Bass Fishing Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

April 25, 2019

LiveTarget Skip Shad

Don Shoopman

The Skip Shad is the latest in ultra-natural, lifelike products from LiveTarget Lures. […]

Buzzing, cranking, pitching to April bass at Bay Springs

Paul Elias

The bass will be very shallow at 9-mile long Bay Springs Lake in April and now is the perfect time to catch them. […]

Okhissa bass troubled? This Louisiana angler thinks “NOT”

Dan Kibler

Ray Chagnard, who owns Chag’s Sporting Goods in Metairie, La., was on one of two bass boats the weekend of March 22-23 where three great largemouths were decked. […]

Painting a crankbait, even with a state-of-the-art airbrush paint, is a process that takes many, many steps and coats of paint to give the bait a perfect finish.

Tie on a Black Label balsa crankbait

Don Shoopman

Mississippi pro’s hand-crafted balsa crankbaits are square-billed, bass-catching creations. […]

These nice bass were released alive, but even low mortality that occurs for released fish may be making bass harder to catch.

What is fisheries induced evolution?

Hal Schramm

That fishing may be changing populations has long been known in commercial fisheries, but recent research suggests that recreational fishing can also change populations. […]

One of the most popular frog colors is white.

Frog tactics

David A. Brown

For an angler, the frog offers a great search bait for covering lots of water and finding key staging areas for bass. […]

March bassing at Bogue Homa

Paul Elias

Bogue Homa, near Laurel, kicks off some of the best bass fishing in Mississippi for prespawn, spawning and postspawn bass in March, when bass start into the sparse dollar pads. […]

It’s tough to beat a spinnerbait when the water is dingy to muddy in the early spring.

Try three baits for March bass

Dustin Wilks

These three bass fishing patterns have always seemed to be among the best to fish in March. […]

It’s no secret: Swim a lizard on Ross Barnett

Bobby Cleveland

What was once a secret held tight to the chest of a handful of bass anglers on Ross Barnett Reservoir is now a well-known fish producing technique on many waters of Mississippi. It’s called “swimming a lizard.” […]