Bassmaster Elite Series pro Pete Ponds of Gluckstadt has caught thousands of bass during the spawning seasons on lakes all around the country, and has made a good living catching and releasing those sows. As a result, Ponds has honed his bed-fishing skills to a fine edge. […]
Bed-fishing success is best where water clarity is highest, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Pete Ponds said. If there’s not much clarity, it is very hard to spot bedding bass and their beds. […]
• Rod — 7- to 7 1/2-foot heavy-action rod with baitcasting reel. […]
• Manager — Chuck Hazelwood […]
The first time I had on night vision goggles was while driving a U.S. Army deuce-and-a-half full of soldiers four hours round trip along a dirt road in the desert to a phone bank so they could call home.
I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to follow a dirt road in a desert, but there isn’t a whole lot of difference between the road and the desert.
Under blackout conditions the entire trip, I could only hope that the grainy, green view through my goggles allowed me to discern well enough the edges of the road to get the troops there and back safely. […]
Although night vision gear is a staple of military operations, Adam Lee pointed out there is commercial night vision gear available for civilian usage. […]
If you’ve got your own hog problem, Adam Lee said it may or may not be a wise choice to do a little night-vision hog hunting. […]
Hunters across the state complained of poor deer sightings during the 2012-13 season. Even the keeper of the Magnolia Records had a down season. […]
Mississippi anglers know that healthy, productive fisheries depend on good habitat. In turn, they rely on their finned quarry’s habitat preferences to help locate and catch fish. […]
Since my last report here, the Magnolia Crappie Club has held two tournaments at Chotard and Eagle lakes. These unusual “fisherman’s choice” crappie tournaments were held in early December and early January.
In fact, last month’s “As Big As They Grow” crappie column was based on what I expected to happen in that early December tournament. As I recall, I predicted that the tournament would be won pulling crankbaits at Chotard. […]
Learn how to get in on some great spawning action at Okhissa Lake, and also find out what deer topped the kill list this season. […]
Angling for Florida strain largemouth bass has always been something of a challenge. When the big sows get on the bed that challenge is multiplied in spades by the fickleness of the female.
Many bass anglers have watched as the their baits are carried away by females, but hook-sets only result in baits flying back toward the anglers with the ferocity of an angry bird.
The United States Forest Service has only a few fishing lakes in Mississippi. Of those, Okhissa Lake near Bude has to be considered the crown jewel. […]
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