […]

Mississippi anglers struggle during first day of 2015 Classic

February 21, 2015 Dan Kibler

It took three bass pros from Mississippi to come up with one five-fish limit in today’s first round of the Bassmaster Classic on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell. Even more unfortunate? Only two of them contributed. […]

February is best month to load up on crappie

February 19, 2015 Dan Kibler

Ed Duke, who has operated crappie tournaments for years, said February fishing for crappie can be as good as March fishing for bass. […]

Elias, Pace, Jones prepare for frigid Bassmaster Classic

February 19, 2015 Dan Kibler

Paul Elias feels like he’s found the fountain of youth, Teb Jones doesn’t know what to make of all the snow and ice, and Cliff Pace is just glad to be in Greenville, S.C., for the 2015 Bassmaster Classic that opens tomorrow on Lake Hartwell. […]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon. […]

Perfect solution for time-released scent bombs

November 13, 2014 Dan Kibler

Deer hunters have been trying to figure out for years how to best present their liquid buck lure at the right time and place to do the most good. […]

How to pick the best creek to fish

October 16, 2014 Dan Kibler

Bass fishermen know that fall means going back in creeks to find fish that are mirroring the movements of baitfish. So how is it that on most reservoirs in the south, one or two creeks stand out in October and November as the places to be? Is there something about those creeks that make them the places to become Autumn? […]

Climate change impacting wildlife, study claims

February 16, 2014 Dan Kibler

The National Wildlife Federation is urging sportsmen to do their part to help slow down or reverse climate change, concluding in its latest report “Nowhere to Run: Big Game Wildlife in a Warming World” that many big-game species across North America are already being affected and could be headed for a big fall. […]

New adhesive product can provide quick repairs in the field to almost anything

October 28, 2013 Dan Kibler

Vettec’s SG-20 is a new product marketed as a quick fix for leaky waders and hip boots, but we discovered rather quickly that it works on more than those two problems – and heavier ones at that. […]

‘Purring Block’ combines slate, glass surfaces for seductive, soft calls

April 10, 2013 Dan Kibler

South Carolina call-maker John Tanner gets ideas for some of his custom-made calls from interesting places, but none any better than his deer stand. […]