Bass Fishing
Chikara crankbaits
Bass fishermen are tying on a hot product from Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits. Surprisingly, it isn’t a soft plastic like the ever-popular Senko. In fact, it’s a hard bait with an attitude. […]
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Bass Fishing
Late pre-spawn tip: Start shallow and fish out
Bass pro angler Pete Ponds of Madison explains how he approaches the final stages of the bass prespawn this month in Mississippi. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Gonad weight
“If I’d caught her before she spawned, she would’ve weighed over 9 pounds,” proclaimed the enthused angler as he showed off his trophy 7-pound bass. […]
Bass Fishing
Big bass and lots of them
In late winter and early spring, I believe Pickwick Lake is the best bass fishing lake in the state. In March, water levels and the amount of rain received are the keys to where you’ll find bass. […]
Bass Fishing
Pre-spawn debate: Swimming jig vs. swimming lizard
Let’s get ready to caaaaassssssttttttttt!
In this corner, weighing in at roughly 3/16s of an ounce and wearing mostly natural colors, the long-time champion of pre-spawn bass baits, the soft-plastic swimming lizard. […]
Bass Fishing
Keeping small bass urged on some State Lakes
Biologists are urging fishermen to catch and cook more of the bass that are being caught in some waters in the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ State Lake system. […]
Bass Fishing
Ponds: Big fishing week ahead
With the long-term weather forecast calling for 70-degree, mostly sunny days all next week, Mississippi fishermen are ready to get on the water and start chasing bass. […]
Bass Fishing
February is a great month to fish Bogue Homa
Bogue Homa is a relatively-shallow lake that grasses up quickly, making getting a lure through to bass difficult later in the year. But that’s not a problem this month. […]
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Lake Monroe drained, closed to public
State officials said Tuesday that the process of draining Lake Monroe, a Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks state lake, has been completed and it is now closed to fishing. […]
Bass Fishing
Advances in bass management
As I write this column, it’s late December. It’s been the coldest early winter I can remember, and the forecast doesn’t look any better. As much as I like winter fishing for the solitude and the chance for a big fish, it’s going to take a few more degrees and some sunshine to get me fired up about hitching the boat and heading out. Time to reflect. […]
Bass Fishing
Icicle bass at Bay Springs
We’re expecting some cold weather, and the bass that bite the best then are spotted bass. I don’t know why, but you often can catch bigger smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass in January at Bay Springs, a 10-mile waterway. […]
Bass Fishing
Electronics are oh-so important
A quality fish finder becomes an important tool for the angler during these fishing forays. Side imaging SONAR is all the better. Learning to identify a deep-water shad ball is the important first step in finding nearby bass. […]