Fishing
Live Target Rigged Shrimp
When Live Target Lures decided it was time for fishermen and fish to fall in love with a soft-plastic shrimp imitation, it turned to R&D dream team leader Victor Cook. […]
August 2015
Fishing
What is Meosar?
Delving into the COSPAS-SARSAT system can quickly have you drowning in alphabet soup. […]
Features
The right equation for doormats
Find a ditch, a dock and an oyster bed in the same area, and you’ve got the makings of a great place to catch a late-season flounder in Mississippi. […]
Happy Trails
Unauthorized trespass
August is when I typically run through a checklist of things I consider important for all serious hunters to do or prepare for as the hunting season quickly approaches. […]
Bass Fishing
Schooling bass and lily pads
I love to fish lily pads, which provide both shade and cover for at Ross Barnett bass, in August. Ross Barnett features many underwater stump fields in shallow water where the bass can hold, which is where the baitfish and the bass will be. […]
Field Notes
Snelled hooks result in more hookups
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin firmly believes snelling circle hooks offshore has a direct correlation to the number of fish coming over his gunnels. […]
Deer Hunting
Vengeance cut from different mold
Just when archers were getting used to the different look of a crossbow, as compared to a regular bow, a new style has hit the market that makes even veteran users take a second look. […]
Deer Hunting
Shopping local assures best fit
Ken Lancaster knows a bit about archery, including the horizontal type, having served as a past manager of the archery department at Van’s Sporting Goods in Brandon and now a host on the TV show Antler Insanity, and he understands the difficulty one might face in making a big switch in bow hunting gear. […]
Inshore Fishing
Expert shares how to learn new fishing areas
An intimate knowledge of a specific area can produce quick limits, Capt. Ronnie Daniels said. He simply knows where he should go given the specific conditions on a given day. […]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana fishing limits are OK when launching in Mississippi
The entire Biloxi Marsh is located in Louisiana, but what if you decide to launch in Mississippi? Do you have to abide by the 15-fish daily creel because you’ll cross Mississippi waters on the way in? […]
Inshore Fishing
Youngster launches jig company
David’s Custom Tackle launched in the spring of 2014 after David Sanders had an epiphany while pouring jigs with his father.
“He told me, ‘I can sell these, Dad,’” Dana Sanders said. […]
Sidebars
Picking apart a flat
Understanding how speckled trout use a flat and its associated drop-offs is the key to quickly putting a box of fish together. […]