Randall Tharp had to defend more than just his wire-to-wire lead in Saturday’s final round of the Bassmaster Central Open on Barnett Reservoir in Ridgeland, which he did with a five-fish limit of 12 pounds, 11 ounces for a three-day winning total of 41-15. […]
Oddly enough, you won’t find a Mississippian fishing in Saturday’s final round of the Bassmaster Central Open on Barnett Reservoir, but you will find a Japanese and an Australian angler. […]
The disappointment was easy to see in the eyes and on the faces of the many Mississippi and Barnett-area fishermen as they left the water. […]
The highlight of Thursday’s weigh-in show was the story told by Marvin Ettredge, pro angler from Monroe, La., who had a really rough day: He weighed in two bass that weighed 3 pounds, 8 ounces but won the crowd over with his tale of one that got away. […]
When a bass fisherman is on a hot streak, and in Randall Tharp’s case it’s more like torrid, not even a major breakdown in his big engine can cool him off. […]
As the title of this article suggests, when it comes to scouting camera technology and use, we have come a long way in a relatively short span of time. Scouting cameras of one form or another have been around for more than two decades, but the most-recent transformations of this tool have been nothing short of remarkable. […]
It’s beginning to seem repetitious, whenever the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources sends out announcements of new saltwater records. […]
A Jackson teenager has been arrested and charged with capital murder in Sunday’s shooting death of a fisherman in town for this week’s Bassmaster Central Open at nearby Barnett Reservoir. […]
Down near the Gulf Coast, you’ll find fewer creeks and more bayous, ditches and sloughs branching off rivers like the Pearl, Biloxi, Jordan and Pascagoula. It’s a little different from the inland sweet waters, but there’s an often overlooked bass-fishing opportunity awaiting those who would seek it. […]
While not offering a put in or take out, Dunns Falls is located on the lower end of the Chunky. The site sits on a high bluff and is the replica of a grist mill that once was on the site. […]
For most of his fall creek missions, Web Collums depends on four baits: […]
With a veritable jungle of iron weeds, small brush and other shoreline structure to hide in, there are some specific areas that go virtually untouched by fishermen — everyone that is, except members of the angling world’s plastic armada. […]
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