Don Shoopman, Author at Mississippi Sportsman

A joint project between YUM Bait Co. and the Scottsboro Tackle Co. resulted in the injection-molded YUM Scottsboro Recon Swimbait. […]

Matrix 3X Shad’s new tri-color combinations are Matrix 3X Shad Lime Light, Matrix 3X Shad Pink Cosmo and Matrix 3X Shad Purple Patagonia. […]

The Bobby Garland Mayfly appeals to crappie or, as much of Louisiana calls them, sac-a-lait, because it looks like the things crappie eat. […]

The Compact or Full Frame Speed Freak from Freedom Tackle Corp. was designed to run fast and stay in the water to tempt bass. […]

Derek Hudnall of Baton Rouge has been using that Spunk Shad as a trailer for about a year and it has paid big dividends. […]

Egret Baits designers wanted to build a “shad-style” bait with a boot tail and went all in on that early last year with the Quiver Shad. […]

The Black Label Tackle Prowler Squarebill crankbait does just what its name suggests — invade the habitat to trigger pressured, finicky bass. […]

Bass pro Tommy Biffle holds a bass caught on a Gene LaRew Flipping Biffle Bug. A flippin and pitchin’ soft plastic model of popular bait. […]

Ridgeland, Mississippi, pro bass fisherman Gene Bishop won a Bassmaster Open at Ross Barnett Reservoir in March 2015. […]

Natural Forage Baits are in demand by crappie fishermen and, more importantly, crappie, as owner J.R. “Beau” Davidson knows very well. […]

Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part proudly touts the Bill Lewis Lures’ Scope Stik, a jerkbait he’ll fish with extensively this winter and spring. […]

The Toad Thumper Lure Company’s Swamper and Thumper plastic frogs make stubborn bass sing a different tune. […]