April 2015 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Mississippi Sportsman

A feisty shellfish, the chinquapin puts up a respectable fight on light tackle.

Best tactics for bedding chinquapin

April 15, 2015 David A. Brown

When chinquapin move in shallow to spawn, the ensuing game of tempting and taunting them to bite can become much like bed fishing for largemouth bass. […]

Breaks in riprap jetties behind the hotels and casinos lure big flounder to the front beaches in April, in easy reach of fishermen.

Ground mullet, flounder should be on the menu

April 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Biloxi’s Rob Thomas is a near-shore fanatic who will wade fish but usually stays in his 18-foot skiff or his 12-foot kayak. […]

A limit of these will make a fine fish fry.

Nighttime fishing for chinquapin

April 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Panfish aficionado Glynn “Catch” Cormier reminds anglers not to overlook the species’ after-hours potential. […]

Many look forward to the month-long cobia spawn that pulls the big sows up on shallow bars around Mississippi’s barrier islands.

April puts cobia on the bars

April 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Capt. Robert Earl McDaniel was doing the cobia two-step, a ritual similar to that of a rain dance, on the back deck of his boat that was anchored in 8 feet of water about 10 miles south of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. […]

Tip the scales in your favor for trophy trout

April 13, 2015 Sam Davis

There are some real gator speckled trout swimming along the coast. You just have to know how to target them. […]

Brad Chappell with a guest fisherman caught one fish at Lake Washington, but it turned out to be the big fish of the day.

Bad weather tournaments

April 9, 2015 Paul Johnson

The Magnolia Crappie Club’s February tournament was held at Lake Washington under horrible weather conditions. […]

SPRO BBZ-1 Rat

April 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The SPRO BBZ-1 Rat is the newest addition to the SPRO BBZ family of baits. SPRO staffers wanted to build the most lifelike imitation of a swimming rat on the fishing market today. […]

Veteran turkey hunters know it could take every trick up their sleeve and every call in their bag to kill wily ol’ gobblers. That’s why they often use several calls to take a big bird.

Beginner’s luck — Turkey hunting tactics for the novice

April 1, 2015 John J. Woods

There are simply too many choices of turkey calls, including all the types, materials, configurations, and styles, not to mention brand names, models, and all the marketing hype that goes with it. […]

The BOB-LIGHT

April 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

The Bob-Light Nighttime Fishing Bobber from K&S Outdoors is the world’s first illuminating bobber/cork that draws fish in by shining light downward into the water up to 20 feet. […]

AQUA LIFE Aerators

April 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Instead of dumping those unused pogies, minnows or shrimp, why not bring them home and transform your cooler into a 5-star bait resort by plugging in the Frabill Aqua Life Single or Dual Output 110V Aerator. […]

BB Kicker

April 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Big Bite Baits is introducing the BB Kicker to its successful lineup of swimbaits. The BB Kicker’s high action paddle tail has a lifelike appearance and a kicking swimming action even at the slowest of retrieve speeds. […]

Does bed fishing harm bass populations? The science doesn’t indicate there’s any harm.

Bass bed fishing

April 1, 2015 Hal Schramm

For some bass anglers, sight fishing for bedding bass is the ultimate rush. Other anglers consider bed fishing unsportsmanlike, with some asserting it adversely affects bass abundance.

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