August 2017 Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

Zombie RIP Stik

August 27, 2017 Don Shoopman

The RIP in Egret Baits’ new Zombie RIP Stik doesn’t stand for “rest in peace,” although it could.

Getting a transducer to read at speed so your sonar doesn’t lose the bottom can be tricky – here are some tips to make it happen.

Mounting transducers with a need for speed

August 24, 2017 Allan Tarvid

You open the throttle, plane the boat, tickle the trim until you can’t go any faster, and then your sonar loses the bottom. Chances are, the problem lies with your transducer installation.

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This gravity feeder station is obviously set up in a great spot. The surrounding ground is cut to pieces with deer tracks.

Supplemental feeding in better focus

August 20, 2017 Bill Garbo

In last month’s installment we discussed minerals and supplemental feeding of deer in Mississippi. This is still a controversial subject depending on who you talk to. Proponents call it supplemental feeding, opponents call it deer baiting. It has been two years now since the MDWFP loosened the regulations regarding: Rule 2.4 — Supplemental Feeding of Wild Animals Outside of Wildlife Enclosures. Let’s drill down on this subject a little deeper and see what is legal and what is not, and how to properly use supplemental feeding to best affect. […]

Alabama rookie Dustin Connell bested the Bassmaster Elite field this past spring at Barnett Reservoir by finding areas of less-pressured fish on the upper reaches of the Pearl River.

Rez fares well on Elite stage

August 15, 2017 Phillip Gentry

Following many years of planning and anticipation, the Bassmaster Elite Series added a stop at Ross Barnett Reservoir on its 2017 tour. The anglers were promised big bass in a growing fishery and scored a late spring date for the event during the last week of April. […]

Pegging a worm weight is easy with tailor-made pegs. Slide your line into the loop at the end of the peg loop. Grab a peg and slide it onto your line. Thread your weight on then slide the peg back to the top of the weight and you’re ready to go.

“Pick” your peg

August 15, 2017 David A. Brown

Texas rigging those big worms is a no-brainer for summer fishing, but have you given much thought to the notion of pegging that sinker? Todd Faircloth sure has, and the Bassmaster Elite Series pro offers some insight worth considering. […]

Harvesting anterless deer early in the season, like archery season or the November primitive weapon seasons in most zones, lessens the stress on the browse resources later in the season.

Early doe harvest can be beneficial

August 15, 2017 David Hawkins

As scouting transitions from late summer into early fall and archery season, consider the harvest of anterless deer early in the season. By removing old or mature does without fawns, it takes some pressure off the available food sources as fall and winter approach. […]

Successful dove hunts are usually the result of careful planning, hard work and fast shooting.

Public dove hunts

August 15, 2017 Michael O. Giles

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks recognizes the important tradition that dove hunting is to the state and works to provide public hunting areas through two different programs. […]

A go-to bait all summer long is a topwater like a Heddon Zara Spook.

Top summertime lures — a pro’s picks

August 15, 2017 Phillip Gentry

Bassmaster Elite pro Marty Robinson said a handful of lures is about all you need to find hot bass action during August, a month known for it’s dry conditions that often creates clear water conditions in even the dingiest of lakes. […]

When the top-water bite is over early in the morning, Elias will start fishing a frog in the lily pads and around the grass.

Great August fishing awaits you at Ross Barnett

August 13, 2017 Paul Elias

Because bass don’t have sunscreen, sunglasses or air conditioning, in August, they’re looking for shade and cool water. Ross Barnett Reservoir has numerous lily pads, providing shade and cooler water where the baitfish also can feed on the algae on the lily pads’ bottoms, and big, thick clumps of grass. […]

August 2017