Don Shoopman, Author at Mississippi Sportsman

The Matrix Spin uses heavy wire that handles redfish but isn’t too heavy for the bass that inhabit the marsh across coastal Mississippi. […]

Hundreds of anglers have been sold on the Zoom Trick Worm over the years, hooked on it, you might say, just like the bass they target. […]

Fishing guide Brian Branum’s voice oozes pure pride when he talks about the Bill Lewis Echo 1.75 square-bill crankbait. […]

Cotton Cordell’s tail-weighted Boy Howdy, a discontinued topwater bait that was dusted off and redesigned and reintroduced last year. […]

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. […]