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January 17, 2021
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Columns

Bass Fishing

Are anglers getting better, despite bass becoming harder to catch?

Hal Schramm

Catching bass seems like a battle between the knowledge and skills of the anglers and the too-often unpredictable behavior of the bass. […]

Bass Fishing

Lure Review: Bayou Bug 2.0

Don Shoopman

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 Fishing

Returning to Ross Barnett

Paul Elias

January’s not a month where you’ll catch numbers of bass at Ross Barnett, but you should catch some fairly large, prespawn bass. […]

Columns

Venison bacon cheeseburger pizza casserole is a dream meal

Jerry Dilsaver

Like a bacon cheeseburger pizza? Just make it venison and turn it into a casserole. […]

Bass Fishing

Species spotlight: Striped bass

Brian Cope

Striped bass are targeted by thousands and thousands of anglers. They are not in the same family as largemouth or smallmouth bass. […]

Columns

Brushing up Mississippi’s flood-control lakes

Hal Schramm

Does adding brush to Mississippi’s flood-control reservoirs actually help fish populations? Here are the effects of structure. […]

Bass Fishing

Pickwick Lake: 50 fish a day in December possible

Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake is a great choice for December. You can catch bass, stripers, catfish and crappie using some of the same rigs. […]

Bass Fishing

Rattling Jig is Delta Lures’ real bass-buster

Don Shoopman

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

Columns

Species spotlight: Southern Flounder

Brian Cope

The southern flounder is a flat, oval-shaped fish and it is the biggest of the flounder species found throughout the Atlantic and Gulf. […]

Columns

What does climate change hold for Mississippi reservoir fisheries?

Hal Schramm

How will fishing in Mississippi’s reservoirs fare when when climate change digs in. The habitat loss and changes to fish cannot be reversed. […]

Bass Fishing

Cover Sardis Lake’s shallow water in November

Paul Elias

November is a great month to fish Sardis Lake, since the lake will be drawn down, and most of the bass, especially early in the month, […]

Bass Fishing

Mischief Minnow combines topwater, blade bait action

Don Shoopman

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

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