2014 - Page 43 of 57 - Mississippi Sportsman

This month, Catfish Hotspot Series takes us to the Pearl River in Lawrence County with veteran trotliner Albert Fortenberry.

Catfish Hotspot Series: Running lines on the Pearl

April 1, 2014 Phillip Gentry

Mississippi catfish come in a variety of sizes, colors and species, and similarly, there’s more than one way to catch them. […]

The Ocean Isle Fishing Center team won three SKA national championships; SKA announced it was ceasing operations last week.

Southern Kingfish Association closes up shop

April 1, 2014 Jerry Dilsaver

The Southern Kingfish Association (SKA), sanctioning body of the Mercury Kingfish Trail and promoter of the Yamaha Professional Kingfish Tour, has shut down. SKA members and tournament directors received e-mails on March 26 from managing partner Jack Holmes stating the organization would cease operations immediately. […]

Friends Austin Fortenberry (left) and Austin Partridge, both 16 and classmates at Terry High School, killed these two gobblers March 22.

Gobblers have been inconsistent

April 1, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

John Gentry may have had the best line about the current state of turkey hunting in Mississippi, when he gave this report about his bad luck since opening day. […]

2014 Fishing Product Special: Freshwater lures

March 31, 2014 David A. Brown

It seems fitting that a bait so commonly thrown from a bass boat would have a design feature common to this type of vessel. Indeed, the Vicious Frog owes its tantalizing side-to-side walking style to the “bass boat” belly that effects this bass-tempting movement. […]

Rabbit Rogers knows catching spawning crappie requires a quiet approach, so he takes every precaution, including arranging his boat so that nothing can fall loudly on the aluminum hull.

Shallow angling requires stealth

March 31, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Ask any serious, hardcore fisherman about the precautions taken when moving shallow and the answers are the same, whether you queried bass or crappie anglers. […]

Top-shelf Tackle

March 31, 2014 David A. Brown

They haven’t invented any new fish that we’re aware of, but the fishing industry never lets us down in terms of new products to help us catch all those fish that we know and love. […]

A two-hour break in the weather Friday gave Bobby Cleveland the opportunity to verify reports of the first shallow movement and the darkly-colored male crappie to prepare for the spawn.

Darkened male crappie move shallow

March 28, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Just after 10 a.m. on Friday (March 28), between rain bands that hit with a lot of roaring thunder and flashes of lightning overnight and those expected later in the day, the sun broke out and the winds slowed down. […]

The Yamamoto Chikara is designed to run true right out of the box, and the attention to details — right down to the eyes — is stunning.

Chikara crankbaits

March 28, 2014 Don Shoopman

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. […]

Pete Ponds lands a big male bass in a shallow spawning area on one of his favorite pre-spawn weapons, a swimming jig.

Late pre-spawn tip: Start shallow and fish out

March 27, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Bass pro angler Pete Ponds of Madison explains how he approaches the final stages of the bass prespawn this month in Mississippi. […]

Tommy Ware of Ocean Springs caught this 3-pound, 10-ounce rainbow trout in a Scooba pond Saturday (March 22) on a fly, establishing a new Mississippi record.

Fly produces new state rainbow trout record

March 26, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

If there is an ideal person to hold the odd record for the largest rainbow trout ever caught in Mississippi, it is Tommy Ware. […]

Fishing line

March 26, 2014 David A. Brown

Whether you’re punching Beavers through thick mats of grass for big bass or slinging big poppers for yellowfin, checking your line for nicks, burrs and weaknesses helps prevent breakage at the most inopportune moment. […]

Sausage-stuffed venison meatloaf

March 26, 2014 Jerry Dilsaver

This recipe is something I had wanted to do for a while, and I had to experiment a bit to get it right. Several of the early attempts were actually pretty good, but just not what I was looking for. This is my base recipe, but I am constantly experimenting. I have a penchant for combining two things that taste good separately and seeing how they taste together. […]