Don Shoopman, Author at Mississippi Sportsman

Louisiana guide Charlie King said the Mister Twister Sassy Stingum will really put the crappie in the cooler. […]

What began as a hobby to help Marcus Curry and Levi Louviere catch more bass has turned into a business to help others catch fish. […]

Chas Champagne’s latest lure, the Matrix X-Shad Croaker, is a dead ringer for a speckled trout’s favorite summer meal. […]

With the Jointed Jitterbug 2.0, Arbogast goes back to the drawing board to revamp a revered topwater bait that’s fooled thousands of bass. […]

The Racket Blade, Stanley’s entry into the bladed jig market, is a rocket with plenty of racket attached to intrigue bass. […]

Egret Baits’ Wedgetails catch plenty of redfish and flounder, as well as speckled trout, from Corpus Christi, Tex., to Florida’s Panhandle. […]

Bass pro Mark Daniels set out to design a square-bill crankbait. The Bill Lewis MDJ Series SB-57 is the result. […]

Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades. […]

One of the soft-plastic lures that launched Cajun Lures six years ago has a new look. Bayou Bug 2.0 has arrived, and it is catching bass. […]

Bass tournament partners Fred King and Ray LaBorde were intent on filling a niche in the market with the Delta Lures’ Rattling Jig. […]

The Mischief Minnow’s difference-maker is a blade called a “Kilter Blade,” attached to the belly between two treble hooks. […]

Buzzbait aficionados and bass have been going ape over the Gorilla Buzz since it was introduced four years ago by Prototype Lures. […]