February 2018 Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

Blackened venison stew

February 26, 2018 Jerry Dilsaver

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. […]

The Vudu Vixen

February 21, 2018 Don Shoopman

Speckled trout and other saltwater species feed on shrimp and baitfish, shad, mullet, cocahoes and more. […]

Techniques and presentation are critical

February 15, 2018 David Hawkins

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. […]

Mississippi’s prespawn hot spots

February 15, 2018 David Hawkins

The Magnolia State has hundreds of bodies of water where bass can be caught, but some are simply better than others at different times of the year and bass cycles. […]

Shooting under docks to get to hard-to-reach crappie is normally best done with a round-head jig that flutters when it falls.

When to tip a jig with a minnow

February 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

No discussion about jigs is complete without a discussion of how and when to pair live minnows with jigs for crappie. […]

Get the right gear

February 15, 2018 David Hawkins

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. […]

Throw what bass want

February 15, 2018 David Hawkins

Tom Holman believes lures made to look or act like wounded or dying shad may work best for lethargic winter bass. […]

B’n’M offers catfish gear

February 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

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. […]