Fishing
Monster Reel’N’Shad a huge fish-catcher
Make no mistake about it, the Monster Reel’N’Shad is a monstrous swim bait — one Mann’s Bait Co. proudly introduced to the market in January. […]
April 2016
Fishing
Put your hitch ball on TV
When hooking up to your boat trailer, how many times do you have to get out of your tow vehicle and walk back to check on the stormy relationship between its hitch ball and the trailer’s coupler? […]
Deer Hunting
Mississippi is No. 1 state for whitetail deer hunting
Well, finally we have some very good — if not totally surprising — news about Mississippi being anointed as No. 1.
Yep, we’re numero uno in something that many of us care a great deal about. […]
Crappie/Bream
Pull crankbaits for post-spawn crappie
Pickwick Lake provides literally miles of open water mid-depth flats that are prime for trolling for crappie. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Picking the right docks for black, white crappie
It might be stating the obvious, but there are two primary species of crappie. With crappie season in full swing, all crappie tend to get lumped together into one species and most anglers don’t fish any differently, or even care what the differences are. […]
Sidebars
Turkey regulations
WMAs & national forests: Not all national forest land is part of a wildlife management area. Forest service lands outside WMAs can be hunted without a $15 annual WMA Permit, and statewide season structure is followed. A proper license is required. […]
Sidebars
Why are turkeys so tough to hunt?
So what is it about turkeys that make them so difficult to kill? University of Mississippi’s Richard Bucholz ran down the some of the reasons hunters can easily miss out on tagging out. […]
Crappie/Bream
Best lakes for redear bream fishing
It took just two conversations with regional fisheries biologists to recognize a pattern for catching redear in Mississippi in April — pick about any lake in any region and go shallow. […]
Crappie/Bream
What is a redear bream
So what is a redear? It is a panfish and cousin of the more common bluegill. […]
Bass Fishing
Best fishing tackle for shallow crankbaits
When Brock Mosley gears up for shallow cranking in April, he makes sure his boat has plenty of his favorite square-bills.
“I like the new Bagley Rattling Killer B square-bill that’s similar to the original ones, but this one is made out of plastic and has rattles in it, too,” Mosley said. […]
Bass Fishing
Making of an Elite pro
Brock Mosley was more connected to the fishing world than most aspiring anglers, with his father Danny owning a Ranger dealership in Collinsville during the young fisherman’s formative years. […]
Bass Fishing
Pickwick Lake bass fishing turns on in this month
You must understand water levels and temperatures to find and catch April pre-spawn and post-spawn bass at Pickwick Lake.
But if you know what type of bank and structure to look for and what baits to use you’ll catch more and bigger bass. […]