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Pulling or pushing – Crankbaits are on the menu this month
We’re finally coming into my favorite time of the year to crappie fish. Trust me: You’ve got it all wrong if you think spring is crappie season. […]
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Come for the fishing, stay for the camaraderie
The Magnolia Crappie Club just completed our 2015-16 tournament season, and, brother, let me tell you, we had a BIG year. […]
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Testing the waters
I went to the lake this morning with my 10-year-old granddaughter, Harlee Johnson.
“H.B. (I call her by her first two initials a lot of the time), we’re going to pull some new-to-us crankbaits this morning,” I said. “They’re called Flicker Shads. They look like the shad that these Barnett crappie like to eat.” […]
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Mississippi is king when it comes to crappie fishing
Is the annual crappie spawn over at your favorite fishing hole? Believe it or not, as I write this month’s column the crappie were still doing their thing at Ross Barnett. […]
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Pushing crankbaits for crappie
One of the great things at my age is trying something new. And, believe me, at my age it’s hard to come up with something new — something that I haven’t tried before. […]
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What HB 1151 will mean for us
Did you know that zero tax dollars goes into the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks? I didn’t — until today. […]
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Lesson learned – Long-lining jigs for crappie at Okatibbee Lake
OK, I admit it: I’m not nearly as mad at the crappie as I used to be. Officially, I’m a senior citizen, and the older I get the less trouble I have passing up a trip to the lake. […]
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Pre-spawn fishing strategies
Believe it or not, we’re quickly leaving winter fishing patterns and looking at those annual pre-spawn crappie catching patterns.
Yes, it has been a weird winter. We had the warmest December on record for Mississippi. I swear the pear trees around my house were budding on Christmas Day. […]
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Fishing the right depths
Last month I told you about the “blue man” I ran into on a cold January day several years ago over in East Texas. He had turned blue because he was so cold and didn’t want to leave the lake because he was catching some of the biggest deep water slabs I’ve ever seen. […]
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Winter fishing can be wonderful
The 2015 Central Mississippi drought has hit us all hard in one way or another. Everyone from farmers to fishermen has been affected by the deep drought. […]
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How to set up your boat to pull crankbaits
I know we’re coming up on deer and duck seasons, and that we’re right, smack-dab in the middle of football season.
But, for me, baby, it’s crappie catching season. […]
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Cranking favorites
“Tommy, when you headed to Sardis for our first tournament this season? Carrying any crankbaits?” asked fishing buddy Tommy Moss of Brandon.