Phillip Gentry, Author at Mississippi Sportsman

Duck Dynasty’s John Godwin knows his stuff when it comes to crappie fishing, and one of his favorite ways to catch them is long-lining. […]

Increasing dissolved oxygen in a livewell or bait tank is the best of several ways to keep fish alive longer in the summer heat. […]

Giving a flounder time to grab a bait and get it ready to slide down its throat will usually result in a good hookset. […]

Mississippi guide Torch Tindle catches loads of slab crappie on jigheads he makes in his shop. Learn about the D-I-Y crappie tackle. […]

When mayflies start swarming just above the water, it’s time to break out your bream-fishing gear and get ready for action. […]

Mississippi River catfish gang up around these man-made, current-directing structures, making them great fishing holes year-round. […]

March brings high water and the chance to wade for a limit of Mississippi slabs. Here’s how a couple of crappie-fishing experts get bit. […]

Want to rig your boat for frequent bouts with catfish? Here’s how to outfit and rig the hull to make fishing a breeze or a battle. […]

Winter fishing on the Mississippi River requires a little different approach, but there are catfish to be caught, and nice ones, too. […]

How to find and catch crappie when the water starts to disappear out of Mississippi’s flood-control lakes. […]

Learn where and why crappie move around in the fall, and you’ll put more slabs in the cooler this October. […]

A crappie’s fall habits and locations make vertical jigging with a single pole a great technique. These experts certainly think so. […]