Columns
Blackened venison stew
Winters in the South typically aren’t harsh, at least not for more than a few days at a time, but there will be a few times it’s nice to have a pot of something simmering and ready to eat to help warm up. […]
February 2018
Columns
The Vudu Vixen
Speckled trout and other saltwater species feed on shrimp and baitfish, shad, mullet, cocahoes and more. […]
Bass Fishing
Get the right gear
For prespawn bass, angler Donnie Stuart of Pelahatchie favors 17-pound braided line with a fluorocarbon leader as long as the rod he is using when not using a slip-cork. For the rod with the slip cork he uses a 10- to 12-pound monofilament. […]
Bass Fishing
Throw what bass want
Tom Holman believes lures made to look or act like wounded or dying shad may work best for lethargic winter bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
B’n’M offers catfish gear
Several years ago, West Point-based B’n’M Poles, famous for crappie rods, entered the catfishing market with their own line of catfish rods for serious catfish anglers. The lineup includes the Silver Cat and the Silver Cat Magnum in longer sizes, as well as its new Bumping rod. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Strong design solves anchor problem
Steve Strong, a veteran catfish angler, has lost count of the anchors he has sacrificed to the Mississippi River. With its myriad of rocks, logs and debris, the river bottom is tough on anchors. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Thoroughly work each spot
Fan-casting to tempt winter catfish is more than just a random presentation of baits. Once the boat has been anchored, catfish anglers must target specific features within reach of the boat. […]
Rabbit
Writer’s choice: Rabbit sauce piquant
This recipe for rabbit sauce piquant is a based on a Prudhomme recipe and is a three-step recipe that includes making stock. […]
Crappie/Bream
Top prespawn lure picks
We polled several successful crappie fishermen, and these products were among their recommendations for cold-water crappie in the prespawn mode. […]
Crappie/Bream
Prespawn crappie in the grass
During high-water years when lake levels rise into the grass and brush, you can also find prespawn crappie in the grass. […]
Bass Fishing
Grubs on umbrella rigs
Discussions of grubs cannot exclude their group presentation on the umbrella rig. Although banned in Bassmaster Elite and FLW Tour competition, the multi-armed “egg beaters” remain a vital tool for bass anglers from fall through early spring. […]
Bass Fishing
Techniques and presentation are critical
Getting a lure to the depth at which bass are holding and keeping it in the strike zone are two requirements a fisherman must satisfy to entice a strike. How neat it would be to have a lure with a built-in transponder that would transmit its exact depth and location in relation to the bass. Such baits doesn’t exist, but finding structure or drop-offs on the sonar and the ability to feel them with a rod and line will suffice. […]